Pindwara

Pindwara पिण्डवाडा
Town
Nickname:  Sirohi Road
Pindwara Location in Rajasthan, India Pindwara Pindwara (India)
Coordinates: 24.7945°N 73.055°E / 24.7945; 73.055
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Sirohi
Government
• Type	Rajasthan Government
• Body	Municipality
Area
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	372 m (1,220 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,487
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	02971
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-24
Sex ratio	1000/908 ♂/♀

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.

Geography

Pindwara is located at 24.7945°N 73.055°E / 24.7945; 73.055. It has an average elevation of 372 metres (1220 feet).It is about 100 km from udaipur city and 240 km from ahmedabad.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Pindwara had a population of 24487. 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. Religious population of Pindwara is 88.56% Hindu, 7.55% Muslim, 0.05% Christian, 0.08% Sikh, 3.68% Jain, and 0.03% Not Stated.

Religions in Pindwara
Hinduism			88.56%
Islam			7.55%
Jainism			3.68%
sikh			0.08%
Others			0.08%
Distribution of religions Includes Christianss (0.05%).

Population growth through the years

Year	Population
1991	15,185
2001	20,765
2011	24,487

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Climate

Pindwara is influenced by the local steppe climate. The warmest month of the year is May, with an average temperature of 32.7 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 17.5 °C. The average annual temperature in Pindwara is 25.5 °C. The rainfall here averages 683 mm.

Climate data for Pindwara
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)	252 (9.9)	215 (8.5)	138 (5.4)	7 (0.3)	4 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	683 (26.8)
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Transport

Pindwara is well connected With the Indian Cities by Road and Rail.

Road

Two Major National Highway NH 14 and NH 76 Passes Through Pindwara which connecting Cities like Radhanpur, Udaipur, Pali etc. Pindwara is well connected via bus, 50+ buses are Passes from Pindwara to other cities.

Rail

Pindwara is well Connected by Rail Transport by Sirohi Road Railway Station With the India Cities of Banglore, Ajmer, Jaipur, Puri, Mysore, Nanded etc.It is Second Largest Railway of Sirohi District Under administrative Control of North Western Railway.

Education

Babulal Shivlal Jogatar Government senior Secondary School is the Biggest Public School of Pindwara with Science, Commerce and Arts Stream.The School Runs many activities like Scout, NCC & NSS.It is Located on Sukhadiya circle along with SH 62.