Bali, Rajasthan

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Bali
Town
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Bali
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Bali
Bali (India)
Coordinates: 25°11′N73°17′E / 25.18°N 73.28°E / 25.18; 73.28
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Founded bymaharao balaji balecha chouhan
Named for maharao balaji balecha chouhan
Government
 • Type Municipal corporation
 • Body Nagar Palika
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
19,880
Languages
 • Official Godwari dialect (part of Marwari Language)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
306701
Telephone code02938
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-22
Sex ratio 987 ♂/♀

Bali is a town and a municipality in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on the left bank of the Mithari River.

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Geography

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Maharana Pratap Chouk Bali

Bali is located at 25°11′N73°17′E / 25.18°N 73.28°E / 25.18; 73.28 [1] near the Aravalli Range. It is a constituency of Pali district. It has an average elevation of 298 metres (977 feet). In the easts 7 km from Bali. The nearest airport is Udaipur.

Administration

Bali is represented nationally by the Pali constituency, and at the state level by the Bali constituency. There are 25 wards in the municipality.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [2] Bali had a population of 19,880. Males constitute 50.67% (10,007) of the population and females 49.33% (9,873). Bali has an average literacy rate of 64.28%, lower than the national average of 74.04%; with 74.51% of the males and 53.91% of females literate. 11.72% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 1897 its population was about 6000. [3] The majority of population of Bali consists of Jain and Marwadi community, which is also the most prosperous community. However most members of this community have settled elsewhere in India, where they carry out business and visit their ancestral town mostly to perform marriages in the family.

The Bali Assembly constituency is one of the six Rajasthan Legislative Assembly constituencies in Pali district. In the past, it has also elected the former Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as their MLA in 1993 and 1998. [4]

Demographic distribution of religions in Bali
Hinduism
 
82%
islam
 
13%
Jainism
 
3.7%
Others♦
 
1.3%
♦Includes 0.4% Christians and 0.2% Sikhs
Population growth through the years
YearPopulation
2014
35,000

As a tehsil

Bali tehsil has 93 villages under 39 gram panchayats and two municipalities, Falna and itself. Gram Panchayats are Amaliya, Barwa, Bedal, Bera, Bhandar, Bhatund, Bheetwara, Bhimana, Bijapur, shri sela, Bisalpur, Boya, Chamunderi, Dhani-Shri Sela, Doodni, Falna Gaon, Goriya, Guralas, Kakardi, Khimel, Kotbaliyan, Kothar, Koyalwao, Kumtiya, sandla, Kuran, Latara, Lunawa, Lundara, Malnoo, Mirgeshwar, Mokampura, Mundara, Nana, Paderla, Peepla, Perwa, Sena, Sesli, Sewari and Shivtalao. [5] [6] The tehsil has an area of about 1304.26 square kilometres. [7]

Population of the tehsil is 2,23,027 (2001 census). Out of which 1,83,802 is rural while 39,225 is urban. Male constitutes 1,11,572 and female population is 1,11,455. [8]

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Chotmal Suraana Chowk

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References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bali
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Bali
  4. ↑ Election Results of Bali,Rajasthan
  5. ↑ Bali Tehsil/Mandal
  6. ↑ "National Panchayat Directory". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bali tehsil". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  8. ↑ Bali tehsil population
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