Ajmer District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters.

Ajmer District has an area of 8,481 km, and a population of 2,180,526 (2001 census),Three main groups are; Hindu 1,869,044, Muslim 244,341, Jains 47,812. The district is situated in the center of Rajasthan, and is bounded by Nagaur District to the north, Jaipur and Tonk districts to the east, Bhilwara District to the south, and Pali District to the west. Ajmer Geography The eastern portion of the district is generally flat, broken only by gentle undulations, but the western parts, from north-west to south-west, are intersected by the great Aravalli Range. Many of the valleys in this region are sandy deserts, part of India's Thar Desert, with an occasional oasis of cultivation, but there are also some very fertile tracts; among these is the plain on which lies the town of Ajmer. This valley, however, is not only fortunate in possessing a noble artificial lake, but is protected by the massive walls of the Nagpathar range or Serpent rock, which forms a barrier against the sand. The only hills in the district are the Aravalli Range and its offshoots. Ajmer is almost totally devoid of rivers, the Banas being the only stream which can be dignified with that name, and it only touches the southeastern boundary of the district so as to irrigate the pargana of Samur. Four small streams the Sagarmati, Saraswati, Khari and Daialso intersect the district. In the dry weather they are little more than brooks. The district is divided into four subdivisions, Ajmer, Beawar, Kekri and Kishangarh, and further subdivided into six tehsils, Ajmer, Beawar, Nasirabad, India, Kekri, Kishangarh. Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters. Geography and Demographics The district has an area of 10,455 km, and a population of 2,009,516 (2001 census), which increased 26.14% from 1991 to 2001. Known for its textile Industries. It is bounded on the north by Ajmer District, on the east by Bundi District, on the south by Chittorgarh District, and on the west by Rajsamand District. State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district, as does a broad gauge railway line measuring 84 km and connecting Ajmer with Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. The nearest airport is at Udaipur (171 km). Administrative set-up There are 8 sub-divisions in the district: Bhilwara, Banera, Shahpura, Gangapur, Gulabpura, Mandal, Mandalgarh and Jahazpur. Under these sub-divisions there are 12 Tehsils: Bhilwara, Banera, Mandal, Mandalgarh, Beejoliya, Kotri, Shahpura, Jahazpur, Sahada, Raipur, Asind, Hurda. There are four Sub Tehsils also named Kareda (Mandal), Badnor (Asind), Hamirgarh (Bhilwara) and Puliakalan (Shahpura). Similarly there are 1783 villages as per census of 2001.

Asind Beejoliya Kalan Bhilwara Gangapur Gulabpura Jahazpur Mandalgarh Shahpura Asind. Geography Asind is also the name of a Chinese Company located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Demographics. As of 2001 India census,[2] Asind had a population of 14,118. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Asind has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Pilgrim place Sri Sawai Bhoj Temple is famous temple of Bhilwara.Sri Sawai Bhoj was father of Lord Devnarayan and was one of the 24 brave Gurjar brothers named as Bagaravats. The Sawai Bhoj Temple in Bhilwara is claimed to be more than 400 years old. Beejoliya Kalan is a census town in Bhilwara district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Geography Beejoliya Kalan is located at 2510N 7519E / 25.17N 75.32E[1]. It has an average elevation of 512 m (1,680 ft). The town situated in the South East of Bhilwara. It is close to the borders of the District Bundi. It is walled with two gates (North and South) and picturesquely situated on a plateau called the UPARMAL. It is 50 km from Bundi on the Bundi-Chittauragarh road. Demographics As of 2001 India census,[2] Beejoliya Kalan had a population of 12,384. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Beejoliya Kalan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. History The ancient name of Bijoliya was 'Vindhyavali'. During the Chauhan period, it became a famous centre for art and architecture. Tourism The Fort and Shiva temple ae main attractions. The fort is located on Bundi Chttaurgarh road. A high paved courtyard on the side of the fort has a large temple of Lord Shiva. A

caved archway leads to the temple that has a fine image of Lord Ganesh. The Shiva temple is called Hajaresvara Mahadeva temple. It has a high linga surrounded by hundreds of small lingas and hence called Hajaresvara or Sahastralinga. Near by Mandakani Kund is a holy water tank.Other attractions are five Jain temples dedicated to Paraswnath and the remains of a palace and two rock inscriptions. LIST OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA IN RAJASTHAN contains three sites from Bijolia village:

