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| name = Brij Nagar<br />
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| nickname = Brij aur Mewat ki Sangam Sthali<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bharatpur district|Bharatpur]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 304<br />
| population_total = 25572<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 321205<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#RJ.E2.80.94Rajasthan|RJ]]-<br />
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'''Brij Nagar''' (Commonly known as Nagar) is town and tehsil in [[Bharatpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]]. It is situated equidistant among [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]], [[Alwar]] & Mathura. Nagar is famous for the sweets called ''Jaleba'', a bigger version of [[jalebi]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Brij Nagar is located at {{Coord|27.4247|N|77.09945|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Nagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nagar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 201&nbsp;metres (662&nbsp;feet) from the sea level.<br />
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Geographically, Nagar is located in Bharatpur district but the closest big city is Alwar which is roughly the same distance but more convenient for the population for its higher frequent connectivity. Distance from Delhi is roughly around 165&nbsp;km and from Jaipur it is 175&nbsp;km.<br />
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== Fairs ==<br />
Nagar hosts a famous fair in the month of April on the occasion of [[Ram Navami]]. Devotees come to see the Ram Rath Yatra (Procession) which passes through town's main market to 'Ram Temple'. Along with the Rathyatra, many other cultural events and competitions are also organized by the local authority and many groups come from several places and show their talent and skills on the eve. The fair lasts about a week. Every day for the week there are different municipality organized events such as Nautanki, local Kavi Sammelan (Poets' night) and guest Kavi Sammelan.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
The Nagar city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Nagar Municipality has population of 25,572 of which 13,582 are males while 11,990 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.<br />
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Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3826 which is 14.96 % of total population of Nagar (M). In Nagar Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 883 against state average of 928. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Nagar is around 824 compared to Rajasthan state average of 888. Literacy rate of Nagar city is 73.94 % higher than state average of 66.11 %. In Nagar, Male literacy is around 84.80 % while female literacy rate is 61.78 %.<br />
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Nagar Municipality has total administration over 4,207 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water & electricity. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.<br />
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Caste-wise, the rural part of Nagar is populated mainly by [[Gurjars]], Jatav, and Muslims and the urban part is dominated by Brahmins, Jatav, Jat and Vaishya.<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Nagar is well connected by both railway and road routes. Rail routes are connected from Allahabad via Mathura, Mathura, Alwar and Jaipur via Alwar. There are many [[RSRTC]] buses to Jaipur, New Delhi, Mathura, Aligarh, Alwar, Bharatpur on a regular basis.<br />
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