Bansur
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Bansur
बानसूर | |
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Tehsil | |
  Bansur Location in Rajasthan, India  Bansur Bansur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′06″N 76°21′04″E / 27.685°N 76.351°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Alwar |
| Tehsil | Bansur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi हिंदी |
| • Spoken | Ahirwati अहीर्वती |
| PIN | 301402 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaipur Rural |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bansur |
| Assembly MLA | Shakuntala Rawat |
Bansur (Hindi: बानसूर) is a Town and tehsil in Alwar district in Rajasthan, India. Bansur Tehsil's headquarters is Bansur town. It belongs to Jaipur Division. It is located 46 km west of the district headquarters Alwar and 117 km south of the state capital Jaipur.[1][2] Bansur tehsil is a part of the Ahirwal Cultural Region.
Bansur Tehsil is bounded by Kotputli Tehsil to the west, Behror Tehsil to the north, Umren Tehsil to the east and Alwar Tehsil to the south. Alwar, Neem-Ka-Thana, Narnaul, and Bawal are the nearest cities to Bansur.
It is at an elevation of 289 m.
Alwar, Sariska, Narnaul, Samode (Samode Bagh) and Nuh are nearby tourist destinations.
Language
Ahirwati, also called ‘Hirwati’ (the language of Ahirs also Language of Rajputana), is spoken in Ahirwal region.
Rewari, Mahendergarh, Narnaul, Gurgaon, Kotkasim, Kotputli, Bansur, Behror and Mundawar may be considered as the centre of Ahirwati speaking area.
Transport
The nearest major railway station is in Alwar, 52 km away. The second nearest major railway station is in Khairthal 37 km away. Bansur is well connected to Delhi and Jaipur via Kotputli by NH -8. Kotputli is 16 km away of Bansur. Roadways bus service for Kotputli is available from 6:00 am to 8:15 pm.The entry of heavey vechiles is restricted from 6 am to 8 pm in the Town.
Bansur Fort
The fort of Bansur is situated in the middle of the city.It can be seen from almost any place in the city.Anyone can visit the fort anytime without any fee.An amazing and outstanding view of the city can be seen from the fort.It has many "Burz". A bawadi can also be seen in the middle of the fort having many stairs to go down,not in use now.It resembles some of the finest water conservation models used by our ancestors in past,collecting all the water from the fort and collecting it in the Bawadi for future use.The fort has many Canon stands.Walls of the fort are almost 6 to 7 feet wide.Earlier the fort was unpainted and was coloured pink later.
References
- ^ "Bansur". India Mappedaccessdate=2013-08-17.
- ^ "The Ahirwal Region : A Historical Unique Identity" (PDF). Ijccr.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.