Dausa
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Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21).
Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21).
Etymology
The name Dausa (Hindi: ) is derived from a Sanskrit word Dhau-Sa which means "Beautiful like Heaven".
Religion
The religious groups represented in Dausa as of 2011 include Hindus (84.99%), Muslims (14.11%), Jains (0.66%), Christians (0.16%) and Sikhs (0.15%).
Culture
Stone carving
Sikandra is situated at 25 km from Dausa on NH-21 towards Agra. This place has made its mark in the domestic as well as international market for its sandstone carvings.
Local festivals
Basant Panchmi Mela
Basant Panchami Mela is organized every February in Baradari Mela Maidan with the worship of idols of Raghunathji, Narsinghji, and the god Surya. The festival is celebrated for a month, with a large local market for villagers to procure essential requirements for the entire year. Besides this, it has all arrangements for rural entertainment. Therefore, it has very much attention and importance for rural population scattered in the district.
By road
Dausa is located on NH 21. It is 55 km from Jaipur and 180 km from Agra on NH-21 and 240 km from Delhi on :Delhi–Mumbai Expressway and also well connected to other surrounding cities viz. Alwar, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur by road. Further, NH-148 connects it to Lalsot. RSRTC operates bus service to major cities in Rajasthan, New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
By rail
The city is well connected by rail. It is on Delhi-Jaipur line. Dausa railway station is a very important railway station of North-Western Railway Zone under Jaipur division. A new railway line was added which connects Dausa to Gangapur City, after this the Dausa railway station became a railway junction.
By air
The nearest airport to the city is Jaipur International Airport, which is at a distance of 60 km from the city. The second nearest airport is Agra Airport.
References
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