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Tilonia
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Tilonia
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Tilonia
Tilonia (India)
Coordinates: 26°39′N74°57′E / 26.650°N 74.950°E / 26.650; 74.950
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Founded byBunker Roy
Population
  Total7,500 approx
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN

Tilonia is a village in Ajmer district in Rajasthan, India. It is home of the NGO, Barefoot College, founded by renowned social worker Bunker Roy. Tilonia is also home of eShala.org, Online educational portal co-founded by Kartar Jat. This village has become a model for all remote villages for education, economic and social development. [1] Tilonia is also known as education hub with its meritorious students in Navoday Vidyalaya and village school. Main occupation is farming but nowadays people are working in Indian Army, NTPC, BSNL, Indian Railway, Police and various other State and Central Government jobs from Group-D to Sr. Manager levels.

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Education

In Tilonia village, there are three day schools:

Industry

In Tilonia village, there are following industries:

Location and Transportation

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By rail

By air

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References

  1. "A Barefoot Journey to Tilonia". The Better India. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2020.