Siwana

Siwana

Gadh Siwana (Gadh = Fort)
Siwana Gadh Siwana (Gadh = Fort)
District
Government
• Body	Municipality Tehsil and Sub Division
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population
• Total	213,648
Languages
• Official	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Civic agency	TEHSIL
Website	www.siwana.in

Siwana is a Municipality & Tehsil in Balotra district in Indian state of Rajasthan, located 151 km from Barmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana contains 130 villages and has a total population of 213,648,^[1] 111,155 male and 102,493 female.

The closest large city to Siwana is Balotra, 35 km from Siwana.

Fort

The ruined Siwana fort (Gadh Siwana) is situated on a hilltop. According to bardic tradition, Siwana was established by Vira-narayana, a son of the 11th century Paramara king Bhoja.^[2]

In 1308,

Chauhan stormed the fort of Siwana and slaughtered its Muslim garrison. It was later captured by the Rathors of Marwar and remained a part of Marwar until independence of India. Siwana was the capital of Rao Chandrasen Rathore when he had opposed the Mughal emperor. Siwana was captured by badshah Akbar in 1576, but was later restored to Raja Udai Singh of Marwar.^{[citation needed}

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Fort view from below
View of fort during Upstairs
Down View of the village from the fort.
Lake - Gadh Siwana ( Fort)
Inside broken portion Gadh Siwana - Fort
Entry of Fort from the top of Fort - Gadh Siwana
Down Stairs from the Fort - Gadh Siwana

Temple

Haldeshwar Mahadev Temple, popularly known as Mini Mount, is situated in Siwana amidst the Aravali mountain ranges.^[3]

Notable people

The present MLA of Siwana is Hameer Singh Bhayal from BJP who defeated Sunil parihar from indefedent.^{[citation needed]}. Motilal Oswal, an entrepreneur in the financial services space, was born in the small village of Padru in the Siwana tehsil.^[4]

References

^ "Census of India: Sub-District Details". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ Manjit Singh Ahluwalia (1978). Muslim Expansion in Rajasthan: The Relations of Delhi Sultanate with Rajasthan, 1206-1526. Yugantar. p. 107.
^ "सात दुर्गम पहाडिय़ों के पार है भोले का हल्देश्वर धाम | Faith of devotees in Savane in Haldeshwar Dham". Patrika News (in Hindi). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ Vadukut, Sidin (1 November 2008). "Motilal Oswal | When everyone knows your name". mint. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[1] "Census of India: Sub-District Details". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[2] Manjit Singh Ahluwalia (1978). Muslim Expansion in Rajasthan: The Relations of Delhi Sultanate with Rajasthan, 1206-1526. Yugantar. p. 107.

[3] "सात दुर्गम पहाडिय़ों के पार है भोले का हल्देश्वर धाम | Faith of devotees in Savane in Haldeshwar Dham". Patrika News (in Hindi). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[4] Vadukut, Sidin (1 November 2008). "Motilal Oswal | When everyone knows your name". mint. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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v t e Cities and towns in Balotra district
Cities and towns	Balotra (district headquarters) Baytu Kalyanpur, Rajasthan Pachpadra Samdari Sindhari Siwana
Villages	Asotra Bithuja Chhiyali Dheedhas Jasol Khed, Rajasthan Mokalsar Moothali Pareu Tilwara