Barmer district

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Barmer is a district of Rajasthan state, India. Barmer is the district headquarters.Balotra, Guda Malani, Siwana , Jasol and Chohatan are other major towns.

Barmer district is part of the Great Indian Desert or Thar Desert. Like all other districts in the desert region, Barmer is known for its folk music and dance. The Bhopas (priest singers) are found in Barmer, who compose music in honour of the deities of the region and its war heroes. The other folk musicians come from a community called the Muslim Dholis (drummers) for most of whom this is the only means of livelihood.

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[edit] Geography

The total area of the district is 28387 km².

  • Divisions
    • Blocks: 3
    • Tehsils: 8
    • Villages: 1941
  • Population
    • Total: 1963758
    • Rural: 1818517
    • City: 145241
  • Sex Ratio: 896 females per 1000 males
  • Density of population 69 persons per km².
  • Total Life stock (includes cows, buffaloes, bulls, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, dogs, donkeys & hens) 4176661
  • Agriculture
    • Total Land: 2817332
    • Forest Area: 30726
    • Total area used for agriculture: 1755113
  • Fresh water distribution has reached 1599 villages

[edit] Administration

  • Total Schools: 7065
    • Boys 6824
    • Girls 211

[edit] 2006 floods

In August 2006, the usually drought prone Barmer district was hit by flash floods. As of August 27, 2006, 103 deaths had been reported in Rajasthan due to floods. The loss included death of 75,194 cattle and damage to Kharif crop worth Rs. 1,300 crores.[1]. Many villages in the district remained submerged under water for few days.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rain wrecks Rajasthan desert town. ibnlive (2006-08-26). Retrieved on 2006-08-26.


State of Rajasthan
Rajasthan Topics
Capital Jaipur
Divisions Ajmer | Bharatpur | Bikaner | Jaipur | Jodhpur | Kota | Udaipur
Districts Ajmer | Alwar | Banswara | Baran | Barmer | Bhilwara | Bikaner | Bharatpur | Bundi | Chittorgarh | Churu | Dausa | Dholpur | Dungarpur | Ganganagar | Hanumangarh | Jaipur | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jhalawar | Jhunjhunu | Jodhpur | Karauli | Kota | Nagaur | Pali | Rajsamand | Sawai Madhopur | Sikar | Sirohi | Tonk | Udaipur
Major cities Alwar • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Jaipur • Jaisalmer • Jodhpur • Udaipur


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