Pindwara

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Pindwara
Pindaravataka
Tehsil (sub-division)
Pindwara is located in Rajasthan
Pindwara
Pindwara
Location in Rajasthan, India
Pindwara is located in India
Pindwara
Pindwara
Pindwara (India)
Coordinates: 24°47′40″N 73°03′18″E / 24.7945°N 73.055°E / 24.7945; 73.055Coordinates: 24°47′40″N 73°03′18″E / 24.7945°N 73.055°E / 24.7945; 73.055
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictSirohi
Settled1433 AD
Named forHome of God
Government
 • TypeRajasthan Government
 • BodyMunicipality
 • ChairmanJitendra Kumar BJP
 • Vice ChairmanChelaram Dewasi INC
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd In Sirohi District
Elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,487
 • Rank4th In Sirohi District
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
307022
Telephone code02971
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-24 RJ-38
Sex ratio1000/908[1] /
Literacy Rate75.98%(2011)[1]
Nearest CitySirohi, Udaipur, Abu Road, Palanpur, Falna
Avg. summer temperature37 °C (99 °F)
Avg. winter temperature5 °C (41 °F)
Avg. Rainfall600-800MM

Pindwara is a municipality and tehsil located in Sirohi District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Pindwara is one of main financial city of Sirohi district after Abu Road. As of 2011, the population of Pindwara is 24,487. It is located 435 km (270 mi) southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, between Aravalli Hills 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.

Currently, Pindwara is home to three large industries named UltraTech Cement ltd, JK Laxmi Cement ltd and Wolkem India ltd. Pindwara is mineral rich region having reserves of Limestone, Quartz, Marble, Calcite, Masonry Stone, Wallastonite, Felspar and Granite. Reserves of Copper also have been found in Basantgarh village of Pindwara.

Nearest airports are Udaipur (100 km) and Ahmedabad (230 km). It is connected by RSRTC and GSRTC operated buses to all parts of Rajasthan, and Indian cities of Ahmedabad, Delhi And Mumbai. It also have railway connectivity with Chennai, Banglore, Puri, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Agra, Haridwar, Gwalior, Kolkata, Mumbai, etc.

Many of locals of the city are settled all across the Country.

History[edit]

The history of this city is studied with the history of Sirohi. This region comes into the Sirohi state and was established by the Rao Devraj in the 14th century which belongs to the "Chauhan Kabila" of Rajputana clan. At that time, Pindwara was known as Pindaravataka. After then, Pindwara village was under the Dabi Rajputs till 1630. He was a brave adventurer and heroic Kshatriya. Pindwara village was not inhabited at that time. Then, Sirohi Maharao invited Pindwara Dabi Rajput to Sirohi and offered to made him special officer (Ohadedar)"Khajan". After 1650, Pindwara became under Mewar (Sisodiya Rajput), The Pond (Talab), Pindwara Vaav (Badi baav) were built during The Time Of Rana Amar Singh till 1670. After that, other Rajputs also started living in Pindwara which have their own histories. It was said that the Rao Devraj is the descendant of Prithviraj III. Before the 19th century, this region was known as the battleground of the Jodhpur State and Meena Tribe.

Pindwara Region[edit]

Pindwara is located at 24°47′40″N 73°03′18″E / 24.7945°N 73.055°E / 24.7945; 73.055.[2] It has an average elevation of 372 m (1,220 ft).

Inner Pindwara: The inner city of Pindwara is the main and religious area of Pindwara having many ancient Jain-Hindu temples and markets such as Sadar Bazar, Udaipur Road Bazar, Old Mill Big Bazar, etc. It has shops for all categories like clothes, shoes, cosmetic items, metal items, sweets stores, etc. The ancient temple of Lord Mahavir by Samprati Maharaj and Shakti Mata Mandir is situated in the middle of the city.

Outer Pindwara: The outer area of Pindwara is industrial, transportation and residential developing area. These area have transportation facility of railway station and bus stand. This area has a RIICO area for industrial development with 230+ factories of different categories. Area developing its residential area on station road, Ahmedabad road and Jhadoli road. This area have park, police station, civil court and government offices of tehsil, SDM office, panchayat samiti, etc.

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2011 India census,[3] Pindwara had a population of 24,487. Males constitute 52.40% of the population and females 47.60%. Pindwara has 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 are literate. 13.93% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are 25 wards in the city As per order of government of Rajasthan 2019. Pindwara is the most populous tehsil in Sirohi district with a population of 2,61,789 and controlling over 107 villages. The religious population of Pindwara is 88.56% Hindu, 7.55% Muslim, 0.08% Sikhs, 3.68% Jain, 0.05% Christians, and 0.03% didn't stated.

Religions in Pindwara
Hinduism
88.56%
Islam
7.55%
jainism
3.68%
sikh
0.08%
others
0.05%
Distribution of Religions
Includes Christians (0.05%).
Population growth through the years
City Population
1991
15,185
2001
20,765
2011
24,487

Source:[4]

Climate[edit]

Pindwara is influenced by local steppe climate. The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of 32.7 °C (90.9 °F). The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). The average annual temperature in Pindwara is 25.5 °C (77.9 °F). The rainfall here averages mm.

