Vijainagar, Ajmer

Bijainagar
City
Bijainagar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Bijainagar
Bijainagar (India)
Coordinates: 25°55′48″N 74°38′19″E / 25.93000°N 74.63861°E / 25.93000; 74.63861Coordinates: 25°55′48″N 74°38′19″E / 25.93000°N 74.63861°E / 25.93000; 74.63861
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Founded by Rao Bijai Singh ji, Masuda
Named for After the name of Rao Bijai Singh
Government
 • Type

Municipality

Chairperson: Sachin Sankhala. Vice Chairperson: Sahadev Singh Kushwah.

They were elected on 21 and 22 August 2015 respectively. Both are members of the Indian National Congress party.
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 32,124
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Vijainagar is a municipality in the Ajmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. This city is situated along the Khari River close to the border of Ajmer District.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census Bijainagar had a population of 32,124; the population is 51% male and 49% female. Bijainagar has an average literacy rate of 69%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Out of the total literates, male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 60%. In Bijainagar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most of the population practices the Hindu religion.

Religion in Vijainagar(2011)[2]

  Hinduism (71.14%)
  Islam (14.11%)
  Jainism (13.88%)
  Christianity (0.46%)
  Sikhism (0.30%)
  Buddhism (0.00%)
  Other or none (0.11%)

Geography

Bijainagar's "Krishi Mandi" is the second largest region in terms of the production of cotton in the state of Rajasthan. Bijainagar has direct rail connections with the four cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

The main water source is the Bisalpur Dam, which supplies Rajasthan's largest water treatment plant. The Para 1 Dam in Para is one of the major irrigation dams in the Ajmer District.

Transportation

Because Bijainagar is situated between the Ajmer-Bhilwara railway and National Highway 79 (Dehli-Mumbai), public transportation, such as long-distance trains and buses to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Puna, and Agra, is readily available.

Economy

Vijaingar is an industrial area with businesses including the Agricultural Mandi (Market Yard), cattle feed plants, oil mills, woolen yarn mills, flour mills, ceramic industries, as well as a cotton and synthetic waste recycling plant.

Temples

Bijainagar has many temples:

1. Ganesh Mandir 2. Chamatkari Hanuman Mandir (Station wale Balaji) 3. Laxmi Narayan Mandir (Bada Mandir) 4. Shiv Mandir (Peepli Chouraha) 5. Shiv Mandir (Bapu Baazar) 6. Balaji Mandir (Sabji Mandi) 7. Shri Harshiddhi Ganesh Mandir (Chosla) 8. Mosque (Rajnagar) 9. Shwetamber Jain Mandir (Mahavir Bazar) 10. Shani Dev Mandir 11. Tejaji Mandir 12. Vishwakarma Temple 13. Gurudwara 14. Church 15. Digamber Jain Mandir (Sathana Baazar) 16. Nakoda Jain Temple (Rajdarbar colony) 17. Sitla mata mandir 18. Radha krishna mandir (purana mandir) 19. Shiv Mandir 20. Shiv Mandir (Kekri Road, Rajnagar)

The famous Lord Ram Mandir and temple of Badi Mataji are located in the nearby town of Gulabpura and the nearby village Badji.

Colleges

  • Shri Pragya College (PG College)
  • Smt. Rama Devi B.Ed. College [3]

Schools

  • Government Senior Secondary Schools (separate for boys and girls)
  • Pragya public school (situated near the state highway)

www.vaatsalyaschool.com (Vaatsalya school,near head post office)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=103267
  2. ↑ "Population by religion community - 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ https://www.indcareer.com/rajasthan/ajmer/smt-rama-devi-b-ed-college-bijainagar


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