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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Pali, Rajasthan|the district in [[Taiwan]]|Bali District}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pali district
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
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|photo2a = Velar lake 1.JPG
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|photo3a = Chaumukha Jain temple at Ranakpur in Aravalli range near Udaipur Rajasthan India.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Dera Khairwa Fort, Kundeshwar Mahadev Temple, Velar Lake, [[Ranakpur Jain temple]], Lake near Jawai Bera
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Headquarters]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 12387
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| population_total = 2,037,573
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=districtcensus/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 306401
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 02932
| registration_plate = RJ-22
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 63.23%
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Pali (Lok Sabha Constituency)]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = Avg. annual temperature
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{convert|22.5|°C|°F}}
| blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature
| blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|45|°C|°F}}
| blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
| blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|00|°C|°F}}
| website = {{URL|http://pali.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|RJ-IN]]
| footnotes =
| image_map = Pali in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption = Pali district in Rajasthan, India
| subdivision_name3 = Pali
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative division|Division]]
}}
'''Pali district''' is a district in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The city of [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] is its administrative headquarters.
Pali is also known as the Industrial/Textile City and has been a hub for merchant activities for centuries. It has a rich heritage and culture, including beautiful Jain temples and other elaborate monuments.

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,93,837|13=1911|14=4,56,627|15=1921|16=4,03,318|17=1931|18=4,73,063|19=1941|20=5,55,586|21=1951|22=6,60,856|23=1961|24=8,05,682|25=1971|26=9,70,002|27=1981|28=12,74,504|29=1991|30=14,86,432|31=2001|32=18,20,251|33=2011|34=20,37,573|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2022}}
In 120 AD, during the [[Kushana]] Age, King [[Kanishka]] conquered the [[Rohat]] and [[Jaitaran]] areas, parts of today's Pali district. Until the end of the seventh century, the [[Pushyabhuti dynasty|Pushyabhuti]] king [[Harsha]]vardhana ruled the area, along with other parts of what would be Rajasthan.

From the 10th to the 15th century, the boundaries of Pali extended to [[Mewar]], [[Gorwar]], and [[Marwar]]. [[Nadol]] was the capital of the Chauhan clan. All [[Rajput]] rulers resisted foreign invaders, but individually fought each other for land and leadership. After the defeat of [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] by [[Muhammad Ghori]], the Rajput power in the area was removed. The Godwad area became subject to the then-ruler of [[Mewar]], [[Maharana Kumbha]]; however, Pali, which was ruled by Rajputs with the patronage of neighbouring Rajput rulers, remained peaceful and progressive.

There were a number of battles in the surrounding areas of Pali in the 16th and 17th centuries. [[Shershah Suri]] defeated Rajput rulers in the [[Battle of Sammel]] near Jaitaran, and the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor, [[Akbar]], constantly battled with [[Maharana Pratap]] in the Gorwar area. After the Mughals had conquered almost all of [[Rajputana]], Veer [[Durgadas Rathore]] of Marwar made organised efforts to take back Marwar from [[Aurangzeb]], the last Mughal emperor. By then, Pali had become subservient to the [[Rathore dynasty|Rathores]] of Marwar, and was reclaimed by Maharaja [[Vijay Singh of Marwar|Vijay Singh]] before becoming a commercial centre.

During the British era in 1857, various [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]]s of Pali under the stewardship of the Thakur of [[Auwa]] fought against [[British rule]]. The British army surrounded Auwa Fort and the conflict lasted several days.

Geologists trace the settlement at Pali back to prehistory and maintain that Pali emerged from the vast western sea, which was spread over a large part of present-day Rajasthan. In the [[Vedic period]], Maharshi Javali stayed in the area to meditate and interpret the [[Vedas]]. In the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' age,{{clarify|date=January 2022}} the [[Pandavas]] made this area (near [[Bali, India|Bali]]) their resting place during exile. As a part of ancient Arbuda Province, the area was known as Balla-Desh.

