Alwar City lies between the East longitude 76° 35' to 76° 40' and North latitudes 27° 3D'20H to 27° 36n30" and situated almost at the center of Alwar district at 268 meters above MSL. The city is situated at the foothills of the Aravali Mountain series and lies between Jaipur and Delhi, the Capital of our Nation. The population of City is 78,372 souls as per Census 2001. It is one of the fastest growing Cities as it is very important trading centre of North-Eastern Rajasthan. Because of its location, Alwar has been selected as a regional town in the National Capital Plan sponsored by the GOI for integrated development of region around Delhi. It is connected with Delhi and Jaipur by main Delhi-Jaipur broad gauge railway on Western Railway at distance 160 kms from Delhi and 150 kms from Jaipur.
ALWAR is selected for the RUSDIP project citing it's historical and tourist importance. To improve infrastructure facilities in the city, proposals for augmentation of Water Supply, Sewerage, etc. of worth 107.58 crores have been tentatively identified by line agency concerned/District Administration. District Collectors are working for identifying the total likely investments based on the priority work and deficiencies in the infrastructure sectors in consultation with public representatives including other infrastructure development work like Solid Waste Management, road connectivity, Bridges, Drainage and Development of Water Bodies work etc.

Musi Rani ki Chhatri

City Palace Alwar

S.No.

Year

Population

Growth Rate

1.

1971

100373 souls

38.06

2.

1981

145795 souls

45:25

3.

1991

211160 souls

44.83

4.

2001

240000 souls