Nagaur District
| rajputana Nagaur (Nāgaur) district | |
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| District of Rajasthan | |
 Location of rajputana Nagaur (Nāgaur) district in Rajasthan |
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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Administrative division | Ajmer division |
| Headquarters | Nagaur |
| Tehsils | Nagaur, Khinvsar, Jayal, Merta, Degana, Didwana, Ladnun, Parbatsar, Makrana, nawa, Riyan Bari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,718 km2 (6,841 sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Nagaur District is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. Area of the district is 17,718 km2. The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters.
Nagaur District is situated between 26°25' & 27°40' North Latitude & 73°.10' & 75°.15' East Longitude. The district is bounded by Bikaner District to the northwest, Churu District to the north, Sikar District to the northeast, Jaipur District to the east, Ajmer District to the southeast, Pali District to the south, and Jodhpur District to the southwest and west. The district lies in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, in the Northwestern thorn scrub forests belt surrounding the Thar Desert. The Aravalli Range extends across the southeastern portion of the district, and the saline Sambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake and Rajasthan's largest lake, lies at the southwestern corner of the district, straddling the boundary with Jaipur District. Kheduli is a historic palace where pupil of khawaja moiniddin chisti hamiduddin nagouri lived for 10 years and located on the railway line of jaipur-jodhpur.
The district consists 12 Main tehsils. These are Nagaur, Kheenvsar, Jayal, Merta City, Degana, Didwana, Ladnun, Parbatsar, Makrana, Kuchaman City, Nawa, Mundwa. all of these are Sub-divisions also. There are 11 blocks and 1607 villages in the district.
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