==Geography==
The [[Aravalli Range]] forms the eastern boundary of the district, and the southern boundary ends at [[Bamnera]] village in [[Sumerpur Tehsil]]. There are foothills to the west, through which run some [[Luni River]] tributaries. The western portion of the district includes the [[alluvial plain]] of the Luni. The district is bounded by eight others: [[Nagaur District]] to the north, [[Ajmer District]] to the northeast, [[Rajsamand District]] to the east, [[Udaipur District]] to the southeast, [[Sirohi District]] to the southwest, [[Jalore District]] and [[Barmer District]] to the west, and [[Jodhpur District]] to the northwest. The major part of the district has ranges from 200 to 300 m above mean sea level in elevation, but in the east—toward the Aravalli Range—the elevation increases and the average is closer to 600 m, with some regions exceeding 1000 m.<ref>{{Citation|date=November 1959|title=Pali, India, Sheet NG 43-09|series=Series U-502|publisher=United States Army Map Service|format=topographic map, scale 1:250,000|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/txu-oclc-6614190-ng43-9.jpg}}</ref>

===National geological monument===
{{anchor|Pali Barr Conglomerate}}The '''Pali Barr Conglomerate''' has been declared a [[List of National Geological Monuments in India|National Geological Monument of India]] by the [[Geological Survey of India]] for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of [[geotourism]].<ref name=gsi1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,529542&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712055947/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,529542&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date=12 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gsi2">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137573|title=Geo-Heritage Sites|date=2016-03-09|website=pib.nic.in|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref name=gsi3>[http://naturalheritage.intach.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Geoheritage-Monograph.pdf national geo-heritage of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111120428/http://naturalheritage.intach.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Geoheritage-Monograph.pdf |date=11 January 2017 }}, [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]]</ref>

==Politics==
===Lok Sabha===
The [[Pali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pali Lok Sabha constituency]] has jurisdiction over two districts: Pali and [[Jodhpur]]. The current member of parliament is [[P P Choudhary]], who represents the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Pali-dyeing-Jobless-workers-farmers-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/33466769.cms|title=Pali 'dyeing': Jobless workers, farmers hoping against hope - Times of India|work=indiatimes.com}}</ref>

===Legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha)===
The district is represented in the State Legislature by six [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]] (Sojat, Jaitaran, [[Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Sumerpur]], [[Bali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Bali]], [[Pali (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pali]] and Marwar Junction) and one Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf | title=Delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 2008 | publisher=Election Commission of India | date=26 November 2008 | access-date=21 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Administrative Structure==

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Sub-Divisions of Pali District'''
! Sub-Division !! Tehsil !! Panchayat Samiti
|-
| [[Bali, Rajasthan|Bali]] || [[Bali, Rajasthan|Bali]] || [[Bali, Rajasthan|Bali]]
|-
| [[Desuri]] || [[Desuri]] || [[Desuri]]
|-
| [[Raipur, Rajasthan|Raipur]] || [[Raipur, Rajasthan|Raipur]]|| [[Raipur, Rajasthan|Raipur]]
|-
| [[Rohat]] || [[Rohat]] || [[Rohat]]
|-
| [[Rani, Rajasthan|Rani]] || [[Rani, Rajasthan|Rani]] || [[Rani, Rajasthan|Rani]]
|-
| [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] || [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] || [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]]
|-
| [[Jaitaran]] || [[Jaitaran]] || [[Jaitaran]]
|-
| [[Marwar Junction]] || [[Marwar Junction]]|| [[Marwar Junction]]
|-
| [[Sojat]] || [[Sojat]] || [[Sojat]]
|-
| [[Sumerpur]] || [[Sumerpur]]||[[Sumerpur]]
|}

===Sub-divisions===
Pali District has ten sub-divisions: [[Sojat]], [[Marwar Junction]], [[Jaitaran]], [[Raipur, Rajasthan|Raipur]], [[Sumerpur Tehsil|Sumerpur]], Bali, Pali, [[Rohat]], [[Rani, Rajasthan|Rani]] and [[Desuri]].

===Panchyat Samiti===
The Pali district has ten [[panchayat samiti]]: five are reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] and [[Other Backward Class]], and the other five are general.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajpanchayat.gov.in/common/sidelinks/panchayat.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104173701/http://www.rajpanchayat.gov.in/common/sidelinks/panchayat.htm |archive-date=2012-11-04 }}</ref>

===Tehsils===
There are 10 Tehsils in the district: Sojat, Marwar Junction, Jaitaran, Raipur, Sumerpur, Bali, Pali, Rohat and [[Desuri]]. Rani has been declared to become the tenth Tehsil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.finance.rajasthan.gov.in/speech/1213/budgetspeech201213.pdf |title=Rajasthan Budget 2012-13 |access-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013000/http://www.finance.rajasthan.gov.in/speech/1213/budgetspeech201213.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Marwar Junction Tehsil has highest number of villages (142), Sumerpur Tehsil has lowest number of villages (42).

