Bikaner Soil Details

DISTRICT GROUNDWATER BROCHURE

CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD

Ministry of Water Resources Government of India

Western Region Jaipur

March, 2009

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DISTRICT AT A GLANCE – BIKANER DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN

S No 1 Item GENERAL INFORMATION (i) Geographical area (Sq. Km) (ii) Administrative Division (As on 31.3.2007) Number of Tehsils Number of Blocks Number of Villages (iii) Population (As per 2001 Census) (iv) Average Annual Rainfall (1986-2005) in mm GEOMORPHOLOGY Major Physiographic Units Statistics

30247.90 08 05 889 19,02,000 287.8 older alluvial plains, Sandy undulating aggraded Alluvial plains, Flat Interdunal Plains, Sandy undulating interdunal plains, Flood plane, Aeolian complex, Stabilized Sand dunes, Active Sand dunes, Gravelly aggraded alluvial plains, Eroded rocky surface, Saline depressions, Sandy Plain No Major Drainage 812.62 13789.61 2283.55 Loam, Clay loam, pebbly & stony and sandy loam Crops Tonnes Kidney 205831 bean Oil Seeds 121348 Wheat 73466 Pulses 91288 Jowar 226 Barley 3416 Spices 6228 Bajra 35189 No of Gross structure Irrigated Area in ha 2

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Major Drainage LAND USE (sq km) (a) Forest Area (b) Net Sown Area (c) Cultivable Area MAJOR SOIL TYPE AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS (As on 2004-05)

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IRRIGATION BY DIFFERENT SOURCES Source

Dug wells Tube wells/Bore wells

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Tanks/Ponds Canals Net Irrigated Area (ha) 144324 Gross Irrigated Area (ha) 228355 NUMBER OF GROUND WATER MONITORING WELLS OF CGWB (As on May 2007) Number of Dug wells 36 Number of Piezometers 30 PREDOMINANT GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS Sandstone, Limestone Evaporite sequence Sandstone –clay Sandstone sequence, Aeolian sand, River flood Deposits. HYDROGEOLOGY Major Water bearing formation Tertiary sandstone, Alluvium, Sandstone, Limestone Depth to water level (Pre-monsoon, 2006) (mbgl) 9.59 – 110.20 Depth to water level (Post-monsoon, 2006) (mbgl) 9.20– 110.10 Long term water level trend (1997-2006) in cm/yr < 10 to > 40...