Kathumar
Kathumar is a town and tehsil of Alwar district[1] in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Kathumar
Katumbar, Kathoomar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kathumar Location in Rajasthan, India  Kathumar Kathumar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27.317°N 77.078°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Alwar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,086 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 321605 |
| Census code 073732 | |
Villages
There are many villages in this sub-division, few of them are:
Kankroli
Kankroli is a village in the tehsil Kathumar, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. It has an ancient temple next to its secondary school. Bhavadas baba temple is also famous in the area. The village includes mostly Jat community, however it has Rajput, Brahmin, Banik, Meena, Khati, Lohar, Nai (Sain), Dhobi, Keer, Jatav and Harijan communities as well.
Nearest railway station is Kherli - 18 km (on Jaipur-Agra line) and Nagar - 15 km (on Alwar-Mathura line).
Village has its own bus stop (Kankroli bus stop), as it falls on Kathumar-Laxmangarh-Alwar road. Its is 5 km from Kathumar. The bus stop is used by people from many villages such as Ishrota, Ishroti, Pahadi, and Indravali.
Nearest police station is Kathumar Police Thana (just 2 km). Police station is just at border of village itself.
Titpuri
Titpuri is a village in the tehsil Kathumar, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away. It also has an Benami Shant Asharm behind the bus stand on road Salempur. Benami Shant Asharm is famous in the area.
Bhojpura
Bhojpura is another village about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from Kathumar. Bhojpura has a school that continues up to class VIII.
Tusari
Another village included in the tehsil Kathumar is Tusari, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away. Tusari also has a Govt school that runs up to class X. The village also has a girl's hostel and high school - Kasturba Gandhi Girls' hostel in the outskirts of the village.
Ishroti
Another village in the tehsil Kathumar is Ishroti, situated at Kathumar-Laxmangarh road.
Badka
There is another village Badka in the tehsil. In this village, 200 families reside.
Pitampura
There is another village named Pitampura situated west of Kherli Railway station. Economically most of the people here depend on daily petty works in Kherli.
Jarla
Jarla village is situated at Kathumar-Laxmangarh road, 15 km from Kathumar.
Baldeopura Gurjar
Baldeopura village is situated between Badodakan and Tighariya. And direct route to Nagar.
Education
Shree Maa P.G. Mahavidyalaya is reputed college for higher education. It was founded in 2004. There are many available schools, which are known for giving merit in the Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan like TPS and NMPS.
Economy
The main occupation of residents is farming. A Hindustan Petroleum gas agency has been started here, Desraj Gas Agency, situated on the Reta road in Kathumar.
Health
Gomati Devi Jan Seva Nidhi operates an eye clinic.[2]
Transport
Direct buses are available to Dehli, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Mathura, Agra and Alwar.
The nearest airport is in Jaipur.
One railway station is also present in the nearby town of Kherli. Kathumar's distance from Kherli Railway station is about 10 km. It is also connected to Brijnagar.
Tourism
Famous temple of Dhaulagarh Devi is 3 km away from Noorpur village.
References
- "Administrative Setup Of Alwar District". District Administration, Alwar. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013.
- "Lighting up lives in rural Alwar". The Hindu. 16 July 2012.