==Villages==
There are 1,030 villages under 320 gram panchayats in the Pali district.<ref>[http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=111&pno=6&ptype=V&parenttype=D Village Panchayats of Pali, Rajasthan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311135450/http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansumsql.asp?parenttype=d&pno=6&ptype=v&selstate=111 |date=2016-03-11 }}</ref> Some villages in Pali district are following:
*[[Punariya]]
* Jawadiya [https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE] * Akeli * Aaichiya * Arkawas * Bala * Baniyawas * Bhalelao * Kerala * Chatelaw * Vayad * [[Jaitpura]]
* Gadwara * Moria * Bitu * Chotila * Gura Endla * Gura Pratapsingh * Guradai * Gura Khuni * Gura Sonigara
* Hathlai * Indra Nagar * Kherwa * Khimel * Khinwara * Khudala * Koliwara * Korta * Koselao * Kot
* Khand Solankiyan * Giradra * Mandiya * Mooliyawas * Jojawar * Dhola * Dhabar * Denda * Sirana, etc.

===Civic bodies===
There are eight municipalities ([[Nagar Palika]]) in the district: Sojat, Jaitaran, [[Sumerpur]], [[Sadri]], [[Bali, India|Bali]], [[Falna]], [[Takhatgarh]] and [[Rani, Rajasthan]]; Pali is a Municipal Council (Nagar Parishad).

==Places of interest==
* [[Ranakpur Jain temple|Ranakpur Temple]]
* [[Jawai Dam|Jawai Bandh]]
* [[Parshuram Mahadev Temple]], walking route starts in Pali district.
* [[Om Banna| Om Banna Shrine]]
* [[Muchhal Mahavir Temple|Muchala Mahavir Ji]]

==Hydrology==
The area under irrigation is 2824.02 km<sup>2</sup>, which is about 22.79% of the total geographical area of the district. Wells are the main sources of irrigation in the district, which constitute the source for 75% of the total irrigated area, followed by ponds tanks (20%) and tube wells (5%). In all, the district has ninety-two dams, of which three are broken: one each at Gajni, Potalia and Chipatia.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The total catchment area of all the dams is {{convert|238150.14|acre|km2}}. In 1990, the capacity of the 89 dams was 20,197.3 million cubic feet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irrigation by Different Sources, District: Pali|publisher=Central Groundwater Board|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/pali_irrigation.pdf|access-date=22 May 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034550/http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/pali_irrigation.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are 48 dams in the district, named with completion date where known:<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Register of Large Dams-2009|publisher=Central Water Commission|url=http://hindi.indiawaterportal.org/sites/hindi.indiawaterportal.org/files/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf|access-date=10 June 2010|archive-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827101619/http://hindi.indiawaterportal.org/sites/hindi.indiawaterportal.org/files/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dams |url=http://www.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-OTH-596390-1044394.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227040937/http://www.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-OTH-596390-1044394.html |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}</ref>
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|* [[Jawai Dam]] (1957)
* [[SardarSamand]] Dam (1905)
* [[Hemawas]] Dam (1911)
* [[Phulad]] Dam (1972)
* Sindroo (1977)
* [[Sadri]] Dam
* Babra (1981)
* Kana (1961)
* Ker (1977)
* Juna Malari (1978)
* Dandiya (1978)
* Shivnath Sagar (1971)
* Giri-Nanda Dam
* Bankli Dam
* Kharda Dam
* Rajpura Dam
* [[Takhatgarh]] Dam
* Mithari Dam
* Kalibor Dam
* Vayad
* Sali ki Dhani
* Khiwandi
* Baniyawas
* Endla
* Giroliya
* Borinada Dam
* Siriyari
* Kantaliya
* Jogdawas I
* Jogdawas II
* Saran
* [[Sindarli]]
* Chirpatiya
* Kot Baliyan
* Dantiwara
* Latara
* Futiya
* Peepla
* [[Sewari]]
* Rajsagar Chopra
* Malpuriya
* Kanawas
* Muthana
* Bandi Nehara
* Bomdara
* Kesuli
* Lodiya
* Hariom Sagar
* Sali ki Nal
}}
Some of the reservoirs created by the dams are used for irrigation, potable water, and flood control. [[Jawai Dam]] is the largest dam in western Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite web| title=Jawai Dam | website=The Times of India |date=17 February 2022| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/jawai-dam | access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

==Transport==
{{Main|Roads in Pali district}}

The only two modes of travel available in the district are roadways and railways.

