Kishangarh Bas is a
census town
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India
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in
Alwar district
Alwar is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,380 km2. It is bound on the north by Rewari district of Haryana, on the east by Bharatpur district of Rajas ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Rajasthan
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. The Fort was built by
Surajmal. Kishan Singh who was an officer of
Maharaja Surajmal of Bharatpur built the Kisheneshwar Temple inside the Fort.
Geography
Kishangarh Bas is located at . It has an average elevation of 433 metres (1420 feet).
Demographics
India
census
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,
Kishangarh Bas had a population of 9472. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kishangarh Bas has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kishangarh Bas, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Cities and towns in Alwar district
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