Beawar
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Beawar Location in Rajasthan, India Beawar Beawar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°06′N 74°19′E / 26.1°N 74.32°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Beawar |
| Founded | 1 Feb. 1836 |
| Founded by | Charles George Dixon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Municipality Chairman | Naresh kanojiya |
| Area | |
• city | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• city | 151,152 |
| • Density | 8,544/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 | |
| • Spoken | Hindi, Marwadi |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 305901 |
| Area code | 01462 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-36 |
| Website | www |
Beawar (pronounced [bəˈjaːʋər]) is a city in Beawar District of Rajasthan, India. Beawar was the financial capital of Ajmer-Merwara state of Rajputana. As of 2011, the population of Beawar city is 151152 (1 lakh fifty one thousand one hundred fifty two). It is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Ajmer and 184 kilometres (114 mi) southwest of the state capital Jaipur, amidst the Aravali hills. The city used to be a major center for trade, especially in raw cotton, and used to have cotton presses and the Krishna cotton mills. Currently, major industries include mineral-based units, machine-based units, machine tools and accessories, pre-stressed concrete pipes, plastic products, textiles, wooden furniture and asbestos cement pipes. Beawar is the largest producer of cement in northern India and home to Shree Cement.Beawar is located central region of Rajasthan.
It is situated in a mineral-rich region having reserves of feldspar, quartz, asbestos, soapstone, magnesite, calcite, limestone, mica, emerald, granite, and masonry stone. Reserves of barytes, fluorite, wollastonite and vermiculite have also been found. Beawar is a newly established district in Rajasthan, India, officially formed on August 7, 2023.