Makrana
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| State : | Rajasthan | ||
| District : | Nagaur | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 2 ' N , 74 ° 43' E | ||
| Height : | 408 m | ||
| Residents : | 93,094 (2011) | ||
Makrana is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
The city is part of the Nagaur district . Makrana has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 41 wards . It had 93,094 inhabitants on the cut-off date of the 2011 census . 118,030 people live in the metropolitan region.
The city of Makrana is known for the mining of marble . White marble from the Makrana area was also used in the construction of the Taj Mahal .