District Profile

Sawai Madhopur is a city in the Sawai Madhopur District in the southeastern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarter of Sawai Madhopur District in Rajasthan.It is renowned for its historical and cultural significance, with one of its main attractions being the Ranthambhore National Park. Ranthambore National Park which is 13 km from the city, and Ranthambore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site are located near Sawai Madhopur city.

Area

59 km2 (23 sq mi)

 

Population and Demographic profile of  Sawai Madhopur

Sawai Madhopur, a city marked by its rich cultural heritage, is home to a diverse and intricate demographic landscape. With 22,841 households, the population stands at around 1,65,000 individuals in 2022, portraying a nuanced tapestry of socio-economic and educational characteristics. Noteworthy are the 15,620 individuals aged 0 to 6, highlighting the town's future generation. The social structure reflects the presence of Scheduled Castes (26,758 persons) and Scheduled Tribes (5,926 individuals), emphasizing the cultural mosaic within the community.

Population

(2022)

 

 • Total

165,000

 • Rank

18th

 • Density

2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)

 

Economy

The economy of Sawai Madhopur primarily relies on agriculture, horticulture, tourism & hospitality sectors. Noteworthy factors influencing its economic dynamics encompass the cessation of a cement factory's operations and the implementation of regulations safeguarding forests and the overall ecosystem. The Jaipur Udyog Limited had Asia's 2nd biggest cement factory in Sawai Madhopur till 1987. It is noteworthy that the city lacks significant large-scale manufacturing plants and industry, due to ecological and environmental concerns. Apart from tigers, Sawai Madhopur is also renowned nationwide for its guava cultivation. Guava cultivation has expanded extensively in Sawai Madhopur, with guava nurseries from the region even supplying to nurseries in Uttar Pradesh. The annual business generated from guava in Sawai Madhopur now amounts to approximately three to five billion rupees. In 1985, the first guava in the area was grown on a farm of five hectares in Karmoda village. In 2015, the retail and the wholesale markets of guava generated more than 5 billion rupees of revenue. In 2015, five thousand hectares of land were dedicated to cultivating guava. Other products from the city include wooden toys, handcrafted items, poppyseed's perfumes, essential oils and traditional medicines.

 

 

DETAILS OF DISTRICT

1              Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)

 

S.No.

Farming System/ Enterprises

1

Principal Cropping Patterns:

 

Rainfed situation :              

 

Pearlmillet-Mustard,

 

Fallow-Mustard/ Gram,

 

Pearlmillet- gram

 

Blackgram- Mustard

 

Irrigated Situation        :         Pearlmillet-Mustard/ Wheat / Barley / Gram, Sesamum - Mustard/               Wheat

2

Major fruit Crops :          Guava, Aonla and Citrus

3

Major Vegetables                :               Chilli, Tomato, Brinjal, Cole Crops and Cucurbits

 

 

 

 

2  Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography)

                                                                                                 

S. No.

Agro-climatic Zone

Characteristics

1

Zone III-B of Rajasthan

(Flood Prone Eastern Plain)

Zone III-B lies at the extreme NE corner between 76º 7’ - 78º 2’ N latitude. Average annual rainfall of the zone is about 500 mm to 650 mm. The soils are aridisoles. Tehsil Bonli, Gangapurcity, Bamanwas of Sawai Madhopur district comes under this zone.

2

Zone-V of Rajasthan

(Sub Humid South- Eastern Plain)

Soils of zone-V is mainly alluvial, black, clay to clay loam, Average annual rainfall is north-west part of zone is 650 mm. Tehsil Sawai Madhopur, Chouth Ka Barwara, Khandar &Malarna Dungar comes under this zone.

 

3              Soil type/s

 

S. No

Soil type

Characteristics

Area in ha

1

Black

Medium heavy to heavy textured with good water holding capacity

100194.5

2

Red

Light to Medium textured soils

90.0

3

Sandy

Light textured, Low water holding capacity

17098.4

4

Sandy Loams

Light textured, Low water holding capacity soils

169631.2

 

 

 

4.             Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district

 

S.No.

Crop

Area (ha.)

Production  (MT.)

Productivity (Kg./ha.)

A.

Kharif Crops (2022)

 

 

 

1

Bajra

34647

62711

1810

2

Black gram

21600

11016

510

3

Sesame

16657

6996

420

4

Soybean

2659

3297

1240

5

Groundnut

2177

3527

1620

6

Rice

4952

19734

3985

7

Jowar

949

1898

2000

8

Greengram

25

13

500

9

Maize

327

719

2200

B.

Rabi Crops. (2022-23)

 

 

 

1

Wheat

72323

260135

3597

2

Gram

16670

24451

1467

3

Mustard

181357

299239

1650

4

Barley

234

725

3098

5

Tarameera

45

23

511

6.

Masur

57

43

754

 

 

 

 

 

5. Weather data

 

Month

Rainfall (mm)

Temperature 0 C

Relative Humidity (%)

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

January 2023

33.22

23.9

8.4

-

-

February 2023

0.00

27.5

10.7

-

-

March 2023

18.11

33.2

16.3

-

-

April 2023

5.89

38.4

22.0

-

-

May 2023

62.78

42.0

27.2

-

-

June 2023

135.33

40.3

28.7

-