Napasar is a town located in the Bikaner district in the

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. It is also known as one of the holiest places of Bikaner.Rural Housing Report for Financial year 2012–2013
/ref> 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 Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

, which is only 29 kilometers away. The Napasar railway station is located near the town and connects to the Bikaner-Rewari main line of NWR. The highway NH 11 is 12 kilometers outside of the town. Napasar is older than Bikaner. The native language is Marwari. Napasar is one of the largest

Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

in India. Napasar is also well known for being the birthplace of freedom fighters, social workers, and their ex-sarpanch Late Bajrang Lal Asopa, also known as Netaji. He worked for the 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

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in manufacturing woolen shawls, cotton chaddars (robes),

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, tiles, PVC, timber,

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bhujia and

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, among other things. Their textile and cotton industries are growing fast. Many people in Napasar have jobs in

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

or investment. Because of the large number of jobs in agriculture, the city is able to produce food for the local market.

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{{reflist Villages in Bikaner district