Nagaur
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Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan
in India
. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District
. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur
and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga
Kshatriyas.
. The kingdom of Ahichhatrapur which Arjuna
is said to have conquered and subsequently offered to his Guru Dronacharya, was perhaps some of the area of the Nagaur district. It was the capital of Jangaldesh. The foundation of city dates back to 4th century BC. Naga
s originally ruled over this place and about 7th century onwards the Chauhan
s became the overlords of Nagaur and it was included in Sapadalaksha.
Nagaur city was at the centre of Muslim
invasion from Central Asia
. The Nagaur fort is of historical importance.
After independence, Nagaur had the honour of being selected as the place in the country from where the Democratic Decentralisation process was launched by the late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
, the first Prime Minister of India on the 2 October 1959.
Nagaur has importance in cattle fair, Every year in month of February, it organises huge bullock/camel fair "Ramdev Pasumela". Nagaur district has got plenty of LimeStone, Salt and other type of Stones.
, Nagaur had a population of 88,313. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nagaur has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 45%. In Nagaur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District
Nagaur District
Nagaur District is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India.Area of the district is 17,718 km2. The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters.- Geography :...
. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga
Naga people
The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...
Kshatriyas.
History
Nagaur is referred to in the MahabharataMahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
. The kingdom of Ahichhatrapur which Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
is said to have conquered and subsequently offered to his Guru Dronacharya, was perhaps some of the area of the Nagaur district. It was the capital of Jangaldesh. The foundation of city dates back to 4th century BC. Naga
Naga people
The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...
s originally ruled over this place and about 7th century onwards the Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
s became the overlords of Nagaur and it was included in Sapadalaksha.
Nagaur city was at the centre of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
invasion from Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
. The Nagaur fort is of historical importance.
After independence, Nagaur had the honour of being selected as the place in the country from where the Democratic Decentralisation process was launched by the late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
, the first Prime Minister of India on the 2 October 1959.
Nagaur has importance in cattle fair, Every year in month of February, it organises huge bullock/camel fair "Ramdev Pasumela". Nagaur district has got plenty of LimeStone, Salt and other type of Stones.
Climate
Nagaur has a dry climate with a hot summer. Sand storms are common in summer. The district's climate is marked by extreme dryness, large variations of temperature & highly irregular rainfall patterns. The maximum temperature recorded in district is 117F with 32F as the lowest recorded temperature. The average temperature of the district is 74 F. The winter season extends from mid November until the beginning of March. The rainy season is relatively short, extending from July through mid September. There are ten climatological stations within the district, being within the cities of Nagaur, Khinvsar, Didwana, Merta, Parbatsar, Makarana, Nawa, Jayal, Degana & Ladnun. The average rainfall in the district is 36.16cm & 51.5% relative humidity.Geography
Nagaur is located at 27.2°N 73.73°E. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (990 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Nagaur had a population of 88,313. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nagaur has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 45%. In Nagaur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Place of Interest
- Guru Jambheshwar Temple, Nagaur
- Bishnoi Dhramsala, Nagaur
- Nagaur Fort, Nagaur
- Satlwas merta city beautiful place and village of Latiyal jats