Alewa
Alewa | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 29°28′35.994″N 76°27′7.8624″E / 29.47666500°N 76.452184000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
District | Jind district |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Body | Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 31.58 km2 (12.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,004 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 126111 |
Telephone code | 01681 |
Literacy |
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Sex ratio | 860 ♂/♀ |
Alewa is a town in Jind district, Haryana state, India, with a population of nearly 14,000. The village is the location of many temples. It lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Jind in north direction. It is also a tehsil of Jind district. It lies on the Jind to Karnal-Kurukshetra highway. Kush tirth/ramsar tirth at Kuchrana Kalan is a Mahabharata period important religious place. [1]
Demographics
Alewa is sited north east of Jind and has Pillukhera tehsil to its north.
Villages in the tehsil
- Alewa
- Kuchrana Kalan
- Khanda
- Gohiyan
- Dhillowal
- Mandi Khurd
- Hassanpur
- Nagura
- Katwal
- Bighana
- Mohmad Khera
- Dhathrath
- Raichandwala
- pegan
- Durana
- Shamdo
- Chuhadpur
- Kheri Bulanwali
Transportation
Alewa lies on the Bhiwani-Jind-Assandh-Karnal road, about 20 km (12 mi) from Jind. There is a bus service every 10 minutes for jind And Assandh.
The nearest railway stations are Jind Junction and Safidon.
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