Nagaurनागौर
33.1 lakh people. Larger than Qatar, Jamaica, or Armenia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 33,07,743 (33.1 lakh)
- Area
- 17,718 km²
- Headquarters
- Nagaur
₹8,468 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Nagaur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Nagaur · PLP 2023-24
₹8,468 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing (Crop Loan)
₹4,633 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹1,594 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities (Agri Term Loan)
₹923 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹712 cr
For 2023-24, NABARD pegs Nagaur's total priority-sector credit potential at ₹8,467.68 crore. Farming and its allied lines make up the lion's share — ₹6,595.24 crore (77.89%) — while MSME accounts for ₹1,593.73 crore (18.82%); housing, education, export and other lines fill the rest.
Crop loans alone are ₹4,633.43 crore (54.72%), reflecting a district where 90% of people live off farming — bajra, pulses, jowar, guar, cumin, methi and cotton, mostly rain-fed on just 370 mm of rain a year. Beyond crops, the biggest openings are dairy development (₹456.20 cr) with milk-collection societies and bulk milk coolers, farm storage and marketing infrastructure (₹502.43 cr) for warehouses and cold storage, and food & agro processing (₹128.99 cr) for grain, oil, dal, pickle and cattle-feed units. On the industry side, Nagaur's mineral wealth — gypsum, the world-famous Makrana marble, limestone and salt from Nawa, Kuchaman and Didwana — anchors much of the ₹1,593.73 cr MSME potential, alongside cotton ginning and isabgol/jeera processing that barely exist today.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: basic infrastructure is thin across the board, water is critically scarce (every block is over-exploited and drip irrigation hasn't spread), and there are too few godowns, cold stores and processing units. It urges building rural storage, agro-processing and dairy-collection facilities, and getting banks, government departments and farmers to work together so this potential turns real.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹4633.43cr (54.72%) for a mainly agrarian district (90% of the population depends on farming) growing bajra, pulses, jowar, guar, taramira, sesame, cumin (jeera), methi and cotton, mostly rain-fed kharif on 370 mm average rainfall
- Dairy development is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹456.20cr — the plan calls for milk-collection societies, bulk milk cooler centres and small fodder units to make livestock rearing a profitable livelihood
- Agriculture infrastructure of ₹711.87cr, led by ₹502.43cr for warehouses, godowns, cold storage and market-yard/silo storage, and ₹199.40cr for land development, soil conservation and watershed work
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹128.99cr — the district wants grain and food units, oil mills, dal mills, pickle-murabba, bread-bakery and cattle-feed units set up with Jila Udyog Kendra and bank support
- MSME potential of ₹1593.73cr built on mineral wealth — gypsum (near Bhadwasi, Dhakaria, Matasukh), the world-famous Makrana marble belt, tungsten, limestone and salt (produced at Nawa, Kuchaman City, Didwana)
- Micro-irrigation (drip/sprinkler) push: only 2.44 lakh ha of 12.96 lakh ha cultivable is net irrigated and all blocks are over-exploited, so the plan flags water resources (₹126.54cr) and drip expansion as urgent
Gaps the plan names
- Basic infrastructure and facilities are proportionally inadequate across sectors, and heavy dependence on agriculture slows the growth of allied and ancillary activities
- Shortage of infrastructure for agro processing, horticulture development, godown/warehouse construction, land development and minor irrigation, and for small and micro industries and animal husbandry
- Severe water scarcity — all development blocks fall in the over-exploited category and micro (drip) irrigation has not spread to the desired extent despite its benefits
- Acute lack of rural godowns, cold storage and processing units in the farm sector, plus low awareness and weak credit flow that must be raised
- Dairy sector lacks milk-collection societies, a bulk milk cooler centre and small fodder units needed to organise raw-milk collection
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹4633.43cr (54.72%) for a mainly agrarian district (90% of the population depends on farming) growing bajra, pulses, jowar, guar, taramira, sesame, cumin (jeera), methi and cotton, mostly rain-fed kharif on 370 mm average rainfall
- Dairy development is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹456.20cr — the plan calls for milk-collection societies, bulk milk cooler centres and small fodder units to make livestock rearing a profitable livelihood
- Agriculture infrastructure of ₹711.87cr, led by ₹502.43cr for warehouses, godowns, cold storage and market-yard/silo storage, and ₹199.40cr for land development, soil conservation and watershed work
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹128.99cr — the district wants grain and food units, oil mills, dal mills, pickle-murabba, bread-bakery and cattle-feed units set up with Jila Udyog Kendra and bank support
- MSME potential of ₹1593.73cr built on mineral wealth — gypsum (near Bhadwasi, Dhakaria, Matasukh), the world-famous Makrana marble belt, tungsten, limestone and salt (produced at Nawa, Kuchaman City, Didwana)
- Micro-irrigation (drip/sprinkler) push: only 2.44 lakh ha of 12.96 lakh ha cultivable is net irrigated and all blocks are over-exploited, so the plan flags water resources (₹126.54cr) and drip expansion as urgent
Gaps the plan names
- Basic infrastructure and facilities are proportionally inadequate across sectors, and heavy dependence on agriculture slows the growth of allied and ancillary activities
- Shortage of infrastructure for agro processing, horticulture development, godown/warehouse construction, land development and minor irrigation, and for small and micro industries and animal husbandry
- Severe water scarcity — all development blocks fall in the over-exploited category and micro (drip) irrigation has not spread to the desired extent despite its benefits
- Acute lack of rural godowns, cold storage and processing units in the farm sector, plus low awareness and weak credit flow that must be raised
- Dairy sector lacks milk-collection societies, a bulk milk cooler centre and small fodder units needed to organise raw-milk collection
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About Nagaur
Nagaur district is one of the 41 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and the area of the district is 17,718 km2 (6,841 sq mi). The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters. Nagaur district is located in central region of Rajasthan.
Source: Wikipedia — Nagaur district
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