Barmer (District)

Barmer District
State	Rajasthan
Division :	Jodhpur
Administrative headquarters :	Barmer
Area :	28,387 km²
Residents :	1,964,835 (2001)
Population density :	69 people / km²
Website :	barmer.nic.in

Barmer ( Hindi : बाड़मेर, Bāṛmer ) is a district in the western Indian state of Rajasthan . It is located in West Rajasthan in the Thar Desert and borders Pakistan . The area is 28,387 km², the population is 1,964,835 (2001). The administrative seat is the city of the same name .

population

The Barmer district is rural, with only 7.4% of the population living in cities. 52.7% of the population are men. 58.99% of the population can read and write, 72.76% for men, 43.45% for women.

The vast majority of the population consider themselves Hinduism (86.27%), 11.8% are Muslims , Jainism only plays a minor role at 1.8%.

The most common languages are Rajasthani , Hindi and English .

Climate and nature

The Barmer District is located in the Thar Desert. The lowest temperatures are in January and fluctuate between about 10 ° C to 26 ° C, in summer temperatures up to 43 ° C are common (May). The annual rainfall averages 280 mm, but with stronger fluctuations due to the monsoon . Heavy monsoon rains can quickly lead to flooding, as was the case in 2006, when 103 people lost their lives. Malaria outbreaks can also occur as a result of the floods .

The largest river is the Luni , which carries brackish water .

Administrative division

The Barmer District is divided into 8 Tehsils :

Barmer (171,158 inhabitants)
Balotra (192,132)
Siwana (134,488)
Dhorimana (181.025)
Baitu (151,787)
Sindhari (167,810)
Shiv (121,551)
Chohtan (171,105)

Web links

Commons : Barmer District - Collection of images, videos and audio files

District homepage

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 2001 census (PDF file; 53 kB)
↑ Weather at tutiempo.net (English)
↑ Tourism information from the Ministry for Communication in Information Technology (English) ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/floodhit-barmer-desperate-for-help/19748-3.html
↑ KK Mathur, G. Harpalani, NL Kalra, GGK Murthy, MVVL Narasimhasm: Epidemic of malaria in Barmer District (Thar Desert) of Rajasthan during 1990. In: Indian Journal of Malariology. Vol. 29, No. 1, March 1992, ISSN 0367-8326 , pp. 1-10.

[zensus-1] 2001 census (PDF file; 53 kB)

[Klima-2] Weather at tutiempo.net (English)

[Tourismus-3] Tourism information from the Ministry for Communication in Information Technology (English) ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[Flut-4] ttp://www.ibnlive.com/news/floodhit-barmer-desperate-for-help/19748-3.html

[Malaria-5] KK Mathur, G. Harpalani, NL Kalra, GGK Murthy, MVVL Narasimhasm: Epidemic of malaria in Barmer District (Thar Desert) of Rajasthan during 1990. In: Indian Journal of Malariology. Vol. 29, No. 1, March 1992, ISSN 0367-8326 , pp. 1-10.