Nawa City, Rajasthan Nawa Salt City | |
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City | |
Nickname: Salt City | |
Coordinates: 27°01′N75°00′E / 27.02°N 75.0°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Didwana Kuchaman |
Founded by | Amir Pindari |
Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,088 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 341509 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ 37 - |
Nearest city | Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar Govindi |
Lok Sabha constituency | Nagaur (Hanuman Beniwal RLTP) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nawa (Vijay Singh Choudhary BJP) |
Nawa is a city, tehsil headquarters, panchayat samiti, and a municipality in Didwana Kuchaman District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the Biggest Salt Market of Rajasthan.
Nawa (Nawan) is located at 27°01′N75°00′E / 27.02°N 75.0°E . [1] It has an average elevation of 369 metres (1210 feet). The Nawa City is located at the border of three major district of Rajasthan Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar. In North of city Arawali mountain's part and in south The Sambhar Lake, In East of town the Turatmati river and in West also Arawali Mountains.
As of 2011 [update] India census, [2] Nawa had a population of 22,088. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nawa has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Nawa, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The area was granted to Rao Bharmalla Singh, fourth son of Rao Prithviraj Singh II of Sikar, who received it in 1496 AD.
A number of schools are located in Nawa:
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