Hemawas is a village in
Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or ''Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of ''Theravāda'' Buddhism ...
tehsil of
Pali district
Pali district is a district in Rajasthan, India. The city of Pali is its administrative headquarters.
History
In 120 AD, during the Kushana Age, King Kanishka conquered the Rohat and Jaitaran areas, parts of today's Pali district. Until the ...
in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
state of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is located to the immediate south of the city of Pali. The nearby Hemawas Dam, completed in 1911, lies on the
Bandi river.
Demographics
The population of Hemawas is 4,012 according to the
2011 census, with a male population of 2,061 and a female population of 1,951.
References
{{Pali district
Villages in Pali district
Dams in Rajasthan