| Dausa | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Nickname: | Deva Nagari[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India#Asia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan##Location in India##Location in Asia |
| Coordinates: | 26.8932°N 76.3375°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jaipur |
| Government Type: | Municipal Council |
| Governing Body: | Dausa Municipal Council |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 34 |
| Elevation M: | 327 |
| Population Total: | 128000 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 303303 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | +91-1427 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ-29 |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dausa |
| Leader Party: | INC |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Mamta Choudhary[3] |
Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21).
The name Dausa (Hindi: Hindi: दौसा) is derived from a Sanskrit word Dhau-Sa which means "Beautiful like Heaven".[4]
Before 1947, Dausa was part of princely state of Jaipur ruled by Suryavanshi Kachwaha Rajputs. Dausa is situated in a region widely known as Dundhar. The Chauhans also ruled this land in 10th Century AD. Dausa became the first capital of the then Dundhar Region. The Raja Sodh Dev ruled this region during 996 AD to 1006 AD. Later, Raja Dulha Rai who was son of Raja Sodh Dev ruled this region for 30 years from 1006 AD to 1036 AD.[5]
Dausa has given prominent freedom fighters to the nation. Tikaram Paliwal and Ram Karan Joshi were amongst the freedom fighters who gave their valuable contribution for the fight for independence and in formation of the state of Rajasthan. Tikaram Paliwal was elected the Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 1952. Also, Ram Karan Joshi was the first Panchayati Raj Minister of Rajasthan who submitted the first Panchayati Raj Bill in the Vidhansabha in 1952.
The poet Sunderdas was born on Chaitra Shukla Navami in Vikram Samvat 1653 in Dausa. He was a renowned Nirgun Panthi Sant and wrote 42 Grantha, out of which Gyan Sundaram & Sunder Vilas are famous.
Dausa is located at .[6] It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1072 feet).It is located in Dausa district, one of the 5 Districts of Jaipur division (Alwar, Dausa, Jaipur, Jhunjhunun, Sikar).
Indian census, Dausa town had total population of 85,960. Males constitute 45,369 of the population and females 40,591. Dausa has an average literacy rate of 69.17%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 84.54% and, female literacy is 52.33%. In Dausa, 11,042 of the population is under 6 years of age.[7]
The religious groups represented in Dausa as of 2011 include Hindus (84.99%), Muslims (14.11%), Jains (0.66%), Christians (0.16%) and Sikhs (0.15%).[8]
Sikandra is situated at 25 km from Dausa on NH-21 towards Agra. This place has made its mark in the domestic as well as international market for its sandstone carvings.[9]
Basant Panchami Mela is organized every February in Baradari Mela Maidan with the worship of idols of Raghunathji, Narsinghji, and the god Surya. The festival is celebrated for a month, with a large local market for villagers to procure essential requirements for the entire year. Besides this, it has all arrangements for rural entertainment. Therefore, it has very much attention and importance for rural population scattered in the district.[10]
There are many places in and near Dausa to visit such as:
Dausa is located on NH 21. It is 55 km from Jaipur and 180 km from Agra on NH-21 and 240 km from Delhi on and also well connected to other surrounding cities viz. Alwar, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur by road. Further, NH-148 connects it to Lalsot. RSRTC operates bus service to major cities in Rajasthan, New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
The city is well connected by rail. It is on Delhi-Jaipur line. Dausa railway station is a very important railway station of North-Western Railway Zone under Jaipur division. A new railway line is under construction which will connect Dausa to Gangapur City, after this the Dausa railway station will become a railway junction.
The nearest airport to the city is Jaipur International Airport, which is at a distance of 60 km from the city. The second nearest airport is Agra Airport.