Simalwara Explained

Simalwara
Other Name:Seemalwara
Settlement Type:Census town
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:23.56°N 73.74°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dungarpur
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Simalwara
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:244
Population Total:6500
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Simalwara is a census town in Dungarpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] It is the administrative headquarters for Simalwara Tehsil.

Geography

Simalwara is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 244 metres (800 feet).Simalwara is famous for its market, Hanuman temple, Shree Vishwanath Mahadev Temple, Shree Dwarkadhish temple, Masjid-E-Jarina, Pathan Masjid, 1756AD Historical Karan Palace Rawla 1st Hindu 2nd Muslim-Ganchi. It is a major trading hub for nearby villages.

Demographics

India census,[3] Simalwara had a population of 15,000. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Simalwara has an average literacy rate of 59% slightly lower than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Simalwara, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Features

Simalwara is the Four largest place after Banswara and Dungapur in the Vaagar area of Rajasthan. Economically, these three places compete. Galiyakot, a tourist attraction, is located 40  km from the city. Simalwara is also popular for near by towns for market. It is market hub because of it is at the border of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Festivals in Dungarpur

One of the major fairs which is held in Dungarpur is the Baneshwar fair. The Baneshwar fair is held in the month of February at Baneshwar, a small delta formed by the river Soma and Mahi, about 50 km from Dungarpur. This fair is one of the biggest and most important fair of the Bhils. 'Baneshwar' means the ‘master of the delta’ and is derived from the Shiva Linga kept in the Mahadev temple in Dungarpur. This is a religious fair with simple and traditional rituals. The tribal folks of Bhils gather here from the neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and offer prayers to Lord Shiva.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Commission of India. Seemalwara Population Census 2011 . Census 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417012921/http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/98426-seemalwara-rajasthan.html . 17 April 2015 . live.
  2. http://Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Simalwara
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.