Makrana
Makrana | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Makrana | |
| Nickname: Marble City of India | |
| Coordinates: 27°03′N 74°43′E / 27.05°N 74.72°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Didwana Kuchaman |
| Named after | Makran City of India |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Makrana Municipal Council |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 205,080 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Marwari (Rajasthani) & English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-21, RJ-37 |
| Literacy rate | 63.23 |
Makrana is an urban city located, near Kuchaman City, at the centre of state in Didwana-Kuchaman district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Rajasthani language is widely spoken here. It also served as a tehsil headquarters, with 136 villages under its jurisdiction thus making it the largest tehsil in the district. The biggest village of Makrana tehsil by area is Modicharna. Makrana is 110 km (68 mi) west of Jaipur and 190 km (120 mi) north-east of Jodhpur. Makrana is known for the part it has played in building the Taj Mahal by supplying marble, craftsmen and stonemasons to build the iconic UNESCO world heritage centre. It is one of the developing cities in the state. The marble from the town Makrana which is known as Makrana Marble, gets the GHSR (Global Heritage Stone Resources) status from the IUGS.