Kathumar
| Kathumar Katumbar, Kathoomar | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Kathumar  Kathumar Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′01″N 77°04′41″E / 27.317°N 77.078°ECoordinates: 27°19′01″N 77°04′41″E / 27.317°N 77.078°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Alwar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,086 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 321605 |
| Census code 073732 | |
Kathumar is a town and tehsil of Alwar district[1] in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Villages
Villages in the tehsil include:
Kankroli
Kankroli is a village in the tehsil Kathumar, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. It also has an ancient temple next to its secondary school. Bhavadas baba temple is famous in the area.
Bhojpura
Bhojpura is another village about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Kathumar. Bhojpura has a school that continues upto class VIII.
Tusari
Another village included in the tehsil Kathumar is Tusari, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. Tusari also has a Govt school that runs up to class X. The village also has a girl's hostel and high school - Kasturba Gandhi Girls' hostel in the outskirts of the village.
Ishroti
Another village in the tehsil kathumar is Ishroti, situated at Kathumar-Laxmangarh road.
Badka
There is another village Badka in the tehsil. In this village, 160 families reside.
Pitampura
There is another village named Pitampura situated west of Kherli Railway station. Economically most of the people here depend on daily petty works in Kherli.
Jarla
Jarla village is situated at Kathumar-Laxmangarh road, 15 km from Kathumar.
Education
One college in Kathumar for higher education for women is Shree Maa Mahila Mahavidyalaya It was founded in 2004.
For boys there is no facility for higher education, but there are some schools such as "New modern public school."
Economy
The main occupation of residents is farming. A Hindustan Petroleum gas agency has been started here, namely Desraj Gas Agency situated on the Reta road in Kathumar.
Tent Houses
Approximately 20 tent houses are running here.
Health
Gomati Devi Jan Seva Nidhi operates an eye clinic.[2]
Transport
Direct buses are available to Dehli, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Mathura, Agra and Alwar. The nearest airport is in Jaipur. One railway station is also present in the nearby town of Kherli. Kathumar's distance from Kherli Railway station is about 10 km. It is also connected to Brijnagar.
Tourism
Famous temple of Dhaulagarh Devi is 3 km away from Noorpur village.
- ↑ "Administrative Setup Of Alwar District". District Administration, Alwar. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lighting up lives in rural Alwar". The Hindu. 16 July 2012.