Almost all of the villages are connected by roads. There are two depots of government-owned state transport: Pali and Falna.

The only railway junction in the district is Marwar Junction, which is connected to Jodhpur, [[Ajmer]], [[Ahmedabad]], and [[Udaipur]]. Pali railway station is on the Jodhpur route while the second highest earning railway station in the Ajmer division, Falna is on the Ahmedabad route.

The railway came to the district in the early age of [[Indian Railways]] in 1881 when the Ahmedabad-Ajmer line opened at Rajputana State Railway. Pali was connected to Marwar Junction on 24 June 1882 and to Luni on 17 June 1884. Jodhpur was connected to the district via Luni in 1885 by the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] network, and the first train traveled on this route on 9 March 1885. The line later became part of the [[Jodhpur]]-[[Bikaner]] Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 2|work=irfca.org}}</ref>

The [[Phulera]]-Marwar Junction line was converted from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge in 1995, while the Ahmedabad-Ajmer line was converted in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 6|work=irfca.org}}</ref> During 1997–98, the 72 km Jalore-Falna route was also surveyed by Indian Railways.<ref>[http://164.100.47.133/lsq14/quest.asp?qref=4895 Survey of New Lines]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Pali district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11390/download/14503/DDW08C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
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|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|92.79}}
{{bar percent|[[Rajasthani Muslims|Islam]]|green|5.87}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Rajasthan|Jainism]]|pink|1.12}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.22}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Pali district has a population of 2,037,573, giving it a ranking of 255th out of 640.<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011 - Pali|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1082/download/3342/DH_2011_0820_PART_A_DCHB_PALI.pdf|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 225th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.99%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Pali had a [[sex ratio]] of 987 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.23%. 22.58% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.54% and 7.10% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

After the reorganization of districts, the new Pali district has a population of 1,605,543. The district has a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 437,385 (27.24%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 317,836 (19.80%) and 142,911 (8.90%) of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages in Pali district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value1 = 59.45 |color1 = firebrick
|label2 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value2 = 35.17 |color2 = maroon
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 3.24 |color3 = orange
|label4 = 'Other' Hindi |value4 = 1.73 |color4 = peru
|label5 = Others |value5 = 0.41 |color5 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 59.45% of the population spoke [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], 35.17% [[Marwari language|Marwari]] and 3.24% [[Hindi]] as their first language. 1.43% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10220/download/13332/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0800.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dr R S Champawat, Indian scientist]]
* [[Meera Bai]]
* [[Maharana Pratap]]
* [[Adho Duraso]]
* [[Kushal Singh Champawat]]
* [[Pankaj Jain]]

==See also==
*[[Kharchia wheat]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://pali.rajasthan.gov.in/jankalyan-category-and-entry-type/46/4/4 Geographical features]
* [https://pali.rajasthan.gov.in/ Official website]
*{{Cite web|title=Pali District: Gram Panchayat, Samiti and Ward Map|publisher=Excise Department, Government of Rajasthan|url=http://www.rajexcise.net/web/IMAGES/pali.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311002316/http://www.rajexcise.net/web/IMAGES/pali.jpg|archive-date=11 March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=21 May 2013}}
*{{Cite web|title=Rivers: Luni Basin|publisher=Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan|url=http://waterresources.rajasthan.gov.in/3rivers5.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018165251/http://waterresources.rajasthan.gov.in/3rivers5.htm|archive-date=18 October 2012|url-status=live}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Pali district
|North = [[Nagaur district]]
|Northeast = [[Ajmer district]]
|East = [[Rajsamand district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Udaipur district]]
|Southwest = [[Sirohi district]]
|West = [[Barmer district]] <br> [[Jalor district]]
|Northwest = [[Jodhpur district]]
}}

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