Alwar

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Alwar
Alwar
State - District(s)	Rajasthan - Alwar
Coordinates	27.34° N 76.38° E
Area	- km²
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2005) - Density	- - -/km²
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 3010 01 - ++0144 - RJ-02

Alwar is famous for its scenic landscape

Alwar is a city in the Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Alwar District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Alwar or Ulwar in British India. The city is located around 160 km south of Delhi, and around 150 km north of Jaipur (Capital of Rajasthan).

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Local attractions
4 Places to see
5 Excursions
6 Princely History
- 6.1 Rulers of Alwar state
7 See also
8 References

[edit] Geography

Alwar is located at 27.57° N 76.6° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Alwar had a population of 260,245. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Alwar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Local attractions

Alwar contains many interesting and historical monuments. The city has a beautiful lake and a picturesque valley. The Sariska National Sanctuary is located in the Aravalli hills only a few kilometres away from Alwar. The sanctuary, which is a Project Tiger reserve, also boasts of many other species, including rare birds and plants. The military cantonment of Itarana lies on the outskirts of Alwar. Milkcake (a kind of sweet) made in Alwar is not only very famous in India but is also exported out of country.

[edit] Places to see

The Alwar fort or Bala Quila
Sariska Tiger Resort
Haldia Bhawan - About 250 year old Haveli
Silliserh Lake
Jaisamand Lake
Pandupol Hanuman Temple
City Palace
Government Museum
Moosi MaharaniChhatri
Purjan Vihar or company garden
Tomb of Fateh Jang
Nehru garden
Hope Circus
Moti Doongri Park
Bharthari
Naldeshwar
Neel Kanth
Ada Pada
Andheri
Taalvriksh
Saagar
Ajabgharh
Bhangharh

[edit] Excursions

Vijay Mandir Palace (10km)
Jaisamand Lake (6Km)
Siliserh Lake and palace( 13km)
Viratnagar (66km)
Sariska(42km)
Sariska Palace
Hope Circus (Middle place of the old city)

[edit] Princely History

It is said that "Alwar" was formerly known as "Ulwar". As it was at last position in chronozical order then a king renamed it to "Alwar" to bring it at the top in chronozical order. The princely state of Alwar was founded by Pratap Singh, a Rajput of the Kachwaha lineage, in the second half of the 18th century. His adopted son, Bakhtawar Singh, aided the British against the Marathas. After the battle of Laswari (1803), Alwar became the first state of Rajputana to sign a treaty of 'Offensive and Defensive Alliance' with the British East India Company [1]. A few years later, Bakhtawar Singh ventured an armed incursion into neighbouring Jaipur, the senior Kachwaha state, and the erstwhile overlord of his predecessor. Bakhtawar Singh was defeated; a fresh engagement was made with him by the HEIC, prohibiting him from political intercourse with other states without British consent. During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Raoraja Bane Singh sent a force comprising mainly of Muslims and Rajputs, to relieve the British garrison in Agra. The Muslims deserted and the rest were defeated by the rebels.Pran Sukh Yadav ,who fought besides Rao Tula Ram of Rewari in 1857,settled along with the kins of dead soldiers at Village Nihalpura,Behror Tehsil,of Alwar District.

Following the independence of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India. On March 18, 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On May 15, 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.Jai Dayal Yadav and Prime Minister of Matsya Union Shobha Ram Kumawat played a vital role in spreading education in the rural areas of Alwar after independence.