Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 11 Economics Notes 23 Position of Rajasthan in Indian Economy
→ Rajasthan has been the birth place of courageious and powerful warriors and therefore it has gained a glorious place in Indian history.
→ Presently, Rajasthan can be considered as a developing state of Indian economy.
→ More than half of Rajasthan’s part is desert.
→ Large part of agriculture depends upon rainfall.
→ Indian economy experienced various dissimilarities in development during the development in the last 50-60 years.
→ Rajasthan is that state of India which is progressive towards development.
→ The border of Rajasthan joins with 5 states.
→ Borders of the districts like Bharatpur and Dholpur in Rajasthan are connected with Uttar Pradesh, and the borders of Bharatpur, Alwar, Jaipur, Sikar, Churn andjhunjhunu are connected to the border of Haryana.
→ The borders of Hanumangarh, Gangapur are connected to the border of Punjab, Banswara, Kota, Banra, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, and Karauli share their border with Madhya Pradesh.
→ The shape of Rajasthan is like a Rhombus.
→ This is spread across 869 kilometers from west to east in length and 826 kilometers from north to south.
→ Jaipur is its capital which is located in the north-central part of the state.
→ Total surface area of Rajasthan is 3,42,239 square kilometers, which is about 10.41% of total surface area of India.
→ Rajasthan has 33 districts, 7 divisions, 314 tehsils, 33 District councils, 295 Panchayat Committees, 9900 Gram
panchayats.
→ The population of Rajasthan is 6.85 crore, which is around 5.7% of the total population of India.
→ The population density of Rajasthan is 200 persons per Sq. km.
→ The second biggest feature of the state is that about 61% part of its land is desert.
→ From the point of view of Relative Development Index of infrastructure, Rajasthan stands at 14th position.
→ By the end of December 2014, the estimated length of roads per 100 sq. km area in Rajasthan is expected to be 59.90 km.
→ In the end of 2013, the length of railway tracks in the state was 5871.65 km, in which 4801.18 km was broad gauge, 982.71 km was meter gauge and 86.76 km was narrow gauge.
→ The percentage of literacy in the state was 66.1%, for males it was 79.2% and for females it was 52.1%.
→ Rajasthan is an agriculture based state where 70% of the population is dependent upon farming.
→ The country’s 1/8th part of the total oilseed production takes place in Rajasthan.
→ The economy of Rajasthan is gradually developing, and with industrial point of view, it is underdeveloped.
→ In 2015, under Resurgent Rajasthan, a conference for global entrepreneurs was held in Jaipur so that an environment for investment in the state could be created.
→ About 39 types of large and 22 types of small minerals are found here.
→ Rajasthan is at number 2 in terms of reserves of mineral wealth, with Jharkhand at the first place.
→ About 70% of the total mineral production of India takes place in Rajasthan.