Mahakalsaz and two other temples Rock Inscription (12th century) Rock Inscription within the

Bijolia inscription Bijolia inscription dating back V.E. 1226 (1170 AD) is very important because it throws a new light on the early history of the Chauhan dynasty. Jain temple The Jain temples, situated about 1.5 km of the south east were built by Mahajan Lala in the time of the Chauhan Raja Someshwar of Ajmer in 1170 AD. One of them is considered scared containing a complete small model of a temple inside. The rock inscriptions are both dated 1170 AD. Education (1)A.V.S.Public School- In this area an English medium School is also running by parswnath teerth kshetra committee named of his saint "ACHARYA VIDHYA SAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL". There 452 stuents are taking education. Presently this is up to 8th standred and going to affileted With C.B.S.E. New Delhi in neare future. (2)DHARMSHALA A well furnished dharmshala for the jain yatri & others Transport links By Air Nearest Airport is Kota which is about 75 km away from bijoliya. By Road Bijoliya is situated on National Highway No. 76. Direct buses are available from Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Kota, Indore,Neemuch etc. By Train Nearest Railway station is "UPERMAL RAILWAY STATION" 8 km from city

Bhilwara is the city in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India.The Cloth & Industrial city has its own uniqueness which makes it as a special district in Rajasthan. Bhilwara "The City of Cloth Culture & Calmness" Contents:- History/ Location/ Demographics/ Economy/ Infrastructure/ Electricity/ Water/ Road Connectivity/ Rail Transport/ Air Transport/ Communication Facilities/ Educational Facilities/Institutions/ Transport/ Social and cultural significance/ Engineering/ Medical/ Urology/ Cardiology/ Concern area/ Tourism/ FAIRS/ References/ External links History The Textile City of India has very fine history. When Arjuna was going to Dwarika with all Gopis during Mahabharata period. He was passing through the present Bhilwara region. There was a war of Arjuna & Bhils. Local tradition reveals that it came to be known as Bhilwara because it was mostly inhabited by Bhil tribes in old days. These Bhils were eventually driven away towards the hilly tracts and interior places of less importance by the ancestors of the peasant settlers. It is said to have come up in the middle of the 11th century when a Bhil tribal, supposedly one of the first settlers, built a shiva temple on the site of the existing "Bada Mandir" or "Jataun ka Mandir". This is in the area called Purana Bhilwara, the oldest part of the town. If we are to believe this, the town is more than 900 years old.[1] Ironically enough, now very few Bhils live in this area. Another version recounts that the present Bhilwara city had a mint where coins known as 'BHILADI' were minted and from this denomination was derived the name of the district. A town nearby the city named "Mandal" is assumed to be the base of the Mughals when they attacked Chittor Garh, the moughal forces camped near the "talab" of the town of Mandal, ruins of the camp can still be seen there. A tower served as light house was also built on a small hill in Mandal, know known as "Mandara (minar)" this small hill also houses a devi temple. Bhilwara's history can be back to prehistoric period when neolithic culture was flourishing at Bagore village. A pillar said to be of first century BC at Nandsa village is evidence of Vedic rituals and culture. Classical 'Nagar' style of temple architect can be seen at temples of Menaal (Mahanaleshwer), Gurlan, Gadarmala, Momi, Kanpura and Mandalgarh places.Another notable landmark is the Badnore Fort located some 70 km from Bhilwara. It is a seven storeys fort on the top of a hill & built in medieval Indian Military style of architecture.Bhilwara is also known as the city of "CLOTH". Location Bhilwara (English pronunciation: /bilvr/) is located at 2521N 7438E / 25.35N 74.63E.[2] It has an average elevation of 421 metres (1381 feet).Major rivers flowing through the district are Banas, Bedach, Kothari, Khari, Mansi, Menali, Chandrabhaga and Nagdi. There is not any natural lake in the district but on the other hand there are number of ponds and dams so the district is the most irrigated through the ponds in the state of Rajasthan. Demographics

