Nagar, Rajasthan
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Nagar is a city and a municipality
Municipality
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 in Bharatpur district
Bharatpur district
Bharatpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Bharatpur is the district headquarters.-History:When Bharatpur was a princely state, it was the only political entity ever to have a Chartreuse colored flag.-Demographics:...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. Nagar is situated in between Bharatpur
Bharatpur, India
Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733. Located in the Brij region, Bharatpur was once an impregnable, well-planned and well-fortified city, and the capital of Jat kingdom ruled by Sinsinwar Maharajas.The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and...

 and Alwar & it's famous for the sweets called "Jalewa" a bigger version of Jalebi's.

Geography

Nagar is located at 27.43°N 77.10°E. It has an average elevation of 201 metres (662 feet).

Fairs

Nagar hosts a famous fair in the month of April on "Ram Navmi". Peoples from nearby areas comes to see the Ram Rathyatra which passes through the main market of the town to "Ram Mandir".This fair lasts for nearly about a week.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Nagar had a population of 21,349. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nagar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 45%. In Nagar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

It is a place in Bharatpur district, lying in between Bharatpur and Alwar. Distance from Delhi to 180 km and from Jaipur to 160 km.
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