Draft:Beawar district
Beawar district | |
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.svg) Location of Beawar district in Rajasthan | |
| Coordinates (Beawar district headquarters): 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E / 29.18944°N 73.20833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Ajmer |
| Established | 7 August 2023 |
| Headquarters | Beawar |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of Rajasthan |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional_official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 48 |
| Website | official website |
Beawar (pronounced [bəˈjaːʋər]) is a district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Beawar City the headquarter of the District, was the financial capital of Merwara state of Rajputana. It is located in the central Rajasthan amidst Aravali hills. Its headquarters, the Beawar City which is 60 kilometres south of Ajmer, the divisional headquarter. It was established on 7 August 2023 after carving it out of Ajmer district. Currently, major industries include mineral-based units, machine-based units, machine tools and accessories, pre-stressed concrete pipes, plastic products, textiles, wooden furniture and asbestos cement pipes. Beawar is the largest producer of cement in northern India and home to Shree Cement. It is situated in a mineral-rich region having reserves of feldspar, quartz, asbestos, soapstone, magnesite, calcite, limestone, mica, emerald, granite, and masonry stone. Reserves of barytes, fluorite, wollastonite and vermiculite have also been found. Nearest airports are Jodhpur (145 km), Kishangarh and Jaipur (190 km). It is also connected by RSRTC operated buses to all parts of Rajasthan, and neighboring Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh). It also has railway connectivity with Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Bangalore (bi-weekly), Haridwar, Dehradun (weekly), Bareilly and Muzzafarpur.
History[edit]
Jaitaran, a Tehsil Headquarter of the district was one of the districts under Jodhpur State. Rao Suja granted Jaitaran to his son, Rao Uda. Uda's descendants are known as Udawats and till 1947, Udawats held major thikanas around Jaitaran, like Raipur, Nimaj, Ras, Lambia. During Maratha raids in Marwar, Holkar found it very difficult to extort money from people around Jaitaran, Sojat and Raipur as they preferred to quit their huts, set fire to them rather than being forced to make any kind of payment.
In the early 19th century, Beawar was just a village. By 1825, the British acquired control of the Ajmer-Merwara region, and established a cantonment around 4 miles from the existing village. In 1836, they attracted merchants and constructed a bazaar (market), which became the core of a site called "Naya Shahar" or "Naya Nagar" ("New Town"). Colonel George Dickson (1795–1857) established this new town on the waste land adjacent to the cantonment and the original Beawar village. The area eventually evolved into the present-day town of Beawar.
The population of the town rose substantially over the next decade, as it became the centre of cotton trade. In 1871, the battalion was moved from the local cantonment to Ajmer, but the town continued remained an important trading centre.
A municipality was established at Beawar in 1866. In 1880, railway reached the town, and in 1881, Krishna Cotton Mill was established there. By 1901, the town had a population of 21,928, with 48.6 of the work force employed in the manufacturing sector (38% in cotton textiles industry). Metalwork, calico printing, and grain trade were the other important industries of the town.
Beawar is the birthplace of classical mathematician Duncan Sommerville.
The city was the birthplace of the revolution that gave India it's historic RTI(Right to Information) Act, 2005 under the leadership of Aruna Roy.
On 7th of August 2023 the Government officially established Beawar as a separate District, carving it out from Ajmer and Pali District.
Geography[edit]
The Southern portion of the district , across Aravalli Range is part of Mewar Plateau. The Mighty Aravalli Range passes through the Centre of the district, where the headquarter Beawar City is located. Meanwhile in the Northern portion of the district, many villages are sandy deserts, part of India's Thar Desert, with an occasional oasis of cultivation. To The Western Side of the District there is Pail District, towards North-Western there is Jodhpur Rural District, towards Northern Side there is Nagaur District, towards North-Eastern Side there is Ajmer District, towards South-Western Side there is Rajsamand District & Towards the South-Eastern side there is Bhilwara District.
Division[edit]
The District is divided into 7 sub-districts or Tehsils, Beawar, Jaitaran, Raipur, Vijainagar or Bijainagar, Tatgarh, Badnore and Masuda.
Demographics[edit]
Sadly we don't have demographical data of the District as the District was only carved out in 2023 and the latest census haven't been done yet.
Language[edit]
As per an estimate around 85% of the Total population here speaks Rajasthani.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot creates 19 more districts, 3 new divisions in election year". The Times of India. 2023-03-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-30.