Bilara Bilara, Bilada | |
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City | |
Nickname: Balipur | |
Coordinates: 26°10′45″N73°42′20″E / 26.1792°N 73.7056°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Jodhpur |
Tehsil | Bilara |
Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 71,396 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 342602 |
Website | bilaracity |
Bilara is a city and a municipality located in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarters for Bilara tehsil and a market center for the surrounding agricultural area.
Bilara is a Municipality city in district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Bilara city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. In the 2011 India census, Urban population of Bilara was 71,396. Males constituted 51.8% (36,974) of the population and females 48.2% (34,422), for a gender ratio of 931 females per thousand males.[1] Bilara had an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 73% and female literacy of 40%. In 2001 in Bilara, 13.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. [1] [2]
Bilara lies on National Highway 25 between the cities of Jodhpur and Jaitaran, [3] and is the terminus for a rail line from Pipar City. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of a national highway section in the state of Rajasthan under phase IV of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP). The 111 km long Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur section connects western Rajasthan and border areas (Jodhpur-Jaisalmer-Barmer) to the eastern parts of Rajasthan, Ajmer and Jaipur. This is a major strategic route connecting Jodhpur as an important feeder route during war time. Four-laning of the section will permit smooth flow of military traffic as well as heavy commercial and domestic traffic. It will also facilitate transportation of mining and agriculture product. [4]
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