Dausa City is located in eastern Rajasthan, approximately 55 km east of Jaipur along National Highway 21, positioning it as an important regional service centre and transit-linked urban node. Its strategic location along this mobility corridor has facilitated its role as a hub for trade, agro-based activities, local markets, and mineral-linked industries, while also supporting daily commuting and regional economic integration. Geographically, the city lies at 26°53′N latitude and 76°20′E longitude and is situated on slightly elevated terrain with a natural slope towards the northwest and southwest, a factor that significantly influences drainage patterns, wastewater flow, and settlement expansion.

According to the Census 2011, Dausa had a population of approximately 85,960, living in 15,465 households . Subsequent urban growth and administrative demarcation in 2019 have expanded the city to 55 wards, with current Urban Local Body (ULB) records indicating a population of approximately 97,379 residing in 22,679 households . The city covers an area of about 44 sq. km. and is governed by Dausa Nagar Parishad. Urbanisation in Dausa has largely followed transport corridors and institutional clusters, rather than planned residential layouts, resulting in uneven infrastructure coverage and service delivery gaps across wards. More recent ULB estimates project the population to be around 1.5 lakh (KII-1, 2025) .

The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only 49% of the excreta flow is classified as ‘Safely Managed,’ while 51% of all excreta flow is classified as ‘Unsafely Managed’ (see SFD graphic). The unsafely managed excreta originate from Faecal Sludge (FS) not delivered to the treatment plant (27%), Wastewater (WW) not delivered to the treatment plant (9%), FS not contained-not emptied (4%), FS not treated (7%), and Open defecation (4%). The safely managed excreta originate from FS contained and not emptied (38%), and FS treated (11%). The safely managed excreta generated by the 38% of the population, FS contained and not emptied, is temporary. So, once the containments get filled and FS from the containments is emptied, the percentage of unsafely managed excreta may increase.

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Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) (2026). SFD (Lite) Report - Dausa City CFAR

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