Napasar

Napasar
Napasar
Napasar
City
Nickname(s): Napasar
Napasar

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 27°57′56″N 73°33′35″E / 27.96556°N 73.55972°E / 27.96556; 73.55972Coordinates: 27°57′56″N 73°33′35″E / 27.96556°N 73.55972°E / 27.96556; 73.55972
Country India
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Founded by Napaji
Government
  Body Gram Panchayat (Nagar Palika Under Process)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 334201
Telephone code 91–151
Vehicle registration RJ-07
Nearest city Bikaner
Sex ratio 955/1000 /
Literacy 85%
Lok Sabha constituency Bikaner
Vidhan Sabha constituency Lunkaransar
Civic agency Gram Panchayat (Nagar Palika Under Process)
Climate Hot,cold and normal (Köppen)
Website www.napasar.in

Napasar is a town located in the Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1]

Napasar was established as a "co-city" by the contemporary King of the Bikaner state: Maharaja Bikaji and Napaji Sankhala. The city nearest to Napasar is Bikaner, which is only a few kilometers away. It is connected to the NWR Bikaner railway station and NH 11, which is 12 kilometres outside of the town. Napasar is older than Bikaner. Most of the population of Napasar belongs to the Pareek Brahmian, Jat and Maheswari casts.

The native language is Marwari.

Napasar is one of the largest Gram Panchayat of India. Napasar is also well known for being the birthplace of freedom fighter, social worker and their ex sarpanch Late Bajrang Lal Asopa, also known as Netaji. He worked for welfare of the village and his so-called "Fakira Fauz". After he died, a statue of him was placed in the main market and in the Gram Panchayat.

Napasar has industries in manufacturing woolen shawls, cotton chaddars (robes), textiles, tiles, PVC, timber, food processing bhujia and papad, among other things. Their textile and cotton industries are growing fast. Many people in Napasar have jobs in agriculture or investment. Because of the large number of jobs in agriculture, the city is able to produce food for the local market.

Main sites of attraction in the town include:

There is a famous Gausala named "Sant Sri SevaRam Ji Gaosala" located near the Police Station and Choutina Kuwan (which has the sweetest water in the Bikaner area). Other, more famous, places of Napasar included Nehru chowk, Gandhi chowk, Main Market, Teen Thamba, Jhawaro Ki Gawad, and all different Gawad and Chowk.

Every road leading out of the city has trees at its side that are managed by local business groups. It also has a branch of Aadrash Vidhya Mandir School and Maheshwari Public School (MPS).

In the past, most people in Napasar had their businesses in Kolkata (WB) in textiles or sarees. In the last few years, people of this town have started moving across the nation, while mainly having their businesses in Surat (Gujarat).

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