Didwana

As of 2021, Didwana's population was 492,284. Literate people numbered 226,426, of whom 139,916 were male and 86,510 were female. Total workers were 155,998 out of whom 97,012 were men and 58,986 were women. 43,918 cultivators worked there including14,641 women. Male literacy was 70% and female literacy was 54%. 17% of the population were under 6 years of age.

In the Didwana region of Rajasthan, hand axes were discovered that resembled those in the Shiwalik Range. These date to around 400,000 years ago. Analysis of desert soil layers and other evidence uncovered a link between the prevailing climate and the technological progressions observed in the Paleolithic period.

Didwana preserved Lower Paleolithic artifacts in both primary and semi-primary contexts. Through geological stratigraphy of aeolian and playa sediments, hand axes found in stratified contexts have been dated to the Middle Pleistocene. To understand the technological evolution of the Acheulian culture in this area, 301 hand axes from 10 locations were studied using Roe's methodology, supplemented with additional attributes. Variations in size, shape, and refinement were noted among the collections. Statistical analyses, diagrams, factor assessments, and cluster analyses indicated a technological evolution within the assemblages, helping to establish the chronology. These hand axes may align with cultural stages ranging from early Acheulian to very late Acheulian or even early Middle Paleolithic.^[1][2]