Nasirabad, India
Encyclopedia
Nasirabad is a cantonment
town in Ajmer district
in the India
n state
of Rajasthan
.
. The city is known for its Army population. Many soldiers and officers are posted here every year. Also, this is the second station in Rajputana, after Beawer, where missionary work started in 1860's during the epidemic of Plague.
Nasirabad is known as a chhavani in Ajmer.
, Nasirabad had a population of 49,111. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Nasirabad has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 64%. In Nasirabad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.It is surrounded by the Aravali ranges.
. Nasirabad Cantonment has one of the biggest firing range in India. The army has almost surrounded this town. As far as the security is concerned this is one of the safest place available in Rajasthan due to the presence of the Indian Army. The way this city has grown is awesome. People from different states of India have been interacting with the local population. The Indian army again plays an important role in this activity. This is one of the most famous place in Rajasthan where the 1857 revolt erupted. This was the place which represented Rajasthan in this mutiny.
The city is surrounded with Ajmer, Beawer, and Kishangarh. The GAIL has made this an important place. The largest Gas Plant in Asia is situated in Dilwara, Nasirabad. With the development of this Gas Plant ample of opportunities have raised. Transportation system is a vital player in this as the transportation of Gas and Petroleum products is a necessary activity with this.
Nasirabad is a charming, little town where you will still find horse-drawn carts,horse driven people carrier called Tonga, home-based oil-pressers, and small-time jewellers catering to the neighbouring villages. The main city market is known as Sadar Bazar. The city is a important hub for neighbouring villages. Farmers bring their produce at the local food market (Subji Mandi) for selling. There is a famous eatable known as Kachora, available. This is a round shaped fried chapati with an abnormal size. A Kachora normally weighs 500 to 600 grams. This is full of spices and is one of the most famous mouth watering eatable. The Halwai or the one who prepares these Kachoras is Chawanni Lal Halwai. Kachora is widely appreciated as a morning snack and people come from far-off places to eat it.Kachora is made of lentil (Dal)and potato. Shelf life of potato one is very short. Other old time market is called Ganj or in otherwords, anaaj mandi, hindi for grain market. Smt. Krishna Kumari is a lady who was awarded by Prime Minister of that time Shri Chandra Shekhar in the year 1991 for her best services in Guide.
Param Vir Chakra Abdul Hamid was under training as a soldier when our war broke out with Pakistan in 1965. He was sent to the front and destroyed USA's Patton Tanks numbering 8-10 single handed and died setting an example of etreme bravery.
Another high point of Nasirabad Cantt is that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhotto was first commissioned in the army.
Lastly tbe Band of Grenadiers Regimental Centre is sent to Delhi in ceremonial parades.
Sangathan has achieved highest ratio of passed students for last decades for tenth & twelfth standard board Examinations. Other CBSE schools are:
Army School,
St. Johns,
Ravindra Public Secondary School, etc.
) and also connected with Golden Quadrilateral
of Delhi - Mumbai route. Closest Airport is Sanganer Airport, Jaipur which is around 135km from the city. There are two bus stations from where Rajasthan Public Transport Buses ply to every major town and city in Rajasthan. Nasirabad has largest number of trailer owners in India.
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...
town in Ajmer district
Ajmer district
Ajmer District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters.Ajmer District has an area of 8,481 km², and a population of 2,180,526 ,Three main groups are; Hindu 1,869,044, Muslim 244,341, Jains 47,812...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Rajasthan
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...
.
History
The name is based on a famous English officer (Sir David Ochterlony), who was honoured with the name "NASIR-UD-DAULA" (the Defender of the State), by Mughal Badshah Shah Alam IIShah Alam II
Shah Alam II , also known as Ali Gauhar, was a Mughal emperor of India. A son of Alamgir II, he was exiled to Allahabad in December 1759 by Ghazi-ud-Din, who appointed Shah Jahan III as the emperor. Later, he was nominated as the emperor by Ahmad Shah.Shah Alam II was considered the only and...
. The city is known for its Army population. Many soldiers and officers are posted here every year. Also, this is the second station in Rajputana, after Beawer, where missionary work started in 1860's during the epidemic of Plague.
Nasirabad is known as a chhavani in Ajmer.
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...
, Nasirabad had a population of 49,111. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Nasirabad has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 64%. In Nasirabad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.It is surrounded by the Aravali ranges.
Overview
This city has a significance for the Indian ArmyIndian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
. Nasirabad Cantonment has one of the biggest firing range in India. The army has almost surrounded this town. As far as the security is concerned this is one of the safest place available in Rajasthan due to the presence of the Indian Army. The way this city has grown is awesome. People from different states of India have been interacting with the local population. The Indian army again plays an important role in this activity. This is one of the most famous place in Rajasthan where the 1857 revolt erupted. This was the place which represented Rajasthan in this mutiny.
The city is surrounded with Ajmer, Beawer, and Kishangarh. The GAIL has made this an important place. The largest Gas Plant in Asia is situated in Dilwara, Nasirabad. With the development of this Gas Plant ample of opportunities have raised. Transportation system is a vital player in this as the transportation of Gas and Petroleum products is a necessary activity with this.
Nasirabad is a charming, little town where you will still find horse-drawn carts,horse driven people carrier called Tonga, home-based oil-pressers, and small-time jewellers catering to the neighbouring villages. The main city market is known as Sadar Bazar. The city is a important hub for neighbouring villages. Farmers bring their produce at the local food market (Subji Mandi) for selling. There is a famous eatable known as Kachora, available. This is a round shaped fried chapati with an abnormal size. A Kachora normally weighs 500 to 600 grams. This is full of spices and is one of the most famous mouth watering eatable. The Halwai or the one who prepares these Kachoras is Chawanni Lal Halwai. Kachora is widely appreciated as a morning snack and people come from far-off places to eat it.Kachora is made of lentil (Dal)and potato. Shelf life of potato one is very short. Other old time market is called Ganj or in otherwords, anaaj mandi, hindi for grain market. Smt. Krishna Kumari is a lady who was awarded by Prime Minister of that time Shri Chandra Shekhar in the year 1991 for her best services in Guide.
Param Vir Chakra Abdul Hamid was under training as a soldier when our war broke out with Pakistan in 1965. He was sent to the front and destroyed USA's Patton Tanks numbering 8-10 single handed and died setting an example of etreme bravery.
Another high point of Nasirabad Cantt is that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhotto was first commissioned in the army.
Lastly tbe Band of Grenadiers Regimental Centre is sent to Delhi in ceremonial parades.
Education
Kendriya VidyalayaKendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
Sangathan has achieved highest ratio of passed students for last decades for tenth & twelfth standard board Examinations. Other CBSE schools are:
Army School,
St. Johns,
Ravindra Public Secondary School, etc.
Transportation
Nasirabad Cantonment is well connected with railways (Broad Gauge of Indian RailwaysIndian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
) and also connected with Golden Quadrilateral
Golden Quadrilateral
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
of Delhi - Mumbai route. Closest Airport is Sanganer Airport, Jaipur which is around 135km from the city. There are two bus stations from where Rajasthan Public Transport Buses ply to every major town and city in Rajasthan. Nasirabad has largest number of trailer owners in India.