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Jaisalmer district is the largest district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and the third largest district in India. Located in Marwar (Jodhpur Division),[1] the city of Jaisalmer is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is around Template:Cvt from the city of Jodhpur, and around Template:Cvt from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. As of the 2011 population census, it is the least populous district out of all 50 districts in Rajasthan. Jaisalmer district is located in western part of the state.[2]
Geography
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With an area of Template:Convert,[3] Jaisalmer is the largest district in Rajasthan, and the third-largest in the country by area.
The Jaisalmer district lies in the Thar Desert, which straddles the border of India and Pakistan. It is bound in the northeast by Bikaner District, in the east by Jodhpur District, in the south by Barmer District, and in the west and north by Pakistan.
The district is located within a rectangle lying between 26°.4’ –28°.23' north parallel and 69°.20'-72°.42' east meridians.
The international border adjacent to the district is around Template:Cvt long.
Jaisalmer is almost entirely a sandy landscape, forming a part of the great Indian desert. The general aspect of the area is that of an interminable sea of sandhills, of all shapes and sizes, some rising to a height of almost Template:Cvt. The hills in the west are covered with log bushes, while those in the east feature tufts of long grass. Water is scarce, and generally brackish; the average depth of the wells is said to be about Template:Cvt. There are no perennial streams, and only one small river, the Kakni, which, after flowing a distance of Template:Cvt, spreads over a large surface of flat ground and forms a lake called the Bhuj-Jhil. The climate is hot and dry. Throughout Jaisalmer crops such as bajra, jowar, motif, and til, are grown; spring crops of wheat and barley are very rare. Owing to the scant rainfall, irrigation is almost unknown except for small areas irrigated by lift canals of Indira Gandhi Canal Project.
Climate
The climate is hot arid (Köppen: BWh).
Paleontology
In 2021, a Middle Jurassic hybodont Strophodus jaisalmerensis was named in a reference to this district and the geologic formation of the same name where its holotype was found.[4]
Economy
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jaisalmer one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the twelve districts in Rajasthan currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
Demographics
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According to the 2011 census, Jaisalmer district has a population of 669,919,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea[6] or the US state of North Dakota.[7] This gives it a ranking of 508th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 32.22%.[2] Jaisalmer has a sex ratio of 849 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 58.04%. 13.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.80% and 6.33% of the population respectively.[2]
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 51.07% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 40.95% Marwari, 2.80% Hindi, 2.56% Sindhi and 1.02% Urdu as their first language.[8] Marwari is the local language, while Dhatki and Sindhi is spoken in border areas and by Hindu refugees from nearby Thar regions of Sindh.
Administration
IAS Pratap Singh Nathawat is the District Collector of Jaisalmer District. Jaisalmer district has four sub-divisions: Jaisalmer, Pokaran, Bhaniyana, and Fatehgarh. Jaisalmer and Pokaran are the nagar palikas, while 744 villages come under 140 gram panchayats. District developmental activities are being looked after by three panchayat samities, that is, Jaisalmer, Sam, and Sankra.
Tourism
Jaisalmer is one of the largest tourism district in Rajasthan.[9] About 276,887 tourists visit the district every year, out of which about 100,000 tourists are foreigners.[10] Some of the tourist attractions in Jaisalmer are:
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Patwa Haveli
- Salim Singh's Haveli
- Nathmal's Haveli
- Mehra Haveli
- Mandir Palace
- Gadsisar Lake
- Government Museum
- Tanot Mandir
- Longewala
- Pokharan
- Thar desert
- Bada Bagh
- Lodhruva
- Akal Wood Fossil Park
- Ramdevra
- Maru Udyan
- Mohangarh
Every year, Maru Mahotsav is celebrated for the tourists. Ramdevra is also a big attraction for the Baba Ramdevji's pilgrims.[11]
See also
- Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School, a school in the rural thar desert of Jaisalmer with unique architecture
- Thar Desert
- Tharparkar
- Moolchand Prol, Jhinjhinyali
References
- ↑ Basic about Jaisalmer district.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 District Census Handbook 2011 - Jaisalmer. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ District Census Handbook - Jaisalmer. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ Hybodont sharks from the Jurassic of Jaisalmer, western India. Historical Biology({Template:Year).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. National Institute of Rural Development(8 September 2009). Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Jaisalmer Opts for Community-Managed Tourism Revival. www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ 2 lakh tourists celebrated New Year in Jaisalmer | Jodhpur News - Times of India. The Times of India(Jan 2, 2018). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Ramdevra Mela 2019: तैयारियां पूरी, रविवार से शुरू होगा रामदेवरा का मेला - Ramdevra Mela 2019: How to go on Ramdevra, Trivedi, Santosh Kumar. Patrika News(31 August 2019). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
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