Tijara | |
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Coordinates: 27°56′N 76°51′E / 27.93°N 76.85°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Khairthal-Tijara |
Tehsil | Tijara |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Rajasthan |
• MLA | Mahant Balaknath (BJP) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Spoken | Rajasthani (Ahirwati, Mewati) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 301411 |
Telephone code | 01469 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Alwar |
Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Tijara |
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Khairthal-Tijara district of the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] 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 Ahir and Meo community.[2] The new political map has not erased the ancient Ahirwal-Mewat boundaries.Ahirwal was a post-Mughal principality ruled by Ahirs or Yadavs.[3][4][5]