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Rajasthan – Drainage System Rajasthanis biggest state in area with 5.5 percent population but only 1 percent water resources of the country. State is divided in to 13 watersheds and 59 sub-watersheds. Most of the Rivers originate from the Aravali hills and flow either in east or west. Those Rivers flowing in east merge with Yamuna. … Read more
Rajasthan: Natural Hazards Types of Disasters and Disaster Risks in the State:- Types of Disasters : Disasters are broadly categorized as Natural and Man-made Natural Disasters are of several types, e.g. related to :- (i) Drought (ii) Floods (iii) Earthquake (iv) Fire (including lightening) (v) Cloudburst (vi) Landslides (vii) Hailstorms … Read more
Rajasthan: Minerals Rajasthan enjoys a virtual monopoly in the production of minerals like wollastonite, lead, zinc, calcite, gypsum, rock phosphate, silver, marble, sandstone and serpentine (green marble). There are approximately 3,403 mining leases for major minerals and 11,861 minor leases and 18,249 quarry licenses in the State. Western Rajasthan has proven large deposits … Read more
Rajasthan: Major Cities and Tourist places of Rajasthan Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of area covered. Covering most of the Great Indian Desert, Rajasthan has emerged to be one of the leading international tourist destinations of the world. Tourists and travellers form various parts of India and from different parts … Read more
Energy Resources- Conventional Energy Resources Petroleum, natural gas, coal, nitrogen, uranium and water power are examples of conventional sources of energy. They’re also called non-renewable sources of energy and are mainly fossil fuels, except water power. Rising growth of population has created a tremendous pressure on the conventional resources of energy and thus the concept of … Read more
In the arid and semi-arid zone of Rajasthan animal rearing is the primary occupation and source of livelihood. Census of live stock states them to be 5.77 crore in number which accounts for 11.8% of Indian Animal population. Rajasthan has largest number of goats, sheeps, camels and drought animals. Density and Distribution of livestock … Read more
Rajasthan : Rivers of Rajasthan and Drainage Basins Location of the great Indian watershed and the existence of the Aravalli axisgreatly influence the drainage system of Rajasthan. The drainage to the Bay of Bengaland the Arabian Sea gets divide due to the Great Indian watershed which runs alongthe Aravalli axis from … Read more
Rajasthan: Population & Census Population of Rajasthan – Rajasthan with a population of 75,984,317 people is ranked as 7th populous state of India. Nearly ninety percent of Rajasthan’s population is Hindu with Muslims making up the largest minority with eight percent of the populations. Jains – the merchant and traders from Rajasthan constitute a significant … Read more
Variable Climatic condition throughout the state has led to the development of different agricultural practices. Scientists have divided the state into following agro-climatic regions:- Western Agricultural Region:- It covers the sandy arid plains with low rainfall and thus about 70% of the net cropped area is under Kharif crops of bajra and pulses. This region … Read more
Description 2011 2001 Approximate Population 6.86 Crores 5.65 Crore Actual Population 6,85,48,437 5,65,07,188 Male 3,55,50,997 2,94,20,011 Female 3,29,97,440 2,70,87,177 Population Growth 21.31% 28.33% Percantage of total Population 5.66% 5.49% Sex Ratio 928 921 Child Sex Ratio 888 909 Density/km2 200 165 Density/mi2 519 428 Area(Km2) 3,42,239 3,42,239 Area mi2 1,32,139 1,32,139 Total Child Population … Read more