Pindwara is a

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and

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

located, nearby Sirohi city in

Sirohi District Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Sirohi is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh. History In 1948 ...

in the Indian state of

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 ...

. Pindwara is one of main financial city of

Sirohi district Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Sirohi is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh. History In 1948 ...

after

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. As of 2011, the population of Pindwara is 24,487. It is located southwest of the state capital,

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, between

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and plains of Marwar region. The city used to be a major area of marble and stone carving in India by long time. It is common belief that if there is any construction of temple work all over the world, it could not complete without involvement of Pindwara artisan. This is proved by this fact that marble carvings of major temples of India like Akshardham temple network, Shri Ram temple Ayodhya are being carried out in the city. Nearest airports are Sirohi Airport (),

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() and

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(). It is connected by RSRTC and GSRTC operated buses to all parts of

, and Indian cities of

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And

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. It also have railway connectivity with

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, etc.

Pindwara region

Pindwara is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Geography

Pindwara is at . It has an average elevation of . The city is situated in the lap of the Aravallis and is known for the high mountain ranges of the Aravallis. It is about from Udaipur and from Ahmedabad.

History

The history of this city is studied from the history of Sirohi. The region falls in the Sirohi kingdom and was ruled in the 14th century by Rao Devraj who belongs to the "Chouhan clan" of the Rajputana clan. At that time Pindwara was known as Pindaravak. After that Pindwara village started living as Dabi Rajput till 1630. He was a courageous and brave Kshatriya. At that time Pindwara village was not settled but was a tribal area. Then, Sirohi Maharao invited Pindwara Dabi Rajput to Sirohi and made him a special officer (officer) "treasury post". After 1650, Pindwara became under Mewar (Sisodia Rajput), Talab (Pond), Pindwara Vav (Badi Bav) were built during the time of Rana Amar Singh till 1670. After that, other Rajput clan families also started living in Pindwara, which have their own history. Presently there are families of different Rajput community living in Pindwara which are as follows. The Dabi family came from Khedgad. Inda Pratihar family came from Mandore. Kabawat Panwar family who came from Ramsin. The Rathod family came from Marwar. balecha family They have their own proud history. There is also a very ancient history of Jain community in Pindwara, who have been local residents and Bhamashahs of Pindwara since historical times. In the historical times, the evidence of Jain religious guru and the mythological name of Pindwara, Pindaravak is also mentioned in Jain texts.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Pindwara had a population of 24,487. Males constituted 52.40% of the population and females 47.60%. Pindwara had an average literacy rate of 75.98%, higher than the state average of 66.11%. 88.86% of the males and 61.84% of females were literate. 13.93% of the population is under 6 years of age. Pindwara was the most populous tehsil in

with a population of 2,61,789 and controlling over 107 villages. The religious population of Pindwara was 88.56%

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

, 7.55%

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

, 0.08%

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

, 3.68%

Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

, 0.05%

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, and 0.03% did not answer. Source:

Climate

Pindwara is influenced by the local steppe climate. The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of . The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around . The average annual temperature in Pindwara is .

References

{{Sirohi district Cities and towns in Sirohi district