Chitalwana

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Chitalwana
Chitalwana Nagar
Tehsil
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Chitalwana
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Chitalwana
Chitalwana (India)
Coordinates: 24°55′30″N71°39′35″E / 24.92500°N 71.65972°E / 24.92500; 71.65972
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Rajasthan
District Jalore
Government
  PradhanPrakash Kanwar (Indian National Congress)
  SDMHanumana Ram
Population
 (2011)
  Total
8,141 [1]
Languages
  Official Hindi, Rajasthani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
343041
Area code 02979
Vehicle registration RJ46
MLA Jivaram Choudhary

Chitalwana is a Tehsil of Jalore district of Rajasthan, India. [1] It is about 30km from it. The town is frequently flooded by River Luni and the overflowing of Narmada canals. [2] [3] The area is severely lacking in basic infrastructure, healthcare facilities and basic amenities with low literacy rate and high amount of interstate migration to adjacent states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chitalwana". 2011 Census Data. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Jalore News: जालोर में नर्मदा नहर टूटने से बाढ़ की चपेट में आया चितलवाना क्षेत्र का सांगड़वा गांव". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. "लूणी नदी में पानी की आवक बढ़ने से रामपुरा जाने वाले मार्ग का संपर्क कटा". Bhaskar. 2019.
  4. "सांचौर, चितलवाना व सरवाना थाना अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्रतिबंधित क्षेत्र में, 7 किमी की दूरी के कारण नहीं मिल पा रहा पैकेज". Bhaskar. 2019.