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Encyclopedia > Ajmer District

Ajmer is a district of Rajasthan. Main town is Ajmer. Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Ajmer, or Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Indias Rajasthan state. ...


Ajmer District has an area of 8,481 km&sup2:, and a population of 2,180,526 (2001 census). 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. Nagaur is a district in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Also known as the Pink City, Jaipur has a long, rich and colorful history. ... Tonk is a town in Rajasthan state, India. ... Bhilwara is a town in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India, 600 km from Delhi. ... Pali is a town in Rajasthan state of western India. ...


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 south-eastern boundary of the district so as to irrigate the pargana of Samur. Four small streams--the Sagarmati, Saraswati, Khari and Dai--also intersect the district. In the dry weather they are little more than brooks. The Aravalli Range The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 300 miles northeast-southwest across Rajasthan state. ... A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India-Pakistan border superimposed. ... The Banas is a river of Rajasthan state in western India. ...


The district is divided into four subdivisions, Ajmer, Beawar, Kekri and Kishangarh, and further subdivided into six tehsils, Ajmer, Beawar, Nasirabad, Kekri, Kishangarh and Sarwar. Beawar (or Nayanagar) is a town in the Rajasthan state of India. ... Kishangarh is the name of a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... A tehsil or taluk is an administrative subdivision or tier found in several South Asian countries. ... Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail. ...



Divisions and Districts of Rajasthan
Ajmer Division: Ajmer | Bhilwara | Nagaur | Tonk
Bharatpur Division: Bharatpur | Dholpur | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur
Bikaner Division: Bikaner | Churu | Sri Ganganagar | Hanumangarh
Jaipur Division: Alwar | Dausa | Jaipur | Jhunjhunu | Sikar
Jodhpur Division: Barmer | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jodhpur | Pali | Sirohi
Kota Division: Baran | Bundi | Jhalawar | Kota
Udaipur Division: Banswara | Chittorgarh | Dungarpur | Rajsamand | Udaipur


 

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