Barmer, Rajasthan
Barmer | |
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[[Metropolitan
City]] | |
  Barmer Location in Rajasthan, India  Barmer Barmer (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°45′N 71°23′E / 25.75°N 71.38°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Founded by | Mallinath |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | BMC |
| • District Collector & District Magistrate | Anshdeep, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Sharad Choudhary, IPS |
| • Chief Executive Officer Zila Parishad | Mohan Dan Ratnu, RAS [1] |
| Area | |
| • [[Metropolitan City]] | 28,387 km2 (10,960 sq mi) |
| • Rank | No. 5 |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • [[Metropolitan City]] | 100,015 |
| • Metro | 184,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Marwadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344001 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-04 |
| Website | barmer |
Barmer is the district headquarters of the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the Thar Desert part of Western Rajasthan. It is a Group 'C' city for living standards, and the headquarters of the Barmer Taluka.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census, Barmer had a population of 100,051. The population of the 0-6 year age range was 22% of the total population. Barmer had an average literacy rate of 56.53%; gender-wise, 70% of males and 30% of females are literate.[2]
Transportation
Barmer has two national highways crossing it — NH 15 and NH 112. It has direct trains to Jodhpur(Rajasthan), New Delhi, Bengaluru (Karnataka), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), and Guwahati (Assam) among others.
Geography
Places of interest in Barmer city
Barmer district is famous for its historic monuments and the temples. The Barmer old city is spread around a fort. Barmer city houses number of Hindu and Jain temples which attract pilgrims and tourists from all over the country. [3]
- Jasdesar Dham Of Shiv Temple, Barmer
- Shiv Mandir, Barmer and nearby Barmer hilly smrity udhyan
- Fort Barmer
- Jogmaya Mandir, Barmer - 500 year old Hindu temple
- Chintamani Parshvanath Sw. Jain Mandir, Barmer - 16th century Jain temple
- Shri Godisa Parshwanath Bhagwan ka Mandir,Barmer
- Mahadev Temple, Barmer-Mahabar-Malpura-Gudamalani Road, Barmer Gadan
- Mahabar Sand Dunes, Rajasthan 344001
- Kushal Vatika Jain Temple, Barmer Gadan, Rajasthan 344001 - newly built big Jain complex
- Juna fort - At a distance of around 12 km from the main city of Barmer lies the remains of 16th century Juna Fort. The place houses three ancient Jain temples, which are much older.
References
- ^ "Barmer District Administration".
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ http://www.barmer.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/barmer/en/home.html#
