Kishangarh | |
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 Phool Mahal Palace  Kishangarh Fort | |
| Nickname: Marble City of India | |
  Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Kishangarh (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:26°34′N74°52′E / 26.57°N 74.87°E /26.57; 74.87 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Ajmer |
| Founded by | Raja Kishan Singh |
| Named after | Raja Kishan Singh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Kishangarh Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 895.78 km2 (345.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (census 2011) | |
• Total | 154,886 |
| • Rank | 13th in Rajasthan |
| • Density | 172.91/km2 (447.83/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English |
| • Regional | Marwari (Rajasthani) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 305801, 305802 |
| Telephone code | 01463 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-01, RJ-42 |
| Website | Kishangarh Municipal Council |
Kishangarh is a city and aMunicipal Council located in theAjmer district of theIndianstate ofRajasthan. It is the historic capital of theKishangarh State, founded in 1611 AD byKishan Singh of theRathore clan of Rajputs.[1] It is served byKishangarh Airport.
Kishangarh was founded in 1611 AD by RajaKishan Singh Rathore, the eighth son of RajaUdai Singh ofJodhpur, on the banks of Gundaloo lake.[2] The city is named after its founder, with "Kishan" representing the king's name and "garh," derived fromSanskrit, meaning "fort".[3]
Kishangarh State was founded by theJodhpur princeKishan Singh in 1609. Before Kishan Singh this area was ruled by RajaSamokhan Singh.[4]
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Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymousprincely state during theBritish Raj, which was located in theRajputana Agency. It had an area of 2210 km2 (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £34,000 and paid no tribute to theBritish Raj. In 1840, Prithvi Singh, became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned until his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, Sardul Singh.[5]
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A municipality was established at Kishangarh in 1892.[6]
MaharajaMadan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen,[7] at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started.[7] A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.[7]
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[8] Kishangarh had a population of 154,886. Males constitute about 51% of the population and females 49%. Kishangarh has an average literacy rate of 68%, slightly lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kishangarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9]
Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite is among the 32National Geological Monuments in India notified byGeological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement ofgeotourism.[10][11][12]Nepheline syenite here is anintrusionplutonemplaced along the core of anantiform ofmetamorphites inAravalli craton which has been dated 1590 million years to 1910 million years old.[13]
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