Moths

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pali District, Sikar District, Sri Ganganagar District, Barmer District, Pratapgarh District, Churu District, Jalor District, Dausa District, Sirohi District, Jodhpur District, Tonk District, List of Districts of Rajasthan, Rajsamand District, Jaisalmer District, Banswara District, Hanumangarh District, Jhunjhunu District, Bharatpur District, Alwar District, Ajmer District, Jhalawar District, Bikaner District, Bhilwara District, Kota District, Udaipur District, Nagaur District, Jaipur District, Baran District, Dholpur District, Karauli District, Dungarpur District, Chittorgarh District, Sawai Madhopur District, Bundi District. Excerpt: Ajmer District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India . The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters.Ajmer District has an area of 8,481 km², and a population of 2,180,526 (2001 census). The district is situated in the center of Rajasthan, and is bounded by Nagaur District to the north, Jaipur and Tonk districts to the east, Bhilwara District to the south, and Pali District to the west.Ajmer Geography The eastern portion of the district is generally flat, broken only by gentle undulations, but the western parts, from north-west to south-west, are intersected by the great Aravalli Range . Many of the valleys in this region are sandy deserts, part of India's Thar Desert , with an occasional oasis of cultivation, but there are also some very fertile tracts; among these is the plain on which lies the town of Ajmer. This valley, however, is not only fortunate in possessing a noble artificial lake, but is protected by the massive walls of the Nagpathar range or Serpent rock, which forms a barrier against the sand. The only hills in the district are the Aravalli Range and its offshoots. Ajmer is almost totally devoid of rivers, the B...