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Newai (Niwai)
Niwai,Banasthali Niwai | |
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  Newai (Niwai) Location in Rajasthan, India  Newai (Niwai) Newai (Niwai) (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°22′57″N 75°55′26″E / 26.3824°N 75.924°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Tonk |
| Established | 25 March 1948 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 45,787 |
| Demonym | Rajasthani |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Other | Rajasthani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 01438 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-26 |
| Website | https://newai.in |
Newai or Niwai is a town, and a municipality and tehsil in Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Tonk district is bounded in the north by Jaipur district, in the east by Sawai Madhopur district, in the southeast by Kota district, in the south by Bundi district, in the southwest by Bhilwara district, and in the west by Ajmer district. Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan is the closest major city to Newai. In 1783 Nepalia-Mathur Kayastha of Jaipur estate occupied it after defeating Nawab of Tonk in a bloody battle fought at the fort of Rakhtanchal. Since then it was a vassal state to the Jaipur estate until Jaipur became part of Independent India. Darbar of Daroga ji ruled Niwai under Maharaja of Jaipur.