Didwana

Didwana
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Didwana Location of Didwana in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	27°24′N 74°34′E / 27.4°N 74.57°E / 27.4; 74.57Coordinates: 27°24′N 74°34′E / 27.4°N 74.57°E / 27.4; 74.57
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Nagaur
King	Didu Shah
Population	44,661 (2001[update])
Sex ratio	980/1000 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 336 metres (1,102 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 341303 • Telephone • +01580 • Vehicle • RJ-37
Website	www.didwana.com

Didwana (Rajasthani: डीडवाना) is a town in Nagaur district of Rajasthan in India. It lies in the Thar Desert. The town is thought to be more than 5,000 years old and is closely associated with conversion of Rajput clan into a businessmen clan by the blessings of Lord Mahesh (Shankar) and with the name of Maheshwari.

Nowadays Didwana is a well-known town of Nagaur/Rajasthan. Many people of Didwana and nearby places are well settled elsewhere in India and hold important positions/ are famous industrialists. The famous Maheshwari bushiness family Bangur hails from Didwana. Further it is also famous for two famous old Maths based on the Ramanuja Sampradaya, namely, the Jahlaria Math headed by Sri Sri 1008 Swami Ghanshyamacharyaji Maharaj and The Nagoria Math headed by Sri Sri 1008 Swami Vishnu prapannacharyaji Maharaj.

The city is very famous for its Hindu traditional culture and philosophy and the Maths are must-visit for all Hindu devotees once in lifetime. The Baas and basinies, as the surrounding areas of town, The mathura Das Ji ka jaav, the oldest well built by the maharaja of Jodhpur, in Gaadha baas, now in Didwana, where there is a secret room inside the well, a very good example of Ancient Rajasthani architecture.

The temples of these maths are very beautiful and pure the heart. Though they may not be as big as other temples but they are regarded very highly by the Hindu community.

The town is famous for its VED Vidhalya where Brahmin students are taught about Veda, dharma and other aspects of the Hindu religion.

Geography

Didwana is located at 27°24′N 74°34′E / 27.4°N 74.57°E / 27.4; 74.57.^[1] It has an average elevation of 336 metres (1102 feet).

The town is more than 5,000 years old and has long history of great teachers who have taken the Hindu religion a long way and have shown the way how to lead life, how to grow, etc.

In Didwana there are twelve baas and twelve baasni (called in general language colony). There live Mali samaj in these baas and Deshwali samaj lives in Basani.

1. Maidashar bass
2. Singhi bass
3. Kumaniya bass
4. Mohandas bass
5. Bhati bass
6. Heari bass
7. Gaadha bass
8. Harinarayan bass
9. Kadiya bass
10. Jhalara bass
11. Bari bass
12. Aadaka bass
13. Katala bass
14. Tiba bass.

Thse are the famous twelve villages(Baasni) around Didwana, where deshwali community lives.

1. Ramsabas - Located on south from the salt lake. 4 KM from Didwana on Ganesh Mandir road.
2. Ladabas - Adjacent to Ramsabas. Both the villages are mingled down now. Common government school for both villages.
3. Khatiabasni. 2KM south from Ramsabas on Barangana road.
4. Baliya. -famous sodium sulfide factory by Nagori is located in Baliya.
5. Amarpura. - next to Didwana railway station
6. Gardejiabasni.
7. Dadubasni.
8. Shekhabasni. Located on east side of Didwana at the junction of State highway - Didwana road.
9. Khinchiyabasni.
10. Mallabasni.
11. Daulatpura. Located 12 KM east from Didwana on State highway.
12. Katlabas. Near the chungi chowki and some are in the farms.

Following are the famous chowk in Didwana. Chowk means locality.

1. Mohallah Sayedan & Qauziyaan
2. Narsingh Chowk Near Nagoria Math.
3. Shyam Ji ka Chowk Near Shayam Ji Ka Mandir.
4. Gaggro ka chowk.
5. Bangur Chowk.
6. Ghodawato Ka Chowk.
7. Bhargav Chowk.
8. Majejio ka Chowk Near Jhalaria Math.
9. Mathura Das Ji Ka Jaav in Gaadha Baas.
10. pathano ki paanch pol the historic palace

Earlier this city was extent in-between Seven Big Gates, for security. But now six gates exist, as one (Delhi Gate) gate has vanished. One thing is special for these gates that at each gate The Lord Ganesh Temple are situated. The name of gates are below:

1. Nagori Gate.
2. Ajmeri Gate.
3. Kote Gate.
4. Deen Darwaja.
5. Khidki Darwaja.(Chapri Gate)
6. Fatehpuri Gate.
7. Delhi Gate. (this does not exist now)

After the rise of Bangur Family who stayed in Sitaram Bagh, the Bangur family had built many schools, a college, hospital, roads and other infrastructural facilities in the town. Thus the city was one of the most prominent town in the Rajastan State and important centre from people from nearby villages and towns as Ladnun, Kuchaman, Merta, Sujangarh, Kishangarh, Molasar, Borsu, etc.

Not only the town but also people form nearby places is indebted to the Bangur Family for its important role played in the development of the town.

Near to Didwana is situated a very old village named Bawadi, where the rathores ruled. The village has a very impressive old fort, there still lives the family of ex jagirdar.

Place of Interest

1. ShitalKund Balaji Temple
2. JankiNath Temple (Nagoriya Math)
3. shri sati mata ji
4. dojraj mandir

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Didwana had a population of 44,661. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Didwana has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70% and, female literacy is 46%. In Didwana, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Concern

The new generation of Bangur Family has been distanced from the town. Their higher interest in city also with other pravasi industrialists will help the city attain a prominent location in Rajasthan.

The local people of the town have important role to play in this as if they take the Help of Bangur family and ask them to establish industries in the nearby area, the area can flourish.

There is beautiful temple. Its name is shri shitalkund balaji mandir (hanuman temple)and Jankinath temple which belongs to Nagoriya Math. It is a famous temple constructed more than 500 years ago owned by Nagoriyapithadishwar Swami Shri Vishuprapanacharji.

Krishana computers is a first computer education center in didwana and also recoganized by CDAC (Govt. of India).

Industrialisation and creation of more jobs are important. Since the area is semi-arid, creation of a SEZ in the town can be a win-win situation as nearby areas are not good for farming. So creation for SEZ will not affect agricultural production of the country. It has a very large girl's college. Its name is Didwana Mahila Mahavidyalaya. Sushil Kulhari is presently SDM Didwana.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Didwana
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

Jankinath temple and Shital Kund Balaji Mandir