Dausa district

Dausa district
District of Rajasthan
Chand Baori, Abhaneri
Location of Dausa district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Dausa): 26°32′N 76°11′E / 26.54°N 76.19°E / 26.54; 76.19
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Jaipur
Headquarters	Dausa
Government
• District Collector & Magistrate	Devendra Kumar, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Ranjeeta Sharma, IPS[2]
Area
• Total	3,432 km2 (1,325 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,634,409
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	68.16%
• Sex ratio	905
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-29
Major highways	National Highway 21 (NH-21) National Highway 148 (NH-148) Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (NE-4)
Average annual precipitation	459.8 mm
Website	Dausa District

Dausa district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Jaipur division–one of the ten administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. Other important cities are Bandikui, Lalsot, and Mahuwa. It is surrounded by Alwar district in the north, Bharatpur in the east, Gangapur in the south-east, Sawai Madhopur in the south, and Jaipur Rural in the west. It has an area of 3,432 km² (1,325 sq mi) and a population of 1,634,409 (2011 census).

The district is named after the city of Dausa, derived from a Sanskrit word Dhau-Sa which means "Beautiful like Heaven".^[4]