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 Capacity :  Jhalawar Hospital & Medical College 500 Beds

·         Sub-Division Hospitals Capacity :  Aklera (50 Beds), Bhawanimandi  (75 Beds)

·         Other Major Hospitals Capacity :   Sunel (30 Beds), Jhalarapatan (50 Beds)

·         CHC Health Centers Capacity :      Bakani, Dag, Choumela, Manohar Thana, Pirawa,  Ratlai (30 Beds) and Khanpur (50 Beds)

·         Community Health Center :          14

·         Primary Health Centers:               28

·         Sub Health Centers:                       239

·         District T.B. Control Center, Jhalawar

Demographic Profile of Jhalawar District

 

Total Population : 1180342 (According to 2001 Census)

Rural: 1012126

Urban: 168216

Men: 612387

Women : 567985     

·         Birth Rate:                          21.6 per thousand
 

·         Sex Ratio:                           926 / 1000
              

·         Decadal Growth rate:            23.34 %
 

·         Couple Protection Rate:         62 % (Maximum in Rajasthan)
 

·         Total Area:                           6322.35 Km2
 

·         No. of Villages:                     1622

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

 

  • Chief Medical & Health Officer
             Dr. Achal Kumar Mahrish                     Ph. 230009 (O)  230453(R) 
  • Superintendent, Jhalawar Hospital 
                 Dr. (Smt.) Sushma Pandey                  Ph. 230485 (O)  231252(R)
  • District TB Removal Officer                Ph. 232687 (O)  233670 (R)
  • D. R. C. H.O.                                    Ph. 231167 (O)
  • Dy. CM&HO (Family Planning)           Ph. 232346 (O)  231167(R)  
  • D C M H O (HQ)                                  Ph. (07433) 224492 (O)
  • Block CMO                                             Jhalarapatan,Manoharthana,
                                                                   Bakani,Kahanpur,Sunel,Dag

Committees working under Department of Medical &Health

·                         District Health Society

·                         District R.C.H. Committee

·                         District Blindness Control Committee

·                         District Malaria Control Committee

·                         District Leprosy Control Committee

·                         RHSDP(Rajasthan Health System Development Project )

·                         District Health Society (IDSP)

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 21.6 per thousand and couple Protection rate is 62 %. This CCR is maximum in Rajasthan.