Shop, Rajasthan
Village in Rajasthan, India
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Shop is also known as soap and sop, a village located in Uniara Tehsil of Tonk, a district of the state of Rajasthan in Western India.
Shop | |
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town | |
  Shop Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 25.892296°N 76.210446°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Ajmer |
| District | Tonk |
| Tehsil | Uniara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,262.89 km2 (873.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,482 |
| • Density | 2.423/km2 (6.274/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 304023 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-RJ |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-26 |
Geography
Shop is located at 25.892296°N 76.210446°E,[1] and covers a total area of 2262.89 km2.
Shop is situated to the north of Uniyara Tehsil and five kilometers west of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. There are five Anganwadi centers, two banks - Gramin Bank and Indian Iverseas Bank,[2][3] and a sub tehsil office.[4] There is a hospital.[5]
Historical Places
Demographics
The total population of Shop is 5,482 with 3,835 voters. Kiskanda Bai won the sarpanch post in the Gram panchayat elections for 2020.[7][8] There are two dhanis here: Manoharpura Malian and Khanjar Dhani. The town still employs the caste system. Some of the major castes at Shop include Dhakad, Meena, Gurjar, and Mali.[citation needed]
Economy
Shop's economy is agrarian. Some crops produced include wheat and mustard, which are grown as Rabi crops; Urad, moong, maize and millet, which are grown as Kharif crops. The village also has a pond (Amalia), where Singahara is cultivated.[citation needed]
