Nawa, Rajasthan

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Nawa City, Rajasthan
Nawa
Salt City
City
Nickname: 
Salt City
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Nawa City, Rajasthan
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Nawa City, Rajasthan
Nawa City, Rajasthan (India)
Coordinates: 27°01′N75°00′E / 27.02°N 75.0°E / 27.02; 75.0
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Rajasthan
District Didwana Kuchaman
Founded byAmir 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 cityJaipur, Ajmer, Sikar Govindi
Lok Sabha constituencyNagaur (Hanuman Beniwal RLTP)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNawa (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.

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Geography

Nawa (Nawan) is located at 27°01′N75°00′E / 27.02°N 75.0°E / 27.02; 75.0 . [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.

Demographics

As of 2011 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.

Thakurs

The area was granted to Rao Bharmalla Singh, fourth son of Rao Prithviraj Singh II of Sikar, who received it in 1496 AD.

  1. Rao Bharmalla Singh (1496–1530)
  2. Rao Amar Singh (1530–1568)
  3. Rao Teja Singh (1568–1597)
  4. Rao Sheo Singh (1597–1638)
  5. Thakur Rao Dhai Singh (1638–1662)
  6. Thakur Nawab Sawai Khan Kayamkhani (1662–1694)
  7. Thakur Nawab Bhanwar Khan Kayamkhani (1694–1727)
  8. Thakur Nawab Dilawar Khan Kayamkhani (1727–1764)

Sightseeing and shrines

Schools

A number of schools are located in Nawa:

Social groups

Colleges

Politics

Freedom Fighter Kishan Lal Shah was the first MLA in 1952–57 and was re-elected for second term in 1957–62 and fourth Assembly 1967–72. Hanuman Singh Choudhary was elected for Third Assembly in 1962–67 and later on shri Rameshwar Lal Choudhary, Harish Chandra Kumawat in 1985-1990, 1990-1992, 1998-2003a and 2003-2008. Mahendra Chaudhary and Vijay Singh Choudhary represented the constituency.

City officials

Salt Plants (Since 1984)

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc = MATHASUKHA, Rajasthan-
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.