Kaman

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Kaman
Kaman
State - District(s)	Rajasthan - Bharatpur
Coordinates	27.65° N 77.27° E
Area - Elevation	- 189 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	30,774 -

For information on the helicopter manufacturer, see Kaman Aircraft.
For the company of several musical instruments’ manufacturers, see Kaman Music Corporation.

Kaman is a city and a municipality in Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 References

[edit] Geography

Kaman is located at 27.65° N 77.27° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 189 metres (620 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Kaman had a population of 30,774. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kaman has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 44%. In Kaman, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] History

Kaman is a very old town, situated in the north of Bharatpur. It is considered to be a very old and sacred town of Hindus as it forms a part of Braj(Brij) area where Lord Krishna spent his early life. It is also known as Kamawan. Its former name is said to have been Brahampore, but Raja Kamasen the maternal grand father of Krishna changed it to Kaman after his own name. Kaman is the short name of Kadambawana for numerous Kadhamba Trees are found here. It is a place of Pilgrimage, Annually visited by a large number of Vaishnava in the month of Bhadon as a part of Banyatra. The remains of a temple/mosque consisting of 84 pillars, named 'Chourasi Khamaba’ still exist here. None of these pillars is withoutonament and some are very highly decorated. Kaman has long been under the rule of Jaipur but was conquered and annexed by Maharaja jawahar Singh. Some palaces of Jaipur Chiefs still exist here. Maharaja jai Singh took the idols of Madan Mohanji and Gokul Chandramanji to his newly built city of Jaipur but due to some resions the idols were brought back to Kaman after a short stay at Bikaner.