Nawa, Rajasthan Explained

Nawa City, Rajasthan
Native Name:Nawa
Native Name Lang:English
Other Name:Salt City
Nickname:Salt City
Settlement Type:City
Image Alt:Map of Rajasthan
Image Caption:Nawa is located in Nagaur District
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:27.02°N 75°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Didwana Kuchaman
Founder:Amir Pindari
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:369
Population Total:22088
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:341509
Registration Plate:RJ 37-
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar Govindi
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Nagaur (Hanuman Beniwal RLTP)
Blank5 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Nawa (Vijay Singh Choudhary BJP)
Iso Code:RJ-IN

Nawa is a city, tehsil headquarters, panchayat samiti, and a municipality in Didwana Kuchaman District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the Biggest Salt Market of Rajasthan.

Geography

Nawa (Nawan) is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 369 metres (1210 feet). The Nawa City is located at the border of three major district of Rajasthan Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar. In North of city Arawali mountain's part and in south The Sambhar Lake, In East of town the Turatmati river and in West also Arawali Mountains.

Demographics

India census,[2] Nawa had a population of 22,088. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nawa has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Nawa, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thakurs

The area was granted to Rao Bharmalla Singh, fourth son of Rao Prithviraj Singh II of Sikar, who received it in 1496 AD.

  1. Rao Bharmalla Singh (1496–1530)
  2. Rao Amar Singh (1530–1568)
  3. Rao Teja Singh (1568–1597)
  4. Rao Sheo Singh (1597–1638)
  5. Thakur Rao Dhai Singh (1638–1662)
  6. Thakur Nawab Sawai Khan Kayamkhani (1662–1694)
  7. Thakur Nawab Bhanwar Khan Kayamkhani (1694–1727)
  8. Thakur Nawab Dilawar Khan Kayamkhani (1727–1764)

Sightseeing and shrines

Schools

A number of schools are located in Nawa:

Social groups

Colleges

Politics

Freedom Fighter Kishan Lal Shah was the first MLA in 1952–57 and was re-elected for second term in 1957–62 and fourth Assembly 1967–72. Hanuman Singh Choudhary was elected for Third Assembly in 1962–67 and later on shri Rameshwar Lal Choudhary, Harish Chandra Kumawat in 1985-1990, 1990-1992, 1998-2003a and 2003-2008. Mahendra Chaudhary and Vijay Singh Choudhary represented the constituency.

City officials

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Nawa.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc = MATHASUKHA, Rajasthan-
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.

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