Alwar

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Alwar district. For the Hindu saints, see Alwars.

Alwar अलवर
—  city  —
Alwar अलवर Location of Alwar अलवर in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	27°20′N 76°23′E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Alwar
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 3010 01 • Telephone • ++0144 • Vehicle • RJ-02

Alwar is famous for its scenic landscape

Alwar (Rajasthani: अलवर) is a city and administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located around 160 km south of Delhi, and about 150 km north of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

India's highest ever recorded temperature of 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) was measured at Alwar on 10 May 1956.

Alwar was formerly the capital of the princely state of Alwar. It was formerly spelt as "Ulwar" in British India. This placed it in last position in alphabetically ordered lists, so a king changed the spelling to "Alwar" to bring it to the top.^{[citation needed]}

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History

Main article: Alwar State

The princely state of Alwar was founded by Pratap Singh, a Rajput of the Kachwaha lineage, in 1770. His son, aided the British against the Marathas. After the battle of Laswari (1803) Alwar became the first state of Rajputana to sign a treaty of 'Offensive and Defensive Alliance' with the British East India Company. A few years later, Bakhtawar Singh ventured an armed incursion into neighbouring Jaipur, the senior Kachwaha state, and the erstwhile overlord of his predecessor. Bakhtawar Singh was defeated; a fresh engagement was made with him by the HEIC, prohibiting him from political intercourse with other states without British consent. During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Raoraja Bane Singh sent a force consisting mainly of Muslims and Rajputs, to relieve the British garrison in Agra. The Muslims deserted and the rest were defeated by the rebels. Pran Sukh Yadav, who fought beside Rao Tula Ram of Rewari in 1857, settled along with the kinsmen of dead soldiers at Village Nihalpura, Behror Tehsil, of Alwar District. Following the independence of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India. On March 18, 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On May 15, 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.

Jai Dayal Yadav and Prime Minister of Matsya Union played a vital role in bringing education to the rural areas of Alwar after independence.^{[citation needed]}

Rulers of Alwar state

• Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1775–1791) Rao Raja of Alwar
• Bakhtawar Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1791–1815) Rao Raja of Alwar
• Bane Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1815–1857) Maharao Raja of Alwar
• Sheodan Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1857–1874) Maharao Raja of Alwar
• Mangal Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1874–1892) Maharaja of Alwar
• Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1892–1937) Maharaja of Alwar
• Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur (1937–1971) Maharaja of Alwar (titular Maharaja from 1971–2009)
• Jitendra Pratap Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar (titular from 2009-)

Geography

Alwar is located at 27.57°N 76.6°E / 27.57; 76.6. It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 feet).

Mineral Resources

Alwar is fairly rich in mineral wealth. It produces marble, granite, felspar, dolomite, quartz, lime stone, soap stone, barites.

Metallic Minerals

• Barytes
• Soap Stone
• Copper Clay
• Copper Ore
• Pyrophylite
• Silica Sand
• Fels par
• Quartz
• Red Okar
• Dolomite

Villages in Alwar

The full list of all villages in Alwar district can be seen at http://alwar.nic.in/alwar-c-2001.htm

Agriculture

Alwar has an important place in Agriculture production in Rajasthan. Total geographical area of the district is 7,83,281 hectares which is about 2.5 percent of the State. In the year 2010-2011 the net cultivated area is 5,07,171 hecters from which about 83 percent area viz. - 4,51,546 is irrigated and remaining 17 percent area viz. - 82,903 is unirrigated. Double cropped area is 2,52,049 hectares of which 32,230 hecter (12%) area is irrigated and remaining 2,19,819 hecter (88%) area is unirrigated. Thus, the total cropped area of the district is 8,12,873 hecters. In Kharif season Bajra, Maize, Jowar, Karif pulses, Arhar, Sesamum, Cotton, Guar etc. are sown in about 3,29,088 hectare (42%) and in Rabi season Wheat, Barley, Gram, Mustard, Taramira, Rabi pulses etc. are sown in about 4,52,527 hectare (58%). The main source of irrigation are wells and Tube Wells. By 26064 Tube Wells about 192861 hectare area is being irrigated and by 57196 Wells about 265169 hectares area is irrigated. By other sources like canals, tanks about 404 hectares area is irrigated. About 35470 electric motors and 66502 Diesel pump sets are being used for Irrigation purposes. The normal rainfall for the district is 657.3 mm. The average rainfall in last ten years in the district is 724 mm. The rainfall distribution in the district is uneven and scattered which resulted some times flood problems and some time draught position which affect the Agriculture production as well as cropping pattern in Kharif & Rabi season. Thus, the Agriculture in the district by and large depends on rainfall distribution. The average rainfall in the year 2011 upto sep. is 217 mm.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Alwar had a population of 160,245. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Alwar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Ethnicity

The Residents of Alwar are from different communities. The principal communities are the Yadavs, Gujjars & Meos.

Local attractions and excursions

Alwar rail station outside

Alwar Junction

Alwar contains many interesting and historical monuments. The city has a beautiful lake and a picturesque valley. The Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Aravalli hills only a few kilometres away from Alwar. The sanctuary, which is a Project Tiger reserve, also boasts of many other species, including rare birds and plants. The military cantonment of Itarana lies on the outskirts of Alwar. Hill Fort Kesroli now a heritage hotel is also near by.

Fairy Queen

It is the oldest working engines in the world and one of national treasure(cultural artifacts) of India. The engine was built in the year 1855 and acquired by the Eastern Indian Railways from a British firm. Now the train is one great means of transportation that departs from the Delhi encampment and reaches its destination at Alwar, in Rajasthan.

Tourism

An image of the Sariska Palace within Sariska Tiger Reserve

Siliserh Lake is wonderful tourist place surrounded by green Aravalli Hills

• The Alwar fort (Bala Quila)
• Sariska Tiger Reserve
• Siliserhlake
• Jagannath Temple
• Narayani Mata
• Ajabgarh
• Bhangarh
• Naldeshwar
• Karni Mata Temple
• Pandupole
• Bharathari
• Taal-Vraksh
• Jaysamand Lake
• Saagar

See Also

• Pinangwan

References

• Powlett, P. W. (1838). Gazetteer of Ulwur (Alwar). London : Trübner & co.. http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerofulwur00powliala#page/n5/mode/2up. 

External links

• Official website
• Brief history of princely Alwar
• History of District Alwar
• Brief History and Coins of Princely State: Alwar
• Alwar Information
• Gazetteer of Ulwur
• Alwar and Sariska National Park