As of 2001 India census[3], Bhilwara had a population of 20,09,516. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. There was a question in Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), whose answer was Bhilwara has the highest no. of registered private motor vehicles (four wheelers) in World .i.e. Per capita density of regd. private four wheelers is highest in Asia[citation needed]. This also is indicative of density of millionaire is highest in Asia.This city is running with the blessings of all religions. Bhilwara is 7th largest city of Rajasthan. It comes third in Chartered Accountancy Examination results after Mumbai and Jodhpur. Only Textile Engineering College of Rajasthan is in Bhilwara. All World Gayatri Pariwar Centre 'Gayatri Shaktipeeth', situated at Roadways Bus Stand. Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari Branch Bhilwara is vibhag of ten districts of Rajasthan. The city has got more than 300 parks-small as well as bigcrowning it with the highest number of parks in the state. Economy The major industry is textiles, with more than 4000 manufacturing units in the town. There is also a huge cloth market. The main textile product is synthetic fabric used in trousers. The city is a market for mica, grains, cotton, and wool. Its manufactures include textiles and metalware. It was the immense effort of Lt. Sh. Jugal Kishore Sharaf and then Lt. Sh. Chetan Sharaf owner of "Jugal Kishore Mica corp." That played a crucial role in Bhilwara being a major Mica producing area. Mansinghka Family, Agrawal Family, Soni family, Gaggar Family, Saxena Family, Mali Family, Jaiswal Family, Sabharwal Family, Chabra Family, Bhadada Family are well known business families, M/s. Ashok Kumar Daruka has had a major share in export of Mica worldwide, has impact on the development of the city. Right Concept Marketing[4] (RCM) a Multi-Level Marketing Company based on the concept of Amway has been originated from this town which currently Ranks No.1 in India. A total Customer base of more then 10 Million and an annual turnover of more then 1500 crores distinct itself from other historic businesses originated in this region. Bhilwara is the one of the major textile centre of the Country. It is prominent in manufacturer of P/V blended yarn and suiting. The turn over of the textile industry is more than Rs. 10,000 crore p.a. It has 9 major spinning mills and 5 small spinning mills. The total spindlage installed at Bhilwara are approx. 4.50 lacs about 40% of the State capacity. It has 18 modern process houses to process polyester/viscose suiting with the capacity of 50-55 crore meters of fabric p.a. In weaving sector it has approx. 13,500 looms out of which about 9000 are modern shuttleless looms. Exports of textiles from the district is of more than Rs. 2750 crore p.a. It is the only center in the country producing insulation bricks. There are about 25 units. In mining sector large scale mining of sand stone, which is also exporting. The other major mining activity is in soap stone mining, the talcum powder manufactured by UMDS and other Minerals like Feldspar,Quartz, China Clay by ABC Limitless Holdings is supplied to all major manufacturing units. The growth rate of bhilwara is very high in rajasthan. Some readymade garments showroom with good quality of products are Vardhaman Vastralay, Veshbhusha, Nu-Wave, Pulse,

Lotus. They work on MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) System. Nagori Garden is the main hub for readymade garments. Infrastructure Electricity Bhilwara receives electricity from Kota, Beawar, Rana Pratap Sagar Power Station (Rawatbhata) and Nimbahera. All the 1,565 villages have been electrified. Water The main rivers in the district are Banas, Beduch, Kothari, Khari, Menaali, Unli and Meaj. The water table in the district is comparatively high between 10 to 20 meters. The district has about 86,600 wells and thousands of tube-wells, providing drinking water and irrigation facilities. Ground water in the district is fresh and generally considered as potable although the concentration in fluoride was regularly above normal, and can cause fluorosis. Road Connectivity The National Highway No. 79 part of the Golden Quardrilateral (Four Lane) and another National No. 76 part of the East West Corridor (Four Lane) passes through the district. The total length of both section is 120 km. South State Highway (Jaipur-Udaipur) passes through the district. The total road length in the district is 3,883 km as on 31 March 2000. Rail Transport A broad gauge railway line connects Ajmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Delhi, Bharatpur, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna, Kolkata, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat, and Mumbai passes through the district. Air Transport The nearest airport is at Udaipur (150 km) takes approx 2 hrs, 35 mins by road and other the nearest airport is at Jaipur (251 km) takes about 4 hrs by road. International Airport Nearest Jaipur, New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad. Communication Facilities (No.)

Post Offices 391 Telegraph Offices 95 Telephone exchanges 71 Public call offices 1,180 An airstrip is available at Kherabad approximately 22 kms. away from Bhilwara city.

Educational Facilities/Institutions (No.)

Primary and Middle Schools 2,009 Higher Secondary and Secondary Schools 212 Under Graduate and Post Graduate Colleges 7 Engineering colleges= 2

Transport The city is connected by National Highway No. 79 through Jaipur, Ajmer and Udaipur, which makes the major cities accessile. The four lane highway is part of golden quadrilateral highway project of India and connects Bhilwara with major cities. Bhilwara is connected by Broad gauge railway line network as of July 2007 (Appox.). The city has its own traffic style and parking style. Though the nos of vehicles are too much but there is no jam (a city without traffic lights). Social and cultural significance Besides Bhilwara's popularity in name of textile industry, it has a very strong cultural heritage base. Bhilwara is also famous for following cultural and social elements:

Art: Great Indian Miniature artist Badri Lal Chitrakar highlights the city on international maps for Indian Miniature Art. He has been given Shilp Guru award by Vice-President of India in 9 September 2006. Bhilwara is also famous for its FAD PAINTINGS which are actually depiction of traditional stories on cloth using naturally available colours. Joshi family from Shahpura,Bhilwara is famous for such paintings. Gazak: famous sweet. It is made up of Til and famous around whole Rajasthan. Sports: Bhilwara is the source of National Basketball team players. This city is considered to be the mine of basketball players. Coach Mohit Bhandari is the present National coach for Basketball. Famous chess player Abhijeet Gupta belongs to this city.

Bhilwara is The city has many other state and national level tennis players, some of them being Prateek Kabra ,Rahul Bolia ,brothers Akhil and Anish Pokharna, Priyesh Agarwal and Naveen Nathrani.

Chess: Abhijeet Gupta World chess champion is also from bhilwara. Cricket : has been the most highly appreciated game here. It has produced many great players which represented in the national team, some of them being; Shailendra Singh Gehlot, Aayush Agarwal, Narendra Chaudhary, Siddharth Sharma, Ishvar and many more.

On the Administration part it has been the limelight in RCA (Rajasthan Cricket Association) with some of the great administrators like Rakesh Agarwal, Mahendra Nahar, Chandra Prakash Ojha helped developing cricket in this great historic town. With their combine

efforts first time an International Cricket Team Bangladesh came to play here. Rakesh Agarwal and Mahendra Nahar has also represented BCCI[5], the highest cricketing body in India and its domestic T20 Leagues Indian Premier League[6] and Champions League T20[7]. Deepak Sharma currently is among few International Scorer in India deputed by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India[8]).

Shitala Devi Saptami: People from Bhilwara indulges themselves more on this festival as compared to Holi (a week after). People eat cold food on the day, as a dedication to celebrate last winter festival. Besides many other real stories are told behind it. Makhan Bda :Is another famous sweet.

