Siwana Gadh Siwana (Gadh = Fort) | |
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 Haldeshwar Mini Mount, in Siwana | |
  Siwana Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Siwana Siwana (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°37′59″N72°25′0″E / 25.63306°N 72.41667°E /25.63306; 72.41667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Balotra district |
| Government | |
| • Body | MunicipalityTehsil and Sub Division |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 213,648 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi& Marwari [Siwanchi] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344044 |
| Telephone code | +912901 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-39 |
| Nearest city | Balotra |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Siwana |
| Civic agency | TEHSIL |
| Website | www |
Siwana is aMunicipality &Tehsil inBalotra district in Indian state ofRajasthan, located 151 km fromBarmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana contains 130 villages and has a total population of 213,648,[1] 111,155 male and 102,493 female.
The closest large city to Siwana isBalotra, 35 km from Siwana.
The ruinedSiwana fort (Gadh Siwana) is situated on a hilltop. According to bardic tradition, Siwana was established by Vira-narayana, a son of the 11th centuryParamara kingBhoja.[2]
In 1308,Alauddin Khalji ofDelhi Sultanatedefeated 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 ofShraavana (July-Aug). Later, in 1318–20, LuntigaChauhan 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 the independence of India. Siwana was the capital of RaoChandrasen Rathore when he had opposed the Mughal emperor. Siwana was captured byAkbar in 1576, but was later restored to RajaUdai Singh of Marwar.[citation needed]
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The present MLA of Siwana isHameer Singh Bhayal fromBJP who defeated Sunil parihar from indefedent.[citation needed].Motilal Oswal, an entrepreneur in the financial services space, was born in the small village of Padru in the Siwana tehsil.[4]