Tijara

Tijara
Tehsil
Tijara Jain temple
Tijara
Tijara
Tijara
Location in Rajasthan, India
Tijara
Tijara
Tijara
Tijara (India)
Coordinates: 27°56′N 76°51′E / 27.93°N 76.85°E / 27.93; 76.85
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictKhairthal-Tijara
TehsilTijara
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Rajasthan
 • MLAMahant Balaknath (BJP)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • SpokenAhirwati, Mewati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
301411
Telephone code01469
Lok Sabha constituencyAlwar
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyTijara

Tijara is a city and a municipality in Khairthal-Tijara district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara comes under the NCR area and is situated 55 km to the northeast of Alwar. The nearest railway station to Tijara is Khairthal. Bhiwadi is a census town in Tijara. It is the biggest industrial area of Rajasthan and part of the historical Ahirwal Mewat region. Tijara is dominated by Yadav and Meo community.[1] The new political map has not erased the ancient Ahirwal-Mewat boundaries. Ahirwal was a post-Mughal principality ruled by Ahirs or Yadavs.[2]

  1. ^ Nair, Sobhana K. (11 November 2023). "Balak Nath brands himself as 'Rajasthan ka Yogi', raises communal passions in Tijara". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Nair, Sobhana K. (11 November 2023). "Balak Nath brands himself as 'Rajasthan ka Yogi', raises communal passions in Tijara". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.