Dausa district

Dausa District is a district of  in western. The city of is the district headquarters. Dausa District has a population of 1,316,790 (2001 census), an area of 3429 km², and a population density of 384 persons per km². It is bounded on the north by, on the northeast by , on the southeast by , on the south by , and on the west by. The district is divided into five s,, Dausa, , and. The and  rivers run through the district. It is situated on National Highway no.11 From Jaipur to Agra. It is 54 km to the east of.

Dausa is named after a nearby hill called Devgiri. On the top of hill is situated a fort, possibly built by. There are also five temples of : Neel Kanth Temple, Bajnath Temple, Shajnath Temple, Somnath Temple, and Gupteshwar Temple.

Dausa was the first capital of rajput empire before  and finally Jaipur. The founder of Kachwaha rajput empire,, came here from (Madhya Prdesh). He was married to Kumkumade, daughter of, ruler of (Garh Mora In District Karauli).

When Great went to do  to  in 1562, he stayed in Dausa and met with,  of Dausa at the time and brother of.