District Profile

Udaipur

Area

17,279 sq. kms. (5.05 per cent of the State)

Location

Udaipur district is situated in the southern tip of Rajasthan adjoining Gujarat and is oval in shape with a very narrow strip stretching towards the north. It is bound in the north by Rajsamand and Pali districts, in the south by Dungarpur and Banswara, in the east by Bhilwara and Chiittorgarh and on the west by Pali and Sirohi districts and Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.

Distance from major Cities

Jaipur - 435 kms.
Delhi - 635 kms.
Ahmedabad - 240 kms.
Mumbai - 791 kms.

Climate and Rainfall

The climate of the district is moderate without significant seasonal variations.
January is the coldest month while May and June are the hottest months.
The mean temperature is 22 degrees Celsius.
Average rainfall at the district headquarter is 85.80 cms.

Administrative Setup

The district is divided into four sub-divisions, ten tehsils and eleven blocks.

Human Resources

Indicators of Human Resources
Total population	persons	26,32,210
Density of population	persons per sq.km	196
Literacy	per cent	59.26
Total working population	per cent	25.90
Percentage distribution of work force
Cultivators	per cent	74.95
Agricultural labourers	per cent	11.51
Household industry manufacturing,
processing, servicing and repairs	per cent	1.86
Other workers	per cent	11.68

Major Crops and their Production

Production: 2004-05
(Tonnes)
Paddy	4,170
Jowar	7,090
Maize	2,17,570
Groundnut	4,290
Wheat	1,60,400
Barley	16,180

Minerals

Mineral Production: 1999-00
Tonnes
Asbestos	6,665
Lead concentrates	19,101
Lime stone	7,68,000
Dolomite	3,180
Zinc concentrates	49,792
Barytes	4,148
Calcite	1,870
Kaoline	143
Kyanite	188
Ochre	35,610
Phosphorite	9,80,810
Pyrophyllite	1,402
Sillimanite	117
Steatite	2,11,296
Wallastonite	62,234

Infrastructure

Electricity

Udaipur district is fed power through arid sub-station from neighboring district. The district receives power supply from Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - Debari, Bari Sadri, Dhariabad, Arend - Bhim, Bari Sadri - Kanod etc. There were 2212 cillages electrified and 1,893 nos. of power connection released as on March, 2000.

Water

Banas, Bisach, Wankal, Tokam Seisom and Sabarmati are the rivers flowing through the district. The depth of water level ranges from 10 to 40 metres. Various water supply schemes are providing drinking water in the district.

Road Transport

The National Highway No.8, Delhi-Ahmedabad-Bombay road passed through the district and connects Udaipur to Delhi and Bombay. Total road length in the district is 3449 Kms.

Rail Transport

There are four railway tracks in the district, having a total length of 357 Kms. of metre gauge. The district is connected to Jaipur, Ahmedabad by meter gauge railway line.

Air Transport

Air transport facility if available in the district and is directly connected by air with Jaipur, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, Delhi& Mumbai.

Communication Facilities

(Nos.)
Post offices	493
Telephone offices	85
Telephone exchanges	79
PCOs	1136

Educational Facilities/Institutions

(Nos)
Colleges (General Education)	13
Professional Colleges	13
Higher Secondary Schools	294
Middle Schools	671
Primary Schools	2891

Industrial Scenario

No. of Large & Medium Scale Running Units: 35
No. of Large & Medium Scale Industries: 6
No. of Small Scale Units: 7,454
No. of Industrial Areas: 5

· Location on Industrial Areas

1.        Fateh Nagar

2.        Gudli

3.        M.I.A.

4.        Pratap Nagar

5.        Sukher

Main existing industries

Alum, Agglomerated Marble Slabs & tiles, Automotive Butyl Tubes and flaps, Computer Floppy Diskettes, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Sewing Thread, Crippled Polypropylene Texturising, Drugs, Edible Oil, Electrical items, HDPE /PP Woven Fabric & Socks, IMFL, Jacket for Floppies, Marble Polished, Marble Slabs & tiles, Moulded Plaster Articles, Non-ferrous Metre Strims, Orange Phosphorous Compounds, Phosphoric Acid, Polyester Texturised Yarn, Polished Granite Slabs, Portland Cement, Pesticides Formulation, Polypropyle ne Multifilament Yarn, P.V.Blended, Refined Oil, Single Super Phosphate, Silver, Solvent Extracted Oil & Refining, Solvent Extracted Raw Oil, Sulphuric Acid, Synthetic Blended Yarn, Synthetic Yarn, U.P.Twister, Wooden Toys, Zinc Ingots, Zinc Unwrought.

Export Items

1.        Woolastonite

2.        Nilacin USP

3.        Nicotinic Acid BP

4.        Plastic

5.        Moulded Articles

6.        LLDP Garbage

7.        Termical Blocks and Software

8.        LDPE Toubing in roll from and HDPE Plastic Moulded House Hold Articles.