Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of

Dausa district Dausa district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Jaipur division–one of the ten List of districts of Rajasthan#Divisions, administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. ...

in the

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

, India. It is 55 km from

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, 240 km from

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and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21).

Etymology

The name ''Dausa'' (

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

: ) is derived from a

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word ''Dhau-Sa'' which means "Beautiful like Heaven".

History

Before 1947, Dausa was part of princely state of

ruled by Suryavanshi Kachwaha Rajputs. Dausa is situated in a region widely known as Dundhar. The

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also ruled this land in 10th Century AD. Dausa became the first capital of the then Dundhar Region. The Raja Sodh Dev ruled this region during 996 AD to 1006 AD. Later, Raja Dulha Rai who was son of Raja Sodh Dev ruled this region for 30 years from 1006 AD to 1036 AD. Dausa has given prominent freedom fighters to the nation. Tikaram Paliwal and Ram Karan Joshi were amongst the freedom fighters who gave their valuable contribution for the fight for independence and in formation of the state of

. Tikaram Paliwal was elected the Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 1952. Also, Ram Karan Joshi was the first Panchayati Raj Minister of Rajasthan who submitted the first Panchayati Raj Bill in the Vidhansabha in 1952. The poet Sunderdas was born on Chaitra Shukla Navami in Vikram Samvat 1653 in Dausa. He was a renowned Nirgun Panthi Sant and wrote 42 Grantha, out of which Gyan Sundaram & Sunder Vilas are famous.

Geography

Dausa is located at . It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1072 feet). It is located in

, one of the 5 Districts of Jaipur division ( Alwar, Dausa,

, Jhunjhunun, Sikar).

Demographics

Indian census, Dausa town had total population of 85,960. Males constitute 45,369 of the population and females 40,591. Dausa has an average literacy rate of 69.17%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 84.54% and, female literacy is 52.33%. In Dausa, 11,042 of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

The religious groups represented in Dausa as of 2011 include

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

s (84.99%),

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

(14.11%), Jains (0.66%),

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

(0.16%) and

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

s (0.15%).

Culture

Stone carving

Sikandra is situated at 25 km from Dausa on NH-21 towards Agra. This place has made its mark in the domestic as well as international market for its sandstone carvings.

Local festivals

Basant Panchmi Mela

Basant Panchami Mela is organized every February in Baradari Mela Maidan with the worship of idols of Raghunathji, Narsinghji, and the god

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. The festival is celebrated for a month, with a large local market for villagers to procure essential requirements for the entire year. Besides this, it has all arrangements for rural entertainment. Therefore, it has very much attention and importance for rural population scattered in the district.

Tourism

There are many places in and near Dausa to visit such as: * Abhaneri: It is known for its post-Gupta or early medieval monuments. It is situated at about 33 km from Dausa towards Bandikui. The Chand Baori (Step Well) and Harshat Mata Temple are the important places to visit. * Bhandarej: Bhandarej is known for the walls, sculptures, decorative latticework, and terracotta utensils found in the excavation. Bhandarej also has 18th-century step-well called Bhandrej Baori. * Khawaraoji: Khawaraoji was the residence of the then ruler Raoji and Jaiman purohits. It is situated at about 25 km from Dausa. * Jhajhirampura : Jhajhirampura is known for the natural water tank and temples of Rudra (Shiv), Balaji (Hanuman), Bhairav nath ji, Devnarayan chouhan ji temple and other religious god and goddess. Abhaneri-Chand Baori-02-Galerie-2018-gje.jpg, Chand Baori Abhaneri-Chand Baori-10-Stufenbrunnen-2018-gje.jpg, Chand Baori stepwell Abhaneri-Chand Baori-22-Stufenbrunnen-2018-gje.jpg, Chand Baori steps Abhaneri-Harshat Mata-Tempel-14-2018-gje.jpg, Harsat Mata ka Mandir Abhaneri-Harshat Mata-Tempel-08-2018-gje.jpg, Harsat Mata ka Mandir

Temples and religious spots

* Mehandipur Balaji Temple: The temple of Bajrang Bali (

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) god is known for treatment of mentally disturbed people. Mehandipur Balaji

* Paplaj Mata: The Temple of Paplaj Mata is situated in the sub-district Lalsot. https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/dausa/lalsot-paplaj-mata-lakkhi-fair-begins-thousands-of-devotees-will-reach/1333773 Paplaj_Mata

* Shri Binori Balaji Mandir: The Temple of Binori Balaji Ji is situated in the sub-district Lalsot.

Transport

By road

Dausa is located on NH 21. It is 55 km from

and 180 km from

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on NH-21 and 240 km from

on :Delhi–Mumbai Expressway and also well connected to other surrounding cities viz. Alwar, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur by road. Further, NH-148 connects it to Lalsot. RSRTC operates bus service to major cities in

, New Delhi and

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By rail

The city is well connected by rail. It is on Delhi-Jaipur line. Dausa railway station is a very important railway station of North-Western Railway Zone under Jaipur division. A new railway line is under construction which will connect Dausa to Gangapur City, after this the Dausa railway station will become a railway junction.

By air

The nearest airport to the city is

Jaipur International Airport Jaipur International Airport is an international airport serving Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. It is located in the southern suburb of Sanganer, located from the city centre. It is the List of the busiest airports in India, 13th-busiest a ...

, which is at a distance of 60 km from the city. The second nearest airport is Agra Airport.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Dausa district Former capital cities in India