Jaliwada
Village in Jodhpur
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Jaliwara Khurd or Jaliwada is a village in Rajasthan, India. Administratively, it is under Nanan gram panchayat, Pipar city tehsil, Jodhpur district, Rajastha.[1]
Jaliwara Khurd or Jaliwada Khurd
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  Jaliwara Khurd or Jaliwada Khurd Location in Rajasthan, India  Jaliwara Khurd or Jaliwada Khurd Jaliwara Khurd or Jaliwada Khurd (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°24′47″N 73°35′58″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jodhpur |
| Tehsil | Pipar city |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,092 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Climate | Dry[broken anchor] (Köppen: BSh) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pali |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bilara SC |
It is 8 km by road northeast of Piparcity on the Jodhpur-Merta road. It is on the left (southeast) bank of the Jojari River, an intermittent stream and tributary of the Luni River.[2]
In 2011, it came into limelight, when the nurse Bhanwari Devi was kidnapped there, leading to a political scandal.[3]
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the village of Jaliwara Khurd had 1,092 inhabitants, with 572 males (52.4%) and 520 females (47.6%), for a gender ratio of 909 females per thousand males.[4]