Pindwara is a municipality and tehsil located nearby Sirohi 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 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 for a 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.
The nearest airports are in Udaipur () and Ahmedabad (). It is connected by RSRTC and GSRTC operated buses to all parts of Rajasthan, and Indian cities of Ahmedabad, New Delhi And Mumbai. It also has railway connectivity with Chennai, Bangalore, Puri, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Agra, Haridwar, Gwalior, Kolkata, Mumbai, etc.
Geography
Pindwara is at .
[ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pindwara] It has an average elevation of . The city is situated in the lap of the Aravallis and is known for the high mountain ranges of the Aravallis. It is about from Udaipur and from Ahmedabad.
History
The history of this city is studied from the history of Sirohi. The region falls in the Sirohi kingdom and was ruled in the 14th century by Rao Devraj who belongs to the "Chouhan clan" of the Rajputana clan.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India,
Pindwara had a population of 24,487. Males constituted 52.40% of the population and females 47.60%. Pindwara had 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 were literate. 13.93% of the population is under 6 years of age. Pindwara was the most populous tehsil in
Sirohi district with a population of 2,61,789 and controlling over 107 villages. The religious population of Pindwara was 88.56%
Hindus, 7.55%
Muslims, 0.08%
Sikhs, 3.68%
Jain, 0.05%
Christians, and 0.03% did not answer.
Population growth through the years
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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 . The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around . The average annual temperature in Pindwara is .
