Kuchaman City
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Kuchaman City Hindi pronunciation: [/ˌkuːtʃəˈmɑːn ˈsɪti/] is a Municipal Council and District Headquarters of Didwana-Kuchaman District located in west-central Rajasthan, India. It is the largest city of newly Kuchaman district. The Didwana-Kuchaman district was carved out from the Nagaur District as the 38th District of the state of Rajasthan on 4 August 2023.[1][2]
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Kuchaman
Shiksha Nagri (शिक्षा नगरी) | |
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City and District Headquarters | |
Municipal Council of Kuchaman City | |
Nickname(s): Education City, Shiksha Nagari, Kuncha Ki Dhani | |
Coordinates: 27.151727°N 74.863243°E / 27.151727; 74.863243 | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Kuchaman City |
Founded by |
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Government | |
• Type | Constitution of India |
• MLA | Vijay Singh Chaudhary BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
• Rank | 98 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 111,012 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 341508 |
Telephone code | +91-1586 |
Vehicle registration | RJ37, RJ21 |
118 km from Nagaur lays Kuchaman, on the ancient silk route with a fort perched atop a steep hill. The fort that witnessed several fierce battles has a palace for Poet-Saint Meera Bai, built in 1832 by Ranjit Singh and a unique temple containing paintings of local heroes like Tejaji, Gogaji and Jambu Maharaj. Other temples in fort include Ma Kali Temple and Krishna Mandir, both enshrining idols around over 1000 years old brought by the Kuchaman rulers from their war campaigns. Kuchaman City is an important halt on the rail link between Jaipur and Jodhpur. Buses ply directly from Jaipur to Kuchaman, 110 km.
The city includes a lot of Havelis in the Shekhawati and Marwari style and a fort overlooking the city. Fresco paintings depicting flowers, motifs, and Hindu mythology adorn the walls of the old city. Kuchaman city lies about midway between Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ajmer and Sikar.
The fort is a tourist attraction and part of the route of Palace on Wheels luxury train. A few havelis host tourists priamrily during the winter season.
Kuchaman is a education hub of the state for school education, defense and competitive examination preparations and has a number of pre-engineering and pre-medical coaching institutes. This has made the city known as Shiksha Nagari (City of Education).