Pindwara

Pindwara is a town in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, India and it is about 50 km from Abu Road, 100 km from Udaipur and 70 from Mount Abu. The nearest airport is Udaipur.

The cement and Marble industry is the major industry of the area. JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd and Binani Cement are two large cement units based in the area. The nearest railway station is Sirohi Road -a station on Delhi Ahmedabad rail route and is at the edge of Pindwara town. Abu Road railway station is 55 km away. Many of the locals of the town have settled all across the country like in Mumbai,Ahmedabad, Surat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh etc. Ancient temple of Lord Mahavir-- by Samprati Maharaja is situated in the middle of the city. Ancient temple dedicated to Shiva known as Gopeshwarji Mahadev Temple is around 3 km from Pindwara. One more ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva known as Markundeshawar (situated in Ajari village) is around 2 km from Pindwara.

The place is located near many tribal villages. The town is famous for its marble carving works. The Marble carvings of Sri Ram Temple, Ayodhya is being carried out in the town.

Sirohi

Sirohi (Rajasthani: सिरोही) is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name ruled by Deora Chauhan Dabi Rajput. It has five Tehsils (Administrative Divisions): Abu Road, Sheoganj, Reodar, Pindwara, and Sirohi itself. It is also known as Devnagari. The nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road. The main station is Abu Road railway station. Otaram Rebari from Rabari community is the MLA of Sirohi.Sirohi got first rank in 33 districts of Rajasthan for "Swach bharat Abhiyan " in year 2014.

Geography

Sirohi is located at 24°53′06″N 72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625. It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).

History

The Name Sirohi had been derived by "Siranwa" hills on the Western Slope of which it stands. Colonel Tod in his book "Travels in Western India" has suggested that the names of the territory might have derived from its position at the head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi), Sirohi also named as "Sword" and this had led some people to believe that this State of brave Deora Chauhans received it present name due to its widespread fame of its Swords i.e. Sirohi means " Self Respect is most important even if head may be detached " in other words "A Rajput of Sirohi may die for Self Respect." Sirohi, is said to have taken its name from Sirohi from Siranwa hill, on the western slope at which it stands. In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the eastern slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sahastramal, Sehastramal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.

Sirohi (Rajasthan Assembly Constituency)

Sirohi (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) is a constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Sirohi district.

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