Engineering ITM Bhilwara MLVT Govt. college Medical Now Bhilwara has large number of hospitals. Smt. Kesar Bai Soni Hospital Assisted By Apollo Hospital Ahmedabad, Arihant Eye Hospital,Red crescent Uro-Surgical Hospital, Krishna Hospital and many more. The facility of serving the people in low cost make bhilwara as a medical hub. Urology There are some hospitals for urology that is why bhilwara is famous for its treatment of urology disorders due to specialized urological hospitals. urological trauma can be treated,prostate cancer,appendix,plastic surgery of excretory organs and many more.here in bhilwara patients of urology gets every type of treatment regarding urological disorders with new and modern techniques and machines. some urological specialized hospital is Red Crescent Uro-Surgical Hospital. Cardiology Bhilwara also provides facility for cardiac patients with modern machines there are many hospitals which provides cardiac treatment.the government hospital mahatma gandhi hopital also provides cardiac treatment for BPL CARD HOLDERS at low rates of cost. Concern area The major area of concern is of shortage of water.For this the government is working hardly so that bhilwara people will get water from chambal river. Tourism

Badnore Fort: is 70 km from Bhilwara on the Bhilwara Asind road. Bijoliyan Mandakini Temple

The town situated in the South East of Bhilwara. It is close to the borders of the District Bundi. The ancient name of Bijoliya was Vindhyavali. It is walled with two gates (North and South) and picturesquely situated on a plateau called the UPARMAL. Objects of historical interests are three Saivite temples, probably of the tenth century. A reservoir called the Mandakini Baori with steps, five Jain temples dedicated to Parswnath. The remains of a palace and two rock inscriptions deserve mention. The Jain temples, situated about 1.5 km of the south east were built by Mahajan Lala in the time of the Chauhan Raja Someshwar of Ajmer in 1170 AD. One of them is considered scared containing a complete small model of a temple inside. The rock inscriptions are both dated 1170 AD.

Shahpura Ramdwara

Capital of the erstwhile state of Shahpura, the town houses the headquarters of the sub division, tehsil, panchayat samiti of the same name. It is about 58 km from district headquarters. The rulers of the erstwhile chiefship of Shahpura belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Shahpura is a place of pilgrimage for the followers of the Ram Snehi's sect. Founded by the Hindus in 1804. They have a shrine in the town known as Ram Dwara. The chief priest of Ram Dwara is the head of the sect. Pilgrims from all over the world visit the shrine through out the year. Ram Snehi is an Internation Hindu sect. An annual fair Phool Dol Ka Mela is held here on Phagun Sukla 15 (MarchApril) for five days. About one lakh people attend the fair. It is also famous for PHAD painitings.

Mandalgarh Menal Water fall

The place, situated at a distance of 54 km towards South-East of Bhilwara. It is sub division, tehsil and panchayat samiti of same name. The place is of historical importance because it was the scene of many a fierce battle during the mediaeval times, according to the Muslim historians. The place was taken twice by Mahmud Khilji of Malwa in the middle of the fifteenth century, and subsequently appears to have belonged alternately to the Ranas of Mewar and the Mughal Emperors. In or about 1650 A.D. Shah Jahan granted it in Jagir to Raja Roop Singh of kishanGarh, who partially built a palace here, but Rana Raj Singh retook it in 1660 AD. Twenty years later captured the palace and in 1700 AD. made it over to Jhujar Singh Chief of Pisangan (now in Ajmer district ) from whom it wasrecovered by Rana Amar Singh in 1706 AD., and it since then remained in the uninterrupted possession of his successors. To the North-West is a fort about half a mile in length with a low rampart wall and bastions encircling the crest of the hill on which it stands. The fort is said to have been constructed by a chief of the Balnote Clan of Rajputs (a branch of Solankis). There is an old temple Jaleshwar by name (1619 v.s.) The fort also houses a temple dedicated to Shiva.

Pur Udan Chatri

It is situated at about 10 km from bhilwara city. It is famouls for it Udan Chatri, Adhar Shila, and Patola mahadev. The Bhilwara Municipal corporation is developing a tourist place at Gata Rani Mandir.