Nagaur
District in Rajasthan, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nagaur (also Nagor and Nagore) is a city and municipal council in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner.
Not to be confused with Nagore.
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Coordinates: 27.2°N 73.73°E / 27.2; 73.73 | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Nagaur |
Founded by | Nagvanshi Kshatriya |
Government | |
• Type | Democracy |
• MP | Hanuman Beniwal |
• Collector & DM | Arun Kumar Purohit, IAS[1] |
• Chairman, City Council | Meetu Bothra |
• Superintendent of Police | Narayan Togas, IPS |
Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 110,797 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Rajasthani |
• Local | Marwari |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | RJ-21 |
Website | http://nagaur.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
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Nagaur is famous for spices and sweets (mithai). Nagaur have huge mineral resources. Nagaur also has a temple of Maheshwari community Kuldevi in the name of Deresiya Mata Mandir and the very famous Banshiwala Mandir in the heart of city.