Didwana - Geography

Geography

Didwana is located at 27°24′N 74°34′E / 27.4°N 74.57°E / 27.4; 74.57. It has an average elevation of 336 metres (1102 feet).

The town is more than 5,000 years old and has long history of great teachers who have taken the Hindu religion a long way and have shown the way how to lead life, how to grow, etc.

In Didwana there are twelve baas and twelve baasni (called in general language colony). There live Mali samaj in these baas and Deshwali samaj lives in Basani.

1. Maidashar bass
2. Singhi bass
3. Kumaniya bass
4. Mohandas bass
5. Bhati bass
6. Heari bass
7. Gaadha bass
8. Harinarayan bass
9. Kadiya bass
10. Jhalara bass
11. Bari bass
12. Aadaka bass
13. Katala bass
14. Tiba bass.

Thse are the famous twelve villages(Baasni) around Didwana, where deshwali community lives.

1. Ramsabas - Located on south from the salt lake. 4 KM from Didwana on Ganesh Mandir road.
2. Ladabas - Adjacent to Ramsabas. Both the villages are mingled down now. Common government school for both villages.
3. Khatiabasni. 2KM south from Ramsabas on Barangana road.
4. Baliya. -famous sodium sulfide factory by Nagori is located in Baliya.
5. Amarpura. - next to Didwana railway station
6. Gardejiabasni.
7. Dadubasni.
8. Shekhabasni. Located on east side of Didwana at the junction of State highway - Didwana road.
9. Khinchiyabasni.
10. Mallabasni.
11. Daulatpura. Located 12 KM east from Didwana on State highway.
12. Katlabas. Near the chungi chowki and some are in the farms.

Following are the famous chowk in Didwana. Chowk means locality.

1. Mohallah Sayedan & Qauziyaan
2. Narsingh Chowk Near Nagoria Math.
3. Shyam Ji ka Chowk Near Shayam Ji Ka Mandir.
4. Gaggro ka chowk.
5. Bangur Chowk.
6. Ghodawato Ka Chowk.
7. Bhargav Chowk.
8. Majejio ka Chowk Near Jhalaria Math.
9. Mathura Das Ji Ka Jaav in Gaadha Baas.
10. pathano ki paanch pol the historic palace
11. Inderpur is distance of 13 klomiter in Didwana in salasar higway

Earlier this city was extent in-between Seven Big Gates, for security. But now six gates exist, as one (Delhi Gate) gate has vanished. One thing is special for these gates that at each gate The Lord Ganesh Temple are situated. The name of gates are below:

1. Nagori Gate.
2. Ajmeri Gate.
3. Kote Gate.
4. Deen Darwaja.
5. Khidki Darwaja.(Chapri Gate)
6. Fatehpuri Gate.
7. Delhi Gate. (this does not exist now)

After the rise of Bangur Family who stayed in Sitaram Bagh, the Bangur family had built many schools, a college, hospital, roads and other infrastructural facilities in the town. Thus the city was one of the most prominent town in the Rajastan State and important centre from people from nearby villages and towns as Ladnun, Kuchaman, Merta, Sujangarh, Kishangarh, Molasar, Borsu, etc.

Not only the town but also people form nearby places is indebted to the Bangur Family for its important role played in the development of the town.

Special Temple- Baba Ramnath Ji Ki Bagichi-''''Near to Didwana is situated a very old village named Kharesh, where a very pious Saint named Baba Ramnath ji have meditated long back before 80 Years.A very beautiful Bagichi temple has been constructed in Kharesh & Lot Of visitors visit kharesh twice on the occasion of Chhat Mela in Bhadra & Ashwin of Ramnath ji maharaj.Please visit once... this is really auspicious to be there.