Bidasar, Churu

Bidasar Ankit
city
Nickname(s): anku
Bidasar Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 27°50′N 74°18′E / 27.83°N 74.3°E / 27.83; 74.3Coordinates: 27°50′N 74°18′E / 27.83°N 74.3°E / 27.83; 74.3
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	20,103
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	331501

Bidasar is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the state of Rajasthan, India. The marble produced there is highly valued for its beauty, strength and resistance to fire and erosion. Bidasar Brown Marble, popularly called Rain Forest Brown marble is very strong compared to others in the industry and usually takes good polish on the stone. Bidasar Brown Marble has light to medium brown hues of color with tree branch looking veins of dark brown and accents of white. Rainforest Brown Marble is known for extravagant appearance & exclusive texture. Used for a wide variety of articles, it has also been used to construct most of the many temples of the town.

History

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Rao Shri Bida had 2 sons;

a) Rao Kalyan Mal, of Chhapar-Dronpur. He was defeated in battle and expelled from Dronput by Rao Jaitsi of Bikaner, 4 October 1527. Fled to Nagore.

b) Kunwar Sansar Chand. He had a son, Rao Shri Sanga, of Chhapar-Dronpur. Installed by Rao Jaitsi of Bikaner, 4 October 1527.

Geography

Bidasar-Dariba is located at 27°50′N 74°18′E / 27.83°N 74.3°E / 27.83; 74.3.^[1] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet). The area is also very sandy and extremely rocky. Bidasar is the only locality primarily occupied by Terapanth, who migrated from small towns of Rajasthan and are responsible for a significant amount of fabric manufacture in the town.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Bidasar had a population of 30,103. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bidasar has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 56% and female literacy of 34%. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is a place where Prajapati,solanki, gouri, behlim, daduka. aarbi, badgujjar and many other lilgar communities live together in nagina bajar.

Transportation

Getting to Bidasar and out of it is very big efficient. There are numerous forms of transportation available to you. These are:

• Buses – There are buses running every 30 minutes going to Dhanikumharan and Chadvas, Chappar and Sujangarh which are just a few kilometres away. For longer trips, there are buses running everyday to Delhi, Jaipur, Bikaner and other major cities within Rajasthan and out of it as well.
• Auto-rickshaws – Bidasar is so small town but there are lots of auto-rickshaws which can get you to any place within the area.
• Railway – Although there is no railway station in Bidasar, you could always catch a bus to Ratangarh,chhapar or nokha and get your destination from there.

The education is transforming the new generation. Many a students are going out to the nearby cities like Bikaner and Jaipur and kota for further studies to connect with the world and get in touch with the outer world. Many a students are going for MBAs and Engineering and vary few little student go for MBBS study.

The place has a great potential for tourism development. The place is a door to Thar Desert and is near to Tal Chhapar sanctuary and is on the way to Bikaner from Jaipur. The nearby village Gopalpura is identified as a model village for village tourism. The place has an important destination The Dungar Balaji- a picnic spot for local people. The place can be developed as a major tourist destination.

Muslim and Hindusam community people live in Bidasar very happily. now a swimming pool also available in bidasar in front of police thana,near gosala dariba (bhutta service centre).

Temples

1. Bidasar Gou-shala Temple(Shri Krishna Mandir)
2. Baba Bholanath Ji ki Bagichi
3. Karni Mata ka Mandir in Dariba
4. sati mata mandir (near water Tanki)
5. Baba Ramdev Ji Ka Mandir
6. new krishna gou-shala (dariba)
7. shree tioliysar bheruji mandir [ward no.01]
8. Shri Jasnath ji Mandir (Ward no.2)
9. baba bhutnath ji mandir
10. sen ji ka mandir
11. naamdev ji ka mandir
12. nursing Dec ji ka mandir
13. daddwara

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