Para is a village in Kekri

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, in

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state of

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. As of 2011 census of India, its population is 3752.District Census Handbook: Ajmer
Page 236, census code 092434. It is located at a distance of 408 km from the Indian capital

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, 148 km from the Rajasthan capital

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, 92 km from the district headquarter

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

and 12 km from the tehsil headquarter Kekri.

Toponymy

There is a legend associated with the origin of the name Para. It says that the name Para came from the name of Lord Shiva temple which is situated at the southern corner of the village which is called as Pareshwar Nath Temple. The name Pareshwar eroded gradually to become what is now as Para. one temple also Laxminath mandir this temple have also same feeling like pareshwar Madhav in village .The temple is very good

Geography

Para is about from tehsil headquarter Kekri, from district headquarter

, from state capital

, from Kota, from Bhilwara, and from the national capital

. It has an average elevation of 440 meters.

Demographics

As of 2011, Para had a population of 3752 According to census of 2011.The majority of population is

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which accounts for over 99%, with a few

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and Jains The overall literacy rate for the village is 44.45%. 59.14% males and 28.99% femalesDistrict Census Handbook: Ajmer
Page 237, census code 092434. were literate. The sex ratio was 950 females per 1,000 males.

Transport

Para is situated on the state highway RJ SH 26 which connects two major cities of Rajasthan

and Kota. Regular bus service from Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation ltd is available from New Delhi, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Ajmer, Kota, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Nagore, Bikaner, Jodhpur and other major cities.

References

{{reflist Villages in Ajmer district