Barmer district

Barmer is a district of,. is the district headquarters., Guda Malani, Siwana, Jasol and Chohatan  are other major towns.

Barmer district is part of the Great Indian Desert or. Like all other districts in the desert region, Barmer is known for its and dance. The s (priest singers) are found in Barmer, who compose music in honour of the of the region and its war heroes. The other folk musicians come from a community called the Dholis (drummers) for most of whom this is the only means of livelihood.

Geography
The total area of the district is 28387 km².


 * Divisions
 * Blocks: 3
 * s: 8
 * Villages: 1941


 * Population
 * Total: 1963758
 * Rural: 1818517
 * City: 145241
 * Sex Ratio: 896 females per 1000 males
 * Density of population 	69 persons per km².
 * Total Life stock (includes cows, buffaloes, bulls, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, dogs, donkeys & hens)	4176661


 * Agriculture
 * Total Land: 2817332
 * Forest Area: 30726
 * Total area used for agriculture: 1755113


 * Fresh water distribution has reached 1599 villages

2006 floods
In August 2006, the usually drought prone Barmer district was hit by flash s. As of August 27, 2006, 103 deaths had been reported in Rajasthan due to floods. Many peoples (about 1200) died in this flood. Kawas Village is still under the effect of flood. The water level as on 06th-March-2007 is about 3 feet to 10 feet in Kawas. People are living in Camps. The loss included death of 75,194 cattle and damage to crop worth  1,300 s. . Many villages in the district remained submerged under water for few days.