|
Ranking in area |
First |
|
Total area covered in the country |
10.41% |
|
Ranking in population |
Ninth |
|
Ranking in population density |
Fifteenth |
|
Largest district (in area) |
Jaiselmer(38,401 sq. km.) |
|
Smallest district (in area) |
Dhaulpur(3,034 sq. km.) |
|
Population |
43,880,640 |
|
Sex Ratio |
913 females per 1,000 males |
|
Population density |
128 persons per sq. km. |
|
Rural population |
339,38,877 persons |
|
Urban population |
100,87,113 persons |
|
% of rural population |
77.12 |
|
% of Urban population |
22.88 |
|
Decennial growth rate of rural population |
25.46% (1981-91) |
|
Decennial growth rate of Urban population |
39.24% (1981-91) |
|
Population growth (1971-1981) |
32.97% |
|
Population growth (1971-1991) |
28.07% |
|
Growth rate of rural population |
25.46% (1981-91) |
|
Growth rate of Urban population |
39.62% (1981-91) |
|
Schedule caste population |
76,07,820 persons |
|
Schedule caste male population |
40,07,220 |
|
Schedule caste female population |
36,00,600 |
|
Schedule caste rural population |
61,02,496 |
|
Schedule caste urban population |
15,05,324 |
|
Schedule tribe population |
54,74,881 |
|
Schedule tribe male population |
28,37,014 |
|
Schedule tribe female population |
26,37,867 |
|
Schedule tribe rural population |
52,20,549 |
|
Schedule tribe urban population |
25,4332 |
|
% of Schedule tribe
population |
12.44 |
|
Most populated district |
Jaipur (47,22,551) |
|
Least populated district |
Jaiselmer
(3,44,517) |
|
District with highest population density |
Jaipur
(335 persons per sq.km) |
|
District with lowest population density |
Jaiselmer
(9 persons per sq.km) |
|
District with highest pop. growth rate |
Bikaner
(42.70%) |
|
District with lowest pop. growth rate |
Pali (16.63%) |
|
District with highest sex ratio |
Dungarpur(995 females per 1000 males) |
|
District with lowest sex ratio
|
Dhaulpur (795 females per 1000 males) |
|
Literacy |
38.55% |
|
Male literacy |
54.99% |
|
Female literacy |
20.44% |
|
Urban literacy |
65.33% |
|
Rural literacy |
30.37% |
|
First fully literate district |
Ajmer |
|
First fully literate tribal district |
Dungarpur |
|
Least literate district |
Barmer(22.98%) |
|
Cities with more than 1 lakh pop. |
14 |
|
Number of district |
31 |
|
Number of divisions |
06 |
|
Zila parishad |
31 |
|
Tehsils |
213 |
|
Panchayat samiti |
237 |
|
Gram panchayat |
9173 |
|
Municipal committees |
215 |
|
Number of villages |
37889 |
|
Number of Towns
|
201 |
|
Vidhan sabha seats |
200 |
|
Lok sabha seats |
25 |
|
Zila Udyog Kendras |
31 |
|
Industrial areas |
201 |
|
Number of University |
6 |
|
Only open university |
Kota Open University |
|
Deemed (Recognized) University |
4 |
|
Government colleges |
79 |
|
Medical colleges |
6 |
|
Ayurvedic college |
5 |
|
Engineering college |
5 |
|
Agricultural college |
4 |
|
Education college |
19 |
|
Polytechnic institution |
14 |
|
Industrial Training Institutes |
23 |
|
Primary school
|
31,836 |
|
Upper Primary school |
9,802 |
|
Secondary school |
78,524 |
|
Sr. Higher Secondary school |
1,030 |
|
Hospitals |
218 |
|
Community Health Center (CHC) |
246 |
|
Primary Health Center (PHC) |
1453 |
|
Dispensaries |
283 |
|
Airport |
Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota |
|
National Highways |
2,846 km. ( as on 31/ 3/ 93) |
|
State Highways |
7,151 km. ( as on 31/ 3/ 93) |
|
Other roads |
51,605 ( as on 31/ 3/ 93) |
|
No. Of National Highways |
5 |
|
District with highways road density
:
|
Bhilwara |
|
Vehicles on road ( up to 31/ 3/ 93) |
1,271,705 |
|
Vehicles per’ 000 persons |
28 |
|
District with highest number of vehicles |
Jodhpur district (73 per 1,000 persons) |
|
District with least number of vehicles |
Churu district (4per 1,000 persons) |
|
Telephone connections (1983) |
2,33,980 |
|
Telephone per ‘ 000 persons ( 31/ 3/ 93) |
5.33 |
|
No. Of Head Post Offices |
55 ( as on 31/ 3/93) |
|
No. Of Sub Post Offices |
1374 ( as on 31/ 3/93) |
|
No. Of latter boxes |
26, 897 ( as on 31/ 3/93) |
|
District with maximum Post Offices |
Jaipur ( including Dausa ) |
|
Maximum export |
Gems & jewellery, Handicraft items |
|
No. Of small Scale industries |
167,400(as on 31/ 3/ 93) |
|
No. Of large & medium industries |
583(as on 31/ 3/ 93) |
|
Highest mountain peak |
Guru Shikhar (1727 mtrs.) |
|
Hottest place |
Sikar |
|
Wettest district |
Jhalawar |
|
Wettest place |
Mount Abu |
|
Total area under wasteland |
60,407.91sq.km |
|
Total length of ravines |
9,169 km |
|
Total forest area
|
32,293.62 sq. km |
|
% of land covered by forest |
9.43 |
|
Gross cultivated area |
17,902,900 ha |
|
Net cultivated area |
15,605,700 ha |
|
Longest river in the state |
Chambal River (966 km) |
|
Rajasthan Public Service Commission |
Ajmer |
|
Rajasthan High Court |
Jodhpur |
|
Board of Sec Education office |
Ajmer |
|
Nuclear based Thermal power plant |
Rawat Bhata (Kota) |
|
First nuclear test in India |
Pokran (dist.Jaiselmer) dated 18/5/1974 |
|
First introduction of “Panchayati Raj” |
Nagaur Dist on Oct.2, 1959 In India |
|
Rajasthan formation day |
1st November 1956 |
|
Rajasthan Day |
30th March |
|
State animal |
Chinkara |
|
State bird |
Great Indian bustard (Godavan) |
|
State Tree |
Khejri |
|
State flower |
Flower of Rohira |
|
First Chief Minister |
Heeralal Shastri |
|
First elected Chief Minister |
Tikaram Paliwal |
|
First Governor |
Gurumukh Nihal Singh |
|
First Vidhan sabha speaker |
Narottam Lal Joshi |
|
First Chief justice |
Kamalkant Verma |
