Beawar

Beawar (pronounced [bəˈjaːʋər]) is a city in Beawar District of Rajasthan, India. Beawar was the financial capital of Ajmer-Merwara state of Rajputana. As of 2011, the population of Beawar city is 151152 (1 lakh fifty one thousand one hundred fifty two). It is located 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Ajmer and 184 kilometres (114 mi) southwest of the state capital Jaipur, amidst the Aravali hills. The city used to be a major center for trade, especially in raw cotton, and used to have cotton presses and the Krishna cotton mills. Currently, major industries include mineral-based units, machine-based units, machine tools and accessories, pre-stressed concrete pipes, plastic products, textiles, wooden furniture and asbestos cement pipes.