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Country
  
India

District
  
Alwar

Nearest city
  
Behror

State
  
Rajasthan

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Local time
  
Thursday 5:07 PM

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Weather
  
35°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 19% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Neemrana Fort, Paradise Town Creators Pvt Ltd, Neemrana Mod

Colleges and Universities
  
Raffles University, NIIT University, Saint Margaret Engineeri

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Neemrana is an ancient historical town in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India, situated at 122 km from Delhi and 150 km from Jaipur on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Behror tehsil. It is situated in between Behror and Shahajahanpur. Neemrana is an industrial hub. This area is also known as Ahirwal region, It is the site of a 16th-century hill-fort occupied by Chauhans till 1947. The erstwhile ruling family is considered to be of the direct lineage of Prithviraj Chauhan. Some distance from Neemrana is another fort, Kesroli in Alwar district, that is one of the oldest heritage sites. Historians trace it to the Matsya Janapada of the Mahabharata times. In Kesroli one gets to see the oldest remains of Buddhist Vihara at Viratnagar where the Pandavas spent the last year of their exile incognito; Pandupole, with the only reclining statue of Hanuman; the samadhi of the ruler saint Bhartrihari.

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Map of Neemrana, Rajasthan

Top view of neemrana rajasthan


Industry

The Rajasthan government, through Rajasthan Industrial Cooperation RIICO, has developed industrial zones in various stages in Neemrana in Alwar district in the past several years. Apart from the usual industrial areas, the Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) and the Japanese industrial zone in Majra kath are particularly noteworthy. Companies from India and abroad have set up their units in these industrial areas and many more new industries are arriving, creating new employment opportunities. The Japanese industrial zone developed by RIICO is an extension of previously existing industrial zone. The Korean Zzne is also coming up.

Tourism

Located in the heart of the 'golden triangle'. Kesroli is almost equidistant from the tourist sites of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It is used as a base to visit the Sariska tiger sanctuary, Kankwadi fort, Neelkanth Temples, Pandupol, the monuments of Tijara, Siliserh Lake, Jaisamand Lake, Bhangarh-Ajabgarh, the hot springs in Talvriksh, Rajgarh, Machari, Viratnagar, Deeg, the sanctuary in Bharatpur, Baba Khetanath Ashram, the Jat mud fort of Govindgarh, the ancient city of Mathura and its renowned museum.

Education

Neemrana is the site of Saint Margaret Engineering College, which was established in 2002, and NIIT University, which won the India Today award for the Greenest Campus. Raffles University, School of Aeronautics (Neemrana) is one of the best aviation colleges in North India, with good placements. One polytechnic college and Rao Sohanlal College for UG Courses are also located at Neemrana. Cambay Institute of Hospitality Management, Neemrana, under Neesa Group, is one of the best institutes in India for making a career in hotel management, and is attached to the luxury hotel Cambay Sapphire so that students can obtain practical exposure. CIHM branches are also in Jaipur - Kukas, Udaipur City and Gandhinagar Gujarat.

Real estate and commerce

The massive industrial growth, along with ambitious plans to make Neemrana a knowledge city with 38 upcoming universities, has given a major push to real estate in this region. Professionals moving for job opportunities and the student inflow will lead to high demand for residential options. Many noteworthy builders are already present in the area. Projects are being launched keeping the needs and lifestyle of the Japanese and Korean expats in mind. Many hotels are also opening up, and the existing ones have started to turn their offerings to appeal to the many Japanese working there.

References

Neemrana Wikipedia