Beawar (also called Nayanagar)
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Beawar (also called Nayanagar)
Head-quarters of Merwara Dis- trict, Ajmer-Merwara, situated in 26° 5’ N. and 74° 19' E. Population (1901), 21,928: including Hindus, 15,547; Muhammadans, 3,947; and Jains, 2,094. Founded in 1835 by Colonel Dixon, afterwards Commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara, in the neighbourhood of a now- abandoned cantonment, Beawar rapidly grew into a prosperous town, owing to its advantageous position between Mewar (Udaipur) and Marwar (Jodhpur). The town, which has wide streets and a sur- rounding stone wall with four gates, was regularly planned out from the beginning, and sites were allotted to traders who applied for shops. Beawar is the only town in Merwara District, and is a station on the main line of the Rajputana-Malwa Railway. The municipal income in 1902-3 was about Rs. 60,000. Beawar is the chief cotton mart for Merwara and the contiguous Native States of Mewar and Marwar, and possesses a flourishing cotton-mill. The United Free Church of Scot- land has a mission establishment, and maintains an industrial school.
