Ajmer district is a district in theIndian state ofRajasthan. It is part of theAjmer division–one of the sevenadministrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city ofAjmer is the district headquarters. The district is situated in the center of Rajasthan, and is bounded byDidwana Kuchaman district to the north,Jaipur Rural andDudu to the north-east,Tonk to the east,Kekri andBeawar to the south, andNagaur to the west. It has an area of 8,481 km² (3,275 sq mi), and a population of 2,583,052 (2011 census).

Ajmer district
District ofRajasthan
Clockwise from top-left:Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Baradaris nearAna Sagar Lake, Hills nearTaragarh, Ghats nearPushkar Lake,Akbari Fort
Location of Ajmer district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Ajmer):26°27′N74°38′E / 26.450°N 74.633°E /26.450; 74.633
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Ajmer
Headquarters	Ajmer
Tehsils	1. Kishangarh, 2. Ajmer, 3. Sarwar, 4. Kekri, 5. Peesangan, 6. Nasirabad, 7. Masuda, 8. Beawar, 9. Bhinay
Government
• District collector	Utsav Kaushal,IAS[1]
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Ajmer (shared withJaipur district), 2. Rajsamand (shared withNagaur,Pali andRajsamand districts)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Dudu, 2. Ajmer North, 3. Ajmer South, 4. Pushkar, 5. Kisahngarh, 6. Nasirabad, 7. Masuda, 8. Kekri
Area
• Total	8,481 km2 (3,275 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,583,052
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	40.1%
Demographics
• Literacy	69.3%
• Sex ratio	951
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-01
Major highways	NH 48,NH 58,NH 448
Average annual precipitation	481.3[3] mm
Website	ajmer.rajasthan.gov.in

The hills are some of the oldest in India, geologically. Microliths from early hominids have been found in the district. It is believed that cultures in this region had contact with the Indus Valley civilization. Pottery shards fromPainted Gray Ware culture,Black and Red Ware andNorthern Black Polished Ware cultures have been found with Chosla and Sameliya. Some pre-AshokanBrahmi inscriptions have been found in Bhilot Mata Temple in Badli.

Pushkar was ruled for many years by the Kushans, Sakas etc until the rise of the Chauhans. In 1192 the last independent Chauhan ruler Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohammad Ghori, and the district became part of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1287, Hammir Dev Chauhan regained Ajmer, before it was reconquered by Delhi in 1301. In the last period of the Delhi Sultanate, Ajmer was ruled by Mallu Khan. During Mughal rule the district was part ofAjmer Subah. After 1712, the district returned to Rathore hands under the suzerainty of theMarathas. In 1801, the British took over Ajmer and converted it to a district. It became part of Rajasthan after 1950. Umesh Kumar and Akint Balam were felicitated for winning the Rajasthan IT Badminton League.^[4]

The eastern portion of the district is generally flat, broken only by gentle undulations. The western parts, from north-west to south-west, are intersected by theAravalli Range. Many of the valleys in this region are sandy deserts, part of India'sThar Desert, with an occasional oasis of cultivation. Some fertile tracts are also present; among these is the plain on which lies the town of Ajmer. This valley has an artificial lake, and is protected by the massive walls of the Nagpathar range or Serpent rock, which forms a barrier against the sand. The only hills in the district are theAravalli Range and its offshoots. Ajmer is almost totally devoid of rivers. TheBanas River touches the south-eastern boundary of the district so as to irrigate the pargana of Samur. Four small streams—the Sagarmati, Saraswati, Khari and Dai—also intersect the district.

• Pushkar Lake^[5]
• Dargah Khwaja Saheb^[5]
• Mayo College^[5]
• Nareli Jain Temple^[5]
• Two and a half Day Hut^[5]
• Ana Sagar^[5]
• Foy Sagar Lake^[5]
• Soniji's Veins^[5]
• Ajmer Government Museum^[5]
• Sai Baba Temple^[5]
• Swami Vivekananda Memorial^[5]
• Musical Fountain^[5]
• Kishangarh Fort^[5]
• Open Air Theatre at Information Centre^[5]
• Food Court at Urban Haat Bazaar^[5]
• Victoria Clock Tower (Ghantaghar)^[5]
• Prithviraj Memorial^[5]
• Bird Park at Sagar Vihar^[5]
• Development in front of Anasagar Lake at Old Rest House^[5]
• Anasagar Pathway^[5]
• Shaheed Smarak, Ajmer^[5]

The Ajmer district is divided into seven subdivisions - Arai, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Nasirabad, Peesangan, Pushkar, Roopangarh;^[6] and further subdivided into sixteentehsils,Ajmer, Arai, Beawar, Bhinai,Pushkar, Sarwar, Pisangan, Tantoti,Nasirabad,Masuda, Kekri, Kishangarh, Roopangarh, Bijay Nagar, Tatgarh, Sanver

According to the2011 census Ajmer district has apopulation of 2,583,052.^[2] This gives it a ranking of 161st in India (out of a total of640).^[2] The district has a population density of 305 inhabitants per square kilometre (790/sq mi) .^[2] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.48%.^[2] Ajmer has asex ratio of 950females for every 1000 males,^[2] and aliteracy rate of 70.46%. 40.08% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 478,027 (18.51%) and 63,482 (2.46%) of the population respectively.^[2]

At the time of the2011 Census of India, 55.16% of the population spokeRajasthani, 30.97%Hindi, 10.08%Marwari and 1.85%Sindhi as their first language.^[9]

• AjmerThe Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 5, p. 137-146.

• Ajmer District website
• Ajmer on Marwadis.com
• eAjmer.co.in

26°27′N74°38′E / 26.450°N 74.633°E /26.450; 74.633