Nimbahera

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Nimbahera
(Cement City)
city
Nimbahera is located in Rajasthan
Nimbahera
Nimbahera
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Chittorgarh
Area
 • Total 24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation 437 m (1,434 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 86,453
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 312601,312617 (Kailash Nagar)

Nimbahera is a city and a municipality in Chittorgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located around 350 km (220 mi) south-west of the state capital, Jaipur. Nimbahera is well connected through both rail and road, it lies on the railway line connecting Ajmer to Ratlam.

Geography

Nimbahera is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 437 metres (1433 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Nimbahera had a population of 78,123. In Nimbahera, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Nimbahera has been named after the local river Nimba. However Nimbahera was a district in the princely state of Tonk (princely state) before independence, and later on it was merged into the Chittorgarh district of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Economy

Nimbahera is known for its stone, Nimbahera stone, a kind of Limestone which is used as a building material and raw material in cement manufacturing, thus making it a suitable destination for cement industries. Limestone being available in plenty serves as a good source of employment for the people of Nimbahera. The city is also known for its largest Krishi Upaj Mandi( which in English means Agricultural products market), not only largest mandi of the district, but also major mandi ( market) of state.

Nimbahera is expected to become one of the highest cement manufacturing centres in Asia, after completion of several upcoming cement projects.at present four major cement plant jk cement,nimbahera, jk cement,magrol, wonder cement and lafarge cement are in production and two cement plant ,imami cement and dalmiya cement are upcoming cement plant.no doubt nimbahera is cement hub of india[citation needed]

Many small scale industries are located in the RIICO industrial area of the town, providing local employment, as well as a number of medium sized industries including fertilizer, soyabean oil processing, and plastics.

Major Languages

Hindi, Urdu, Rajasthani and Mewadi are all spoken in Nimbahera, as well as a number of local languages.

Minor Languages

English

Politics

Srichand Kriplani is the MLA of the Nimbahera-Chhoti Sadri assembly constituency.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nimbahera
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