Thakur Nawal Singh Ji Bahadur founded Nawalgarh in 1737 AD at the village site of Rohili, and his descendants rules there till abolition of Jagirs in Rajasthan.

[2][3] Many great business families of Marwari community like Mansingka, Padias, Birlas, Goenka, Jiwrajka, Khaitan, Nemani, Dharnidharka, Somani, Chhawchharia, Ganeriwala, Murarka, Poddar, Seksaria have their origins from Nawalgarh.

The Rulers of Nawalgarh belong to the Shekhawat sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka September) of Kachwaha Dynasty of the earlier Jaipur Princely State.

'‘Asha Ka Jharna’' is a voluntary non-profit organization working for the cause of disability since 1997 running three special schools for mentally challenged and hearing impaired children.

Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College and Shri Nawalgarh Mahila Mahavidyalaya are the most important higher educational institutions in the city.

Apart from these there are few recently opened institutes also offering higher education like Gyan Vihar College.

Now the city has direct connectivity through broad gauge line section to Delhi via Loharu and to Kota, Jaipur via Sikar and Ringus.

Recently Nawalgarh got its own bus depot which is situated on the north-west side of the city along with state highway 8.

Radheshyam R Morarka, in Nawalgarh, which was inaugurated on 21 April 2011 by Rajasthan Minister of Transport and Sanskrit Education, Sh.

The project, constructed under the ‘Development of Tourist Circuit under the Integrated Scheme’ of the central government, has cost about Rs.

Prior to this bus terminal's development, passengers waiting for buses used to suffer under the broad sunlight.

However, now Nawalgarh boasts of a well planned bus terminal with all important amenities and facilities such as a canteen, bathroom, resting place, book shops, communication booths etc.

The nearest airport to Nawalgarh city, Jaipur International Airport, is 154 km (96 mi) away which operate daily flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Udaipur, Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat.