Dausa

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Place details

Locality: Dausa
Region: Rajasthan
Country: India
Population: 85,960
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dausa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nickname: Deva Nagari
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Rajasthan#India#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Rajasthan##Location in India##Location in Asia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jaipur
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Dausa Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 44
Settlement.elevation_m: 327
Settlement.population_total: 128000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 327
Official website: dausa.nic.in
Dialing code: 1427

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postal code: 303303
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Article

17 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Demographics
Religion
Culture
Stone carving
Local festivals
Basant Panchmi Mela
Tourism
Temples and religious spots
Transport
By road
By rail
By air
References
External links

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".