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Banswara | |
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| Nickname(s): The Green City, The City of a Hundred Islands | |
  Banswara Location in Rajasthan, India  Banswara Banswara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°33′N 74°27′E / 23.55°N 74.45°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Banswara |
| Founded by | Maharawal Jagmal Singh[1] |
| Named for | Bansia or Wasna[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Banswara Municipal Council[3] |
| Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 100,128 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Rajasthani, Wagdi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 327001 |
| Telephone code | 02962 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-03 |
| Sex ratio | 954 females per 1000 males |
| Website | banswara |
Banswara is a city in the Banswara district in southern Rajasthan, India. The name, Banswara, came from king ‘Bansiya Bhil’.[4]
Banswara is also known as "City of a Hundred Islands", "The Green City", which is often referred to as "Cherrapunji of Rajasthan", because it receives the most rain in Rajasthan, as well as for the numerous islands in the Mahi River, often referred to as "Mahati", an alternate name for Mahi river, in Vayu Purana text, which flows through the city.[5] It is the greenest city in Rajasthan due to the heavy rainfall which it receives.[6] The city has a population of 101,017, of whom 51,585 are male and 49,432 are female.[7]
- ^ "History of Banswara". 8 June 2024.
- ^ "History of Banswara". 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Banswara Municipal Council". 8 June 2024.
- ^ Sehgal, K.K. Rajasthan [district Gazetteers.: Banswara], p. 1, at Google Books
- ^ "Mahi River Origin, Tributaries, Basin, Dams & Concerns". RajRAS. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ MyTravelDairy965. "Banswara The City of Hundred Islands and Greenest City in Rajasthan". Tripoto. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Census of India: Search Details - Banswara (M + OG)". Retrieved 14 December 2021.