Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests

7.1.19 Sirohi
Sirohi is bounded by Pali district in the North-East, by Udaipur district in the East, by Gujarat State and Jalore
in the West. It is the third smallest district of Rajasthan. The geographic extension of the district lies in
between 24 0 20 ’ to 25 0 17’ North latitude and 72 0 16’ to 73 0 10’ East longitude and occupies an area of 5136
sq. Km. The annual rainfall is 665 mm. The maximum temperature touches 47 0 whereas the minimum
temperature 0 0 C.
In all 1041 wetlands are mapped including 715 small wetlands (< 2.25 ha) with 19259 ha area. The
River/Stream with 10887 ha. contributed 56.53% to the total wetland area. The Reservoirs/Barrages with
4565 ha (23.70% area) is the second major wetland category, followed by Tanks/Ponds with 2960 ha area i.e.
15.37%. Thus, the district is dominated by man-made wetlands.
Open water spread of the wetlands is significantly higher in post monsoon (6147 ha) than during pre
monsoon (739 ha), indicating the rainfall dependence of the wetlands in the state. Aquatic Vegetation in pre
monsoon is 348 ha. The qualitative turbidity of water is low in post and moderate in pre monsoon season.
Details of estimates of wetlands in Sirohi are given in Table 24.
Sr.
No.
Wettcode
Table 24: Area estimates of wetlands in Sirohi
Wetland Category
Number
of
Wetlands
Total
Wetland
Area
% of
wetland
area
Area in ha
Open Water
Postmonsoon
Area
Premonsoon
Area
1100 Inland Wetlands - Natural
1 1101 Lakes/Ponds 2 132 - 122 19
2 1102 Ox-bow lakes/ Cut-off meanders - - - - -
3 1103 High altitude wetlands - - - - -
4 1104 Riverine wetlands - - - - -
5 1105 Waterlogged - - - - -
6 1106 River/Stream 45 10887 56.53 148 3
1200 Inland Wetlands -Man-made
7 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages 34 4565 23.70 3713 587
8 1202 Tanks/Ponds 245 2960 15.37 2164 130
9 1203 Waterlogged - - - - -
10 1204 Salt pans - - - - -
Sub-Total 326 18544 96.29 6147 739
Wetlands (