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Siwana is a Tehsil in Barmer district in Indian state of Rajasthan, located 151 km from Barmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana have 130 villages. total Population as per 2001 census is 213,648,[1] 111,155 male and 102,493 female.

Siwana
Gadh Siwana (Gadh = Fort)
City
Siwana
Location in Rajasthan, India
Siwana
Siwana (India)
Coordinates: 25°37′59″N 72°25′0″E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBarmer district
Government
  BodyTehsil and Sub Division
Elevation
184 m (604 ft)
Population
  Total213,648
Languages
  OfficialHindi& Marwari [Siwanchi]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
344044
Telephone code+912901
Vehicle registrationRJ-39
Nearest cityBalotra
Lok Sabha constituencyBarmer (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencySiwana
Civic agencyTEHSIL
Websitewww.siwana.in

Siwana is nearest city Balotra 35 km from siwana.


Fort


The ruined Siwana fort (Gadh Siwana) is situated on a hilltop. According to bardic tradition, Siwana was established by Vira-narayana, a son of the 11th century Paramara king Bhoja.[2]

In 1308, Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate defeated Sitala Deva, the local ruler. To commemorate Sitala Deva's heroic defence of the fort, an annual fair called the Kalyan Singh Ka Mela is still held within the precincts of the fort in the month of Shraavana (July-Aug). Later, in the period 1318–20, Luntiga Chauhan stormed the fort of Siwana and slaughtered its Muslim garrison. It was later captured by the Rathors of Marwar and remained a part of Marwar until independence of India. Siwana was the capital of Rao Chandrasen Rathore when he had opposed the Mughal emperor. Siwana was captured by badshah Akbar in 1576, but was later restored to Raja Udai Singh of Marwar.[citation needed]


Notable people


The present MLA of Siwana is Hameer Singh Bhayal from BJP who defeated Nirmal Daas from Congress.[citation needed]. Motilal Oswal, an entrepreneur in the financial services space was born in a small village of Padru of the Siwana tehsil.[3]


References


  1. "Census of India: Sub-District Details". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. Manjit Singh Ahluwalia (1978). Muslim Expansion in Rajasthan: The Relations of Delhi Sultanate with Rajasthan, 1206-1526. Yugantar. p. 107.
  3. Vadukut, Sidin (1 November 2008). "Motilal Oswal | When everyone knows your name". mint. Retrieved 4 March 2022.



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