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Jain temple in Pachpadra (Balotra district, Rajasthan)
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Pachpadra
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Pachpadra
Pachpadra (India)
Coordinates: 25°55′0″N72°16′0″E / 25.91667°N 72.26667°E / 25.91667; 72.26667
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Balotra
Government
  BodyGram Panchayat
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
  Total8,481
Languages
  Official Hindi, Rajasthani   Marwadi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
344032
Telephone code091-2988
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-39
Nearest city Balotra
Lok Sabha constituency Balotra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPachpadra
Civic agencyGram Panchayat

Pachpadra is a small town, just 11 km from Balotra city in Balotra district in Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a tehsil headquarter. The nearest railway station of Pachpadra is Balotra railway station.

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One of the famous attractions in the city is the Pachpadra Lake, which is known for salt collection around it. There is one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya also, which will be only one in a district.

Demographics

Population of Pachpadra according to the Indian census 2011 is 9191, male population is 4736 and female population is 4455 . [1]

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