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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''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.