Makrana

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Makrana is a town in the Nagaur district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Makrana is famous for the marble mined from the mines around it. It is said that the Taj Mahal was built from Makrana marble. Makrana is a small town, but it has plenty of marble outcrops. Most of the residents in this town work as marble miners.

Most of the mines do not have access to the electrical supply. The miners have to use gasoline to operate down in the mines. However, the city is well linked to railroads and other forms of transportation.

The city has ample number of hotels with prices starting from Rs 75 a day. Telephone facility is quite good with almost all mobile operators like Airtel, Hutch, Reliance,Idea,Tata Indicom having their towers stationed out there.

It is a heaven for geologists with the rich mineral reserves and an excellent place for selling your mining machinery. With nearly 600–800 mines present the place offers a huge market potential for these companies.

The Albeto quality of marble is known as one of the best in the world.

Known for its white marble reserves, Makrana is a small town in Nagaur district, with a deposit of 56 million tonnes and 40,000 labourers working in 400 mines in the several ranges of the Aravallis. Makrana, along with Rajsamand, are the main centres of marble in Rajasthan. Calcitic in nature, Makrana Marble is regarded as the oldest in age and finest in quality

The present rate of marble production from Makrana is 1.20 lakh tonnes per year with an annual revenue of Rs 36 crore.

Makrana is source of employment to at least 1 Million people of about 100 surronding villages. The famous Victoria Memorial of Kolakata, the world famous Taj Mahal in Agra and Jain Temple of Dilwara in south Rajasthan are built from Makrana Marble.

Geography

Makrana is located at . It has an average elevation of 408 metres (1338 feet).makrana marble is a metamorphic rock.it a single deposit in india.makrana marble have 90 yo 98 percent caco3.its a calcitic marble.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Makrana had a population of 83,289. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Makrana has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 44%. In Makrana, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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