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- Locality
- Bhilwara
- Region
- Rajasthan
- Country
- India
- Population
- 359,483
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhilwara
- Settlement.other_name
- Textile city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Rajasthan#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rajasthan, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajasthan
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bhilwara
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor
- Settlement.governing_body
- Bhilwara Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Shri Rakesh Pathak BJP
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 73
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 421
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 359483
- Elevation
- 421
- Dialing code
- 1482
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- postal code
- 311001
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Travel guide
Understand
Bhilwara is renowned in the world for its textile industry. The major industry is textiles, with more than 850 manufacturing units in the town. The main textile product is the synthetic fabric used in trousers.
Get in
Udaipur (Dabok) Airport () is the closest to Bhilwara, if travelling by air.
By rail the city of Bhilwara is connected with all the major cities of Rajasthan and other Indian cities. Some of the trains running via Bhilwara Railway station are:
Bhopal Jaipur Express Ajmer Hyderabad Special Chetak Express Udaipur-Jaipur Intercity Express
By road the National Highway No. 79 makes Bhilwara well-connected to the most cities in Rajasthan including Ajmer, Jaipur and Udaipur. There are private buses also available to reach Bhilwara from various places in Rajasthan.
See
Badnore Fort Harni Mahadev Temple Smriti van Mansarovar Lake Joganiya Mata Temple Kyara Ke Balaji Sanganer Fort Meja dam Pur Udan Chatri.
Do
Bhilwara has a rich cultural heritage, with several festivals and fairs celebrated throughout the year. The city's most famous festival is the Gangaur festival, which is celebrated in the months of March and April. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Parvati and is celebrated with great pomp and show.
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Bhilwara () is a city Municipal Corporation and administrative headquarters in Bhilwara district of the Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. It has been termed as 'Textile city'.
== History == Stone Age tools dating from 5,012 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the state.
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