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Geography
District
Banswara is situated in the southern - most part of
Rajasthan. It has an area of 5037 square kilometre and
lies between 23.11° N to 23.56° N latitudes
and 73.58° E to 74.49° E. longitudes.
It is bounded on the north by Dhariawad tehsil of Udaipur
district and Pratapgarh tehsil of Chittorgarh district;
on the east by Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh; on
the west by Sagwara and Aspur tehsils of Dungarpur district;
and on the south by Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh.
It also touches the boundary of Panchmahal district
of Gujrat on the south-west.
The region represents a rugged terrain undulated by
short ridges west of Banswara. The eastern part of it
is occupied by flat-topped hills of the Deccn trap.
It has the southern end of the Aravali mountains.
The
drainage system belongs to the Mahi river which originates
from Amjera hills near Dhar in M.P. Its main tributaries
are Anas, Chanp, Erav, Haran and Kagdi. The Mahi Bajaj
Sagar dam has been constructed on the Mahi, some 16
k.m. away from Banswara town. Right and Left Main Canals
and their distributaries irrigate 60,149 hect. of land.
Normal annual rainfall is about 82.59 cms.
Maize, Wheat, Cotton, Gram are main crops. Graphite,
Soapstone, Dolomite, Rock Phosphate, Limestone and a
variety of marbles are found. Gold mineral is also found
around Jagpura. Forest land consists of 20% of the told
area but most of the forest land is devoid of trees.
Hills have become bald-headed.
Road Distances from Banswara
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