Location
Churu district is located in the North-Eastern
Rajasthan. It is bounded
by Sri Ganganagar district in the North, by Sikar and Jhunjhunun and
Hissar district of Haryana in the East, by Nagaur in the South and in
the West by Bikaner. Its distance from major cities are - from Jaipur -189 kms.,
Delhi -282 kms. and Ahmedabad-814 kms.
Area
The total geographical area of Churu district is
16,830 square kilometres
The total forest area in the district is 80.16 sq.Km. Reserved forest area
7.22 sq.km
No river. Lakes - Chapper lake.
Climate and Rainfall
The district has dry climate with large variation in temperature.
The minimum and maximum temperature varies from 0.5 to 48.2 degree
celsius
The normal rainfall is only 32.8 cm.
Human Resource:
Population: The total population as per 2001 Census is
1923878
Male
9887781 Female- 936097, Sex ratio 948
female (per 1000 male)
Density of
population persons per sq. km 114, Literacy
per cent 66.81, Growth
rate 24.60
Working Population per cent of population 9.50
Percentage distribution of work force Cultivators per cent
73.17
Agricultural labourers per cent 3.16
Household industry manufacturing processing, servicing and repairs
per cent 2.26
Other workers per cent 21.41
Major Crops: Bajra, Wheat, Rapeseed and Mustard,
Pulses, Gram
District administration
The District Collector and District Magistrate is the head of District
administration. The Additional District Magistrate and the Chief
Executive Officer, Zila Parishad are the two main helping hands at
headquarters.
Subdivision: Churu district has been divided into five sub divisions. A Sub
Divisional Officer (SDO) work at the sub division to provide support
and leadership to the administrative system at local level. The five
sub-divisions are :
Churu , Sujangarh , Ratangarh , Sardarshahar , Rajgarh
Tehsils:
There are six tehsil headquarters in this district. A Tehsildar as the
administrative officer of each tehsil, who works in accordance with
the land-record system to serve rural farmers and land-holders. The
tehsils of the district are :
Churu,
Sujangarh,
Ratangarh,
Sardarshahar,
Rajgarh (Sadulpur) ,
Taranagar
A tehsil contains a number of "Patwar-Mandals", each of which has a 'Patwari'
. There are one additional tehsil - Bidasar and two Sub tehsils
- Bhanipura and Sidhmukh.
| Subdiision |
Tehsils |
Population |
|
Legislative
Area |
MLA |
| 1
Sujangarh |
Sujangarh |
3,85,069 |
|
1
Sujangarh |
Kemram
Meghwal (BJP) |
| 2
Ratangarh |
Ratangarh |
2,44,412 |
|
2.
Rajgarh |
Nandlal
Punia (Cong.) |
| 3.Sardarshahar |
Sardarshahar |
3,04,373 |
|
3.
Ratangarh |
Rajkumar
Rinwa (Ind.) |
| 4. Churu |
Churu |
2,65,070 |
|
4.
Churu |
Rajendra
Singh Rathore (BJP) |
| .
Rajgarh |
Rajgarh |
3,19,043 |
|
5.
Taranagar |
Chandrashekar
Baid (Cong.) |
|
Taranagar |
1,78,072 |
|
6.Sardarshahar |
Bhanwarlal
Sharma (Cong.) |
Blocks (Panchayat Samitis):
Churu district is divided into 6 blocks (Panchayat Samitis) for the
purpose of implementing and coordinating various developmental schemes
with a Block Development Officer (BDO) to serve as an executive at
block level: Churu, Sujangarh,
Ratangarh,
Sardarshahar,
Rajgarh,
Taranagar
Various development works and projects at the rural level (Gram
Panchayat Level) are run through Block offices. One Gram Sevak is
appointed at each Gram Panchayat to keep record of the development
works and to project required
development works. "Gram Sabha" (Village Meetings) are organized on
fixed intervals to discuss about development of villages. There are
249 Gram Panchayats in the district.
| Municipality
Population Chairman |
Panchayat
Samity Pradhan Gram p. |
1
Sujangarh
83,846 Brhamprakash(B)
2
Ratangarh
63,486 Santosh Kumar(C)
3.Sardarshahar
81,394 Jyan Mohmad (C)
4 Churu
97,648 Ramakant Ojha
(B)
5
Rajgarh
48,093 Taj
Bibi (C)
6Taranagar
27,066 Bhanwar Singh (C)
7 Rajaldehar
22,836 Magilal
(B)
8 Bidasar
30,107 Savitri (B)
9 Chapper
17,909 Bhavari (B)
10 Ratannagar
11,018 Satyanarayan
(B) |
1
Sujangarh Pusharam Godra 51
2
Ratangarh Harlal Singh (B)
32
3.Sardarshahar Bharaji
48
4 Churu
Harlal Singh(B) 35
5
Rajgarh
Nirmala (B)
55
6 Taranagar
Nima (B)
28
|
Sub-Tashils :3, Girdavari Circle:
39, Patwar Circle: 309, Total vilages: 979, Gram panchayat:
279, Village with Elctricity: 938, Police Station: 16, Chokia:
15, Jails:03
Infrastructure:
Electricity:
Power supply to the district is from Bhakra hydel Complex through 132
KV lines coming via Hissar in Haryana. of the total 979 vilalges in
the district, 938 villages have been electrified.
Water:
Water is available at the depth of 30 to 48 metres except in some
places viz. Sujangarh and Tanaragarh tehsils.
Road Transport :
The district has good conections within and ouotside the State.
National Highway No.11 (Agra-Bikaner) passes through the district. The
total length of roads in the district is 3,031 km.
Rail Transport:
Churu district is served by meter gauge lines of Northern and Western
Railways. Total length of rail line is 363 km.
Air Transport:
Nearest airport is at Jaipur (189 km.)
Communication Facilities: (Nos.)
Post offices
397
Telegraph offices 20
Banking:
Branches of all major banks
Educational Facilities/Institutions
(Nos.)
Primary and middle schools
1929
Secondary and higher secondary schools
323
ITIs
3
Post graduate and under graduate Colleges
19
Health
Allopathic Hospitals: 12
Ayurvedic & Unani Hospitals: 117
Community Health Centers: 10
Health sub-centers: 308
Industrial Scenario
No. of Co-operative
Society
718
No. of Milk Co-operative
Society
171
No. of Large and Medium Scale Units:
9
No. of Small Scale Units:
5,986
No. of Industrial Areas:
6
Industrial areas are located at
Churu , Ratnagarh, Sadulpur, Sardarsahar, Sri Dungargarh, Sujangarh
Main Industries:
Aluminium utensils, Blanket Weaving, Cement, Churan and Chatni,
Guargum, Handicraft items on Sandal Wood, Handloom Cloth, Iron and
Steel Fabrication, Oil Mills, Papad and Mangori, Polythene Films and
Bags, Salt, Sand Lime bricks, Steel Furniture, Toilet and Washing
Soap, Woollen yarn.
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