Bali | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Prithviraj Chauhan Chauk | |
  Bali Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Bali Bali (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°11′N73°17′E / 25.18°N 73.28°E /25.18; 73.28 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Pali |
| Founded by | maharao balaji balecha chouhan |
| Named after | maharao balaji balecha chouhan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,880 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Godwari dialect (part of Marwari Language) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 306701 |
| Telephone code | 02938 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-22 |
| Sex ratio | 987♂/♀ |
Bali is a town and a municipality inPali district in theIndian state of Rajasthan, on the left bank of theMithari River.
Bali is located at25°11′N73°17′E / 25.18°N 73.28°E /25.18; 73.28[1] near theAravalli Range. It is a constituency of Pali district. It has an average elevation of 298 metres (977 feet). In the easts 7 km from Bali. The nearest airport isUdaipur.
Bali is represented nationally by thePali constituency, and at the state level by theBali constituency. There are 25 wards in the municipality.
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Bali had a population of 19,880. Males constitute 50.67% (10,007) of the population and females 49.33% (9,873). Bali has an average literacy rate of 64.28%, lower than the national average of 74.04%; with 74.51% of the males and 53.91% of females literate. 11.72% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 1897 its population was about 6000.[3] The majority of population of Bali consists of Jain and Marwadi community, which is also the most prosperous community. However most members of this community have settled elsewhere in India, where they carry out business and visit their ancestral town mostly to perform marriages in the family.
TheBali Assembly constituency is one of the sixRajasthan Legislative Assembly constituencies in Pali district. In the past, it has also elected the formerChief MinisterBhairon Singh Shekhawat as theirMLA in 1993 and 1998.[4]
| Demographic distribution of religions in Bali | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 82% | |||
| islam | 13% | |||
| Jainism | 3.7% | |||
| Others♦ | 1.3% | |||
| ♦Includes 0.4%Christians and 0.2%Sikhs | ||||
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 35,000 |
Bali tehsil has 93 villages under 39gram panchayats and two municipalities, Falna and itself. Gram Panchayats are Amaliya,Barwa, Bedal, Bera, Bhandar, Bhatund, Bheetwara, Bhimana, Bijapur, shri sela, Bisalpur, Boya, Chamunderi,Dhani-Shri Sela, Doodni, Falna Gaon, Goriya, Guralas, Kakardi,Khimel, Kotbaliyan, Kothar, Koyalwao, Kumtiya, sandla, Kuran, Latara,Lunawa, Lundara, Malnoo, Mirgeshwar, Mokampura,Mundara,Nana, Paderla, Peepla, Perwa, Sena, Sesli,Sewari and Shivtalao.[5][6] The tehsil has an area of about 1304.26 square kilometres.[7]
Population of the tehsil is 2,23,027 (2001 census). Out of which 1,83,802 is rural while 39,225 is urban. Male constitutes 1,11,572 and female population is 1,11,455.[8]
