Health Infrastructure in Jhalawar District

Jhalawar district has a well-developed infrastructure to provide basic health services in the district. District is proud of having first place in Rajasthan state for family planning program (CPR). Almost all of the remote villages are well-connected to the primary health centers. Department of Medical, Health and Family Planning is running its operation through the health infrastructure of the district:

• District Hospital:           Shri Rajendra General Hospital, Jhalawar
  Capacity:                    150 Beds
   

• Sub-Division Hospitals:   In Aklera & Bhawani Mandi
  Capacity:                    50 Beds
   

• Other major Hospitals:   In Sunhel and Jhalara Patan 
  Capacity:                    30 Beds  
   

• CHC Health Centers:       Bakani, Dag, Khanpur
                                            Manohar Thana, Pirawa
                                            Ratlai, Choumela
  Capacity:                    30 Beds  
   

• Primary Health Centers: 27
   

• Sub Health Centers:      230
   

• District T.B. Removal Center, Jhalawar

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Demographic Profile of Jhalawar District

• Total Population:                  11,80,342
                      Rural:                  10,12,126
                     Urban:                    1,68,216
                        Men:                    6,12,357
                  Women:                    5,67,985
       

• Birth Rate:               22.8 per thousand
   

• Sex Ratio:                             928 / 1000
                

• Decadal Growth rate:              23.34 %
   

• Couple Conservation Rate:    55.75 %     (Maximum in Rajasthan)
   

• Total Area:                               6928 Km²
   

• No. of Villages:                               1457
  
   

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Department of Medical & Health & Dept. of Family Planning,  Jhalawar

• Chief Medical & Health Officer
           Dr. Hemraj Niyarta              Ph. 230009 (O)  230453 (R) 

• Principal Medical Officer
           Dr. (Smt.) Sushma Pandey   Ph. 230485 (O)  231252 (R)        
   
• District TB Removal Officer
           Dr. R. C. Meena                 Ph. 232687 (O)  233670 (R)  
   
• D. R. C. H.O.
           Dr. T.R. Meena                  Ph. 232346 (O)   

• Dy. CM&HO (Family Planning)
             Dr. M.L. Meena                 Ph. 232346 (O)  231167 (R)        
   
• Dy. CM&HO (Aklera Sub-Division)
            Dr. D.L. Mehar
   
• D C M H O (Bhawani Mandi Sub-Division)           
            Dr. B.L. Bairwa                Ph. (07433) 224492 (O)
  
   

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Committees working under Department of Medical & Health

• District Health Committee

• District R.C.H. Society

• District Blindness Control Society

• District Malaria Control Society

• District Leprosy Control Society

• RHSDR(Rajasthan Health System Development Project )
   

Programs of DMHO, Dist. Jhalawar

Department of Family Planning is running the Family Planning Program in the district, the objective of which is to decrease the birth rate up to 21 per thousand or less and to increase couple conservation rate up to 60 % or more. Population stabilization is the motto of this program.

Current birth rate in the district is 22.8 per thousand and couple
conservation rate is 55.75 %. This CCR is maximum in Rajasthan.