Niwai
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Newai is a city and a municipality
in Tonk district
in the India
n state
of Rajasthan
. It is bound in the north by Jaipur, in the east by Sawai Madhopur, in the south by Bundi and Bhilwara districts and in the west by Ajmer district.
How to reach
Air: The nearest airport is at Jaipur (70 km)
Rail: There are three main routes in tonk district and one of them across the eastern area of Niwai tehsil only.
Road: The total road length of Tonk district is 1,105 km. National Highway No.12 (Jaipur-Jabalpur) passes through Niwai, Tonk and Deoli panchayat samitis for a distance of 111 km. There are good many numbers of buses running to/from the district.
, Niwai had a population of 31,355. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Niwai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 51%. In Niwai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Bhagawan Devnarayan
was son of king Sri Sawai Bhoj Gurjar (one of the 24 brave Gurjar brothers known as Bagaravat) and Saadu Maata Gurjari.
Shivagi Park located in newai.
Ashram of Dadudayal located in jamat, newai.
Ractanchal parvat and many old sadhus are living here. the peaceful enviornment.
Newai has many temples and worship places of Hindu and Jain religion. There are also some community based holy places which have unique importance for an individual clan.
Among many such places, one such holy "Sati Mata place" situated in foothills of scenic mountain "Ractanchal". This is also known as "Lada Chatri" among the local people. Devotes and followers from around the globe visit this place to offer here after their wishes get fullfill or after any auspicious ceremony in the family e.g. Marriage or child birth.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Tonk district
Tonk District
Tonk District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Tonk is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded on the north by Jaipur district, on the east by Sawai Madhopur district, on the southeast by Kota district, on the south by Bundi...
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...
. It is bound in the north by Jaipur, in the east by Sawai Madhopur, in the south by Bundi and Bhilwara districts and in the west by Ajmer district.
How to reach
Air: The nearest airport is at Jaipur (70 km)
Rail: There are three main routes in tonk district and one of them across the eastern area of Niwai tehsil only.
Road: The total road length of Tonk district is 1,105 km. National Highway No.12 (Jaipur-Jabalpur) passes through Niwai, Tonk and Deoli panchayat samitis for a distance of 111 km. There are good many numbers of buses running to/from the district.
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...
, Niwai had a population of 31,355. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Niwai has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 51%. In Niwai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Pilgrim places
Devnarayan bhagawan's Temple Jodhpuriya.Bhagawan Devnarayan
Devnarayan
Shri Devnarayan , an ancient Gurjar warrior from Rajasthan who is believed to have been an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is worshipped as a folk deity, mostly in Rajasthan and north-western Madhya Pradesh.According to tradition, he was born to Sri Savai Bhoj and Sadu mata Gurjari on the seventh day...
was son of king Sri Sawai Bhoj Gurjar (one of the 24 brave Gurjar brothers known as Bagaravat) and Saadu Maata Gurjari.
Shivagi Park located in newai.
Ashram of Dadudayal located in jamat, newai.
Ractanchal parvat and many old sadhus are living here. the peaceful enviornment.
Newai has many temples and worship places of Hindu and Jain religion. There are also some community based holy places which have unique importance for an individual clan.
Among many such places, one such holy "Sati Mata place" situated in foothills of scenic mountain "Ractanchal". This is also known as "Lada Chatri" among the local people. Devotes and followers from around the globe visit this place to offer here after their wishes get fullfill or after any auspicious ceremony in the family e.g. Marriage or child birth.