Beawar (Hindi: , pronounced[/bjar/]) is a city in Rajasthan, India. Beawar was the capital of Merwara () state of Rajputana. As of 2011, the population of Beawar is 3,25,000. It is located 184 kilometres (114mi) southwest of the state capital Jaipur, amidst Aravali hills. It is an major centre of trade,especially in raw cotton, and has cotton presses and the Krishna cotton mills. It is the second largest centre of the wool trade and the second largest producer of carpet-grade woolen yarn in India.Other industries include Food processing industry, mineral based units, machine based units, machine tools and accessories, pre-stressed concrete pipes, plastic products, textiles, wooden furniture and asbestos cement pipes. It is the largest producer of cement in northern India and home to Shree Cement. It lies in mineral rich region having reserves of feldspar, quartz, asbestos, soapstone, magnesite, calcite, limestone, mica, emerald, granite, and masonry stone. Fairly...
