Nagar, Rajasthan

Nagar,bharatapur
Brij Nagar
Town
Nagar,bharatapur
Nagar,bharatapur

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 27°26′N 77°06′E / 27.43°N 77.10°E / 27.43; 77.10Coordinates: 27°26′N 77°06′E / 27.43°N 77.10°E / 27.43; 77.10
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Founded by Rajendra Kumar
Government
  Body Nagar Palika
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 21,349
Languages
  Official Hindi
  Other Hindi, Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 321205
Vehicle registration RJ

Nagar is town and tehsil in Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Nagar is situated in between Bharatpur and Alwar. It is famous for the sweets called "Jalewa" a bigger version of Jalebi's.

Geography

Nagar is located at 27°26′N 77°06′E / 27.43°N 77.10°E / 27.43; 77.10.[1] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (662 feet) from the sea level.

Politically Nagar is in district Bharatpur and it lies at the same distance from districts Bharatpur and Alwar. Distance from Delhi is roughly around 165 km and from Jaipur it's 175 km.

Fairs

Nagar hosts a famous fair in the month of April on the occasion of Ram Navami. Devotees come to see the Ram Rathyatra (Procession) which passes through town's main market to 'Ram Temple'. Along with the Rathyatra lots of other cultural events and competitions are also organized by the local authority - "Nagar Palika" and the parties come from several places and show their talent and skills on the eve. Fair lasts for about a week.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Nagar had a population of 21,349. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nagar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 45%. In Nagar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Caste wise, rural part of Nagar is populated mainly by Gurjars, Jatav, Jat and Muslims and the urban part is dominated by Bramhins, Jatav, Jat and Vaishya.

How to reach

Nagar is well connected by both railway & road routes. Rail routes are connected from Allahabad via Mathura, Mathura, Alwar and Jaipur via Alwar. There are many RSRTC buses to Jaipur, New Delhi, Mathura, Aligarh, Alwar, Bharatpur on a regular interval of hardly one hour or so.

See also

  1. Bharatpur district

References


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