Climate data for Pindwara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
36.4
(97.5)
40.8
(105.4)
41.1
(106.0)
44.2
(111.6)
35.0
(95.0)
32.4
(90.3)
32.9
(91.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.3
(86.5)
28.7
(83.7)
33.7
(92.7)
Average low °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
10.0
(50.0)
20.2
(68.4)
24.8
(76.6)
26.2
(79.2)
28.3
(82.9)
25.2
(77.4)
23.2
(73.8)
24.6
(76.3)
20.1
(68.2)
15.9
(60.6)
12.3
(54.1)
20.5
(68.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
5
(0.2)
56
(2.2)
513
(20.2)
633
(24.9)
307
(12.1)
29
(1.1)
9
(0.4)
1
(0.0)
1,558
(61.2)
Source: [1]

Economy[edit]

Pindwara is home to three large and 250+ medium-small industries generating revenue in Hundred Crores.[citation needed] RIICO and three large factories provide employment to the citizens. Wolkem India ltd, situated at Sirohi road, is Asia's biggest miner of Wallastonite. Pindwara ranked the second number in Rajasthan in Calcite mining after Udaipur. Pindwara has Transport Nagar at Sirohi road. Approximately 35,000 peoples work in the factories of Pindwara.

Transport System[edit]

Pindwara is well connected with the Indian cities by road and railways.

Road[edit]

Pindwara connects to two major National Highways. The first is National Highway 27, which is the longest national highway in India and also named as East West Corridor Connecting Porbandar (Gujarat) to Silchar (Assam). The second is National Highway 62 which originates from Pindwara and runs to Abohar (Punjab) while connecting cities like Palanpur, Sirohi, Udaipur, Pali etc. Approximately 150+ buses of RSRTC and GSRTC pass through Pindwara Bus Stand.

Rail[edit]

Pindwara is well connected by rail transport by Pindwara railway station with Indian cities of Banglore, Ajmer, Jaipur, Puri, Mysore, Chennai, etc. It is second largest railway of Sirohi district under administrative control of NWR. Pindwara is one of railway station in NWR that sending most freight traffic.

Education[edit]

Colleges

  • Government College Pindwara
  • J.R College Pindwara
  • Trinity B.Ed College Pindwara
  • Government ITI College Pindwara
  • Trinity College Pindwara

Schools

  • Government Senior Secondary School (Main Campus) Pindwara
  • Government Senior Secondary School (Extra Campus) Pindwara
  • Government Girls Senior Secondary School Pindwara
  • V.S.S Senior Secondary School Pindwara
  • Deep Jyoti Public School Pindwara
  • Adarsh Vidhya Niketan Pindwara
  • Naveen Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Pindwara
  • Swami Vivekanand Govt. Model School Pindwara
  • Padma Binani DAV Public School Pindwara
  • Eurekha Public School Pindwara
  • Lakshmipat Singhania School Pindwara
  • Ken Public School Pindwara
  • Rajasthan Public School Pindwara
  • Vatsalya Public School Pindwara
  • Shree Ram Bal Vidhya Mandir UPS Pindwara
  • Balaark Public School Pindwara
  • Keshav Vidhya Mandir UPS Pindwara
  • M.R Public School Pindwara
  • Modern Public School Pindwara
  • Bharati Vidhya Mandir Pindwara
  • Deep Jyoti Public School Pindwara
  • M.V.M Public School UPS Pindwara
  • Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Pindwara
  • Madarsa Kadriya Chistiya PS Pindwara
  • Government Primary School Ward No. 18 Pindwara
  • Government Primary School Ward No. 01 Pindwara
  • Government Primary School Ward NO. 13 Pindwara
  • Govt Girls Upper Primary School Pindwara
  • Trinity International School Pindwara
  • Maruti Shikshan Sansthan
  • St. Xavier's School, Pindwara
  • M.R. Public School, Pindwara

Religious landmarks[edit]

  • Shakti Mata Temple
  • Sundha Mata Temple
  • Baba Ramdev Temple
  • Veer Bavsi Temple
  • Bayosa Mata Temple
  • Laxmi Narayan Temple
  • Sachiya Mata Temple
  • Khimaj Mata Temple
  • Dwarkadheesh Temple
  • Baan Mataji Temple
  • Shreepati Dham Govind Vallabh Dasji Maharaj
  • Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Kantal
  • Sariya Devi Temple
  • Anopdas ji ki Jhupdi
  • Saraswati Temple Ajari
  • Shri Bamanwadji Tirth
  • Shri Ram Mandir
  • Shree Gogaji Bavsi Temple
  • Gopeshwar Mahadev Temple
  • Kashi Ram Temple
  • Radha Krishna Temple
  • Arashna Ambaji Temple
  • Huzur Shahbuddin Baba Dargah (Huzur Baba)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pindwara Population Census,2011
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pindwara
  3. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. "Census of Pindwara".

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