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Makrana,
a name which gives glimpses of humon imagination. The white marble
of Makrana gave not only white milky Birla Temple of Delhi, Victoria
Memorial of Kolkata and Delwara's Jain Temples, but also gave The
great Taj Mahal. Makrana
Is a world famous city . Makrana town is located in Nagaur district
of Rajasthan state in India. Makrana is also known as Marble City &
famous for the marble mined from the mines around it.
The
history of Makrana begins more than 500 yearsago when Great Mughal Emperor
Shahjahan sent his chief of army
pahar Khan to
collect the big stone pieces of Marble for constructing The Taj
Mahal. The stones cutter people were called from "Makran (Iran)"
and they were called as "Silawat". Silawat does mean "The stones
cutter".
The
present town was named "Makrana" due to those "Silawats" who were
from "Makran". By the time Britishers founded first hand running
stone crasher in Makrana.
It is a heaven for geologists with the rich mineral reserves and an
excellent place for selling your mining machinery. With nearly
600–800 mines present the place offers a huge market potential for
these companies.
The Albeto quality of marble is known as one of the best in the
world.Known for its white marble reserves, Makrana is a small town
in Nagaur district, with a deposit of 56 million tonnes and 40,000
labourers working in 400 mines in the several ranges of the
Aravallis. Makrana, along with Rajsamand, are the main centres of
marble in Rajasthan. Calcitic in nature, Makrana Marble is regarded
as the oldest in age and finest in quality[1].
Geographic Location Makrana is located at 27.05° N 74.72° E[1]. It has an average
elevation of 408 metres (1338 feet).makrana marble is a metamorphic
rock.it a single deposit in india.makrana marble have 90 yo 98
percent caco3.its a calcitic marble.
Population & Literacy
As of 2001 India census[2], Makrana had a population of 83,289.
Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Makrana has
an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of
59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 44%. In Makrana,
20%
of the population is under 6 years of age.
Makrana is
a significant town of Nagaur District in Rajasthan. It is
situated on Jaipur-Jodhpur broad gage Railway route and around 120
KM from capital Jaipur. Environment of city is normal and the
population figures are
Makrana
Tehsil Population
291524
Makrana
Town
91853
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