Beawar

Beawar
Beawar
Nickname: 
Be Aware/Magra
Beawar is located in Rajasthan
Beawar
Beawar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Beawar is located in India
Beawar
Beawar
Beawar (India)
Coordinates: 26°06′N 74°19′E / 26.1°N 74.32°E / 26.1; 74.32
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBeawar district
Founded1 Feb. 1836
Founded byCharles George Dixon
Government
 • Type(Municipal Corporation)
 • Municipality ChairmanSaurabh Maheshwari
Area
 • City
52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City
342,935
 • Density8,544/km2 (22,130/sq mi)
 • Urban
151,152 (44.1%)
 • Rural
191,783 (55.9%)
 • Literacy
64.2%
 • Sex ratio
970 female per 1,000 male
Languages
 • SpokenHindi, Marwadi
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
305901
Area code01462
Vehicle registrationRJ-36
Websitebeawar.rajasthan.gov.in/home/dptHome

Beawar (pronounced [bəˈjaːʋər]) is a city in Beawar district of Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] As of 2011, the population of Beawar is 342,935. It is located 60 kilometres south from Ajmer, the divisional headquarter and 184 kilometres (114 mi) southwest of the state capital Jaipur, amidst Aravali hills. Nearest airports are Jodhpur (145 km), Kishangarh and Jaipur (190 km). It is also connected by RSRTC operated buses to all parts of Rajasthan, and neighboring Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh). It also has railway connectivity with Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Bangalore (bi-weekly), Haridwar, Dehradun (weekly), Bareilly and Muzzafarpur.

  1. ^ "District and Tehsils" (PDF). RAJASTHAN GAZETTE Extraordinary.