Beawar

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Beawar v • d • e Rajasthan, India
Beawar
District(s)	Ajmer
Coordinates	26.1° N 74.32° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 439 m (1,440 ft)
Population	123,701 (2001)

Coordinates: 26.1° N 74.32° E

Beawar (or Nayanagar) is a town in the Rajasthan state of India.It is an important centre of trade, especially in raw cotton, and had cotton presses and the Krishna cotton mills.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] History

Beawar was founded by Colonel Dixon in 1835.Beawar is a town of British India, the administrative headquarters of Merwara district in Ajmere Merwara. It is 33 miles from Ajmere, with a 1901 population of 21,928. Bewar is also the home to a leading cement company in India, Shree Cement.

[edit] Geography

Beawar is located at 26.1° N 74.32° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Beawar had a population of 123,701. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Beawar has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Beawar

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

	State of Rajasthan Rajasthan Topics
Capital	Jaipur
Divisions	Ajmer \| Bharatpur \| Bikaner \| Jaipur \| Jodhpur \| Kota \| Udaipur
Districts	Ajmer \| Alwar \| Banswara \| Baran \| Barmer \| Bhilwara \| Bikaner \| Bharatpur \| Bundi \| Chittorgarh \| Churu \| Dausa \| Dholpur \| Dungarpur \| Ganganagar \| Hanumangarh \| Jaipur \| Jaisalmer \| Jalore \| Jhalawar \| Jhunjhunu \| Jodhpur \| Karauli \| Kota \| Nagaur \| Pali \| Rajsamand \| Sawai Madhopur \| Sikar \| Sirohi \| Tonk \| Udaipur
Major cities	Alwar • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Jaipur • Jaisalmer • Jodhpur • Udaipur