Ajmer district

Ajmer district
District of Rajasthan
Clockwise from top-left: Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Baradaris near Ana Sagar Lake, Hills near Taragarh, Ghats near Pushkar Lake, Akbari Fort
Location of Ajmer district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Ajmer): 26°27′N 74°38′E / 26.450°N 74.633°E / 26.450; 74.633
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Ajmer
Headquarters	Ajmer
Tehsils	1. Kishangarh, 2. Ajmer, 3. Sarwar, 4. Kekri, 5. Peesangan, 6. Nasirabad, 7. Masuda, 8. Beawar, 9. Bhinay
Government
• District collector	Utsav Kaushal, IAS[1]
• Lok Sabha constituencies	1. Ajmer (shared with Jaipur district), 2. Rajsamand (shared with Nagaur, Pali and Rajsamand districts)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Dudu, 2. Ajmer North, 3. Ajmer South, 4. Pushkar, 5. Kisahngarh, 6. Nasirabad, 7. Masuda, 8. Kekri
Area
• Total	8,481 km2 (3,275 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,583,052
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	40.1%
Demographics
• Literacy	69.3%
• Sex ratio	951
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-01
Major highways	NH 48, NH 58, NH 448
Average annual precipitation	481.3[3] mm
Website	ajmer.rajasthan.gov.in

Ajmer district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Ajmer division–one of the ten administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters. The district is situated in the center of Rajasthan, and is bounded by Didwana Kuchaman district to the north, Jaipur Rural and Dudu to the north-east, Tonk to the east, Kekri and Beawar to the south, and Nagaur to the west. It has an area of 8,481 km² (3,275 sq mi), and a population of 2,583,052 (2011 census).