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 Dausa- A Tour

Sights to see
economy
Transportation
Climate
Land  
HISTORY               

     

Dausa is a very ancient place. Carlleyle in the year 1871-72 found on the sloping ground to the north of the foot of the hill a number of stone circles one or two of which contained cromlechs, a few cairns and sepulchral mound of prehistoric date. 

Administrative Setup:The district has 5 tehsils and 5 blocks, viz., Bandikui, Dausa, Lalsot, Mahwa and Sikrai.

 

Sights to see

Abhaneri: 128 kms north east off the Agra road near bandikui . This ancient place is famous for the temple of harshad Mata built in the 7th – 8th century and the stepped chand baori. Two jain temples were built here at a later period. The harshad mata temple was decorated with delicate sculptures of the highest quality some of which are to be seen in the museums of Jaipur.

Bagru:35 kms south west on Ajmer road. The ground level fort is still in good shape but the main attraction of this small Rajput township is its hand printed cloth industry. The designs are simpler here the technique less complicated and the colors of more earthy shades.

Bairath:86 kms on the Shahpura Alwar road. The site of ancient viratnagar of great antiquity it contains the relics and sturctures of Mauryuan, Mughal and Rajput periods. The excavated remains of a circular Buddhist temple, the only one of its kind in the country, 3rd century B.C. rock edicts of the Mauryan king Ashoka, unique in Rajasthan, make it an important historical place. In mughal times, Akbar constructed a mint and his son Jahangir a beautiful Mughal garden and remarkable monument with painted chhatris and walls . Temples and monuments of more recent times are also to be seen here.

Ramgarh:25 Kms north east of Jaipur. An ancient site now famous for its huge artificial lake created by constructing a high bund amidst tree convered hills where the citizens throng in a large number for picnic in the rainy season. The old royal hunting lodge has now been converted into a hotel . The temple of jamva mata and the ruins of the old fortress still remind of its hoary antiquity when the kachhawas first settled here before moving on to Amer.

Sambhar:94 Kms west of jaipur. Sambhar , famous for the country's largest inland salt lake, is an ancient city. It was the first capital of the chauhan dynasty named Sakambhari, as it was founded near the temple of goddess sakambhari. Famous for its holy sculptures and terracottas from 3rd century onwards and the holy Devayani tank. The place attracts thousands of flamingoes during winter and has the potential to become an important destination for bird watchers.

Samod:40 kms north west of Jaipur. The old palace renovated and rebuilt in a very tasteful manner provides the most gorgeously decorated and painted example of Rajput haveli architecture. Set amidst the quiet of protective hills, it provides an ideal spot for outing. The town has its own cloth printers, bangle makers and other artisans. The palace has now been converted as a heritage hotel .

Sanganer:16 kms on tonk road.Close to the airport this old township has many attractions. Besides the ruined palace broken city walls triple gateways and a neglected Mughal garden it has beautiful jain temples and important craft industries. Large and small units of block and screen printers produce some of the finest hand printed textiles in the country admired everywhere. Paper makers still produce fine handmade papers and potters turn out many kind of jaipur blue pottery.

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Economy   

Major Crops and their Production:Production: 1999-00 (Tonnes), Bajra 82,977, Jowar 1,546, Maize 3,694, Wheat 3,09,096, Barley 9,603, Pulses 20,341, Groundnut 21,930

Minerals:Mineral Production: 1999-00, Tonnes, Silica sand 9,919, Quartz 968, Soap stone 1,308, China clay 455, Dolomite 1,376, Cheja patti 43,565, Marble luffers 21,737, Stealite 92

Infrastructure

Electricity: Dausa district is receiving the power supplied by the Anta Gas Turbine system, Kota. There are 20 electric sub-stations at 16 places in the district. As of March 2000, all villages in the district were electrified.

Water: The major rivers passing through the Dausa district are Sawa and Banganga.

Educational Facilities/Institutions:(Nos.), Colleges 5, Higher Secondary Schools 154, Secondary schools 89, Higher primary schools 332, Primary schools 930, Training schools/institutions 1

Industrial Scenario:No.of small scale units: 471,No.of industrial areas: 6,Bandikul, Bapi, Dausa, Jirota, Lalsot, Mahuwa

Main existing industries: Automobile repairing workshops, dal mills, durries, general repairing workshops, ice plant, milk chilling, marble slabs, printing press, quick lime, soap stone grinding, stone carving, tyre retreading, woolen carpets
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Transportation and Communication

Road Transport: The National Highway No. 11 linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Dausa district for a total length of 92 kms. The total length of different types of roads in the district is about 1,508 kms as on 31 March 2000.

Rail Transport: At present Dausa district is connected with Broad gauge rail route with Jaipur, Alwar and Delhi.

Air Transport: The nearest airport is at Jaipur (56 kms).

Communication Facilities: (Nos.), Post offices 249, Telegraph offices 19, Telephone exchanges 41, Public call offices 638

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CLIMATE

Climate:The climate of the district is dry and is subject to extremeness of cold and heat at various places.The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in the district are 3.33 degrees celsius and 44 degrees celsius respectively.The normal annual rainfall is 55.2 cms.

Summer :Maximum reaches 44.0°

Winter :Minimum reaches 3.0°C

Rainfall :50 to 60 cms.

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Land      

Area:2,950 sq. kms. (0.86 per cent of the State)

Location:The district is situated in the eastern part of Rajasthan. It is bound in the north by Alwar district, in south by Sawai Madhopur district, in the west by Jaipur district and in the east by Bharatpur district.

Distance from Major Cities:Jaipur-56 kms., Delhi-317 kms., Ahmedabad-681 kms., Mumbai-1232 kms.

Area :29.50 sq Km.

Latitude : 26.51 N

Longitude :76.21 E

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History                                                  

The top of the hill is occupied by an irregularly shaped fort which is believed to have been constructed by a tribe of Bargujars from whom it was wrested buy the Kachhawa Prince Dulha rai when he migrated from Narwar in Gwalior around 967 A.D. Dulha Rai, the real conqueror of Dhundhar was a youth of remarkable beauty and valour for which he was called dulha rai or the bridegroom prince. His fame attracted to his banners the voluntary support of all the spirited chiefs in the neighborhood . Dulha married the daughter of Ralhansi, the Chauhan Raja of lalsot, and received as his wife's dowry half the share of the fort of Dausa (and its adjacent area ) which his father in law owned. The other half belonged to a Badgujar family . After securing half of Dausa fort by marriage, Dulha Rai, with the armed help of his wife's kinsmen and no small amount of guile, expelled the Bar-Gujars from their portion of Dausa, and that city became the first capital of the kachhawas in Dhundhar land. Dausa is a very ancient place. Carlleyle in the year 1871-72 found on the sloping ground to the north of the foot of the hill a number of stone circles one or two of which contained cromlechs, a few cairns and sepulchral mound of prehistoric date. Daya ram sahni also visited dausa and discovered other interesting antiquities which can be assigned to the late medieval period. These include a collection of some 40 or 50 fragments of stone images of some of the principal Hindu gods and goddesses. A large stone linga, whose top alone is visible above the ground, which originally belonged to a Shiva temple on the summit of the hill and whose site is now occupied by a later temple of Nilakantha Mahadeva. Another group of finely carved sculptures of about 12th century A.D. are worshipped which are built into the front wall of a modern temple (built in 1965) known as Mataji ka Mandir etc. At present there are five Shiva temples in dausa. All the five Shiva lingas belong to late mediaeval period, including the one on the top of the hill described by Daya Ram Sahni.

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