Kuchaman City
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population | 50,566 |
Kuchaman City is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city has a few Havelis in the Shekhawati style and a fort overlooking city on a Hill top. This fort is about 1100 years old built 9th century AD by Rathore rulers Zalim Singh of the area. One can also look for beautiful fresco painting here on variable subjects. Flowers, Motifs, Hindu Mythology etc.Recently the shooting of the movie 'DRONA' starring Abhishek Bachan and Priyanka chopra is going on in the fort which will further make this fort a huge tourist attraction. 
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kuchaman City had a population of 50,566. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kuchaman City has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 46%. In Kuchaman City, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
