Sihali Kalan
Sihali Kalan is a small village in the gram panchayat of Sihali Khurd, Mundawar tehsil, Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It is 10 km from Mandawar and 60 km from Alwar.
Elevation / Altitude: 284 meters. (Above Seal level)
The nearest town of any size is Khairthal, 19 km away.
In the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,261 in 234 households.[1]
The local language is Rajasthani. The two main political parties, as nationally, are the INC and the BJP.
The area of the village is 561 hectares.[1] There is a small co-educational state school here, the Government Secondary School Sihali Kalan,[2] and a temple of Baba Kundan Das Maharaj Ji. The "Dhuna" of Baba Kundan Das Maharaj Ji is a fabulous place to visit. Liquor is offered to the temple "Dhuna". Every day, many devotees hand over the liquor bottles to the Baba Kundandas Ji Maharaj "Dhuna", and about one-third of the bottle is returned to each devotee as prasāda.[3]
The village is inhabited adjacent to a mountain. At the peak of this mountain, there is a temple of Lord Hanuman.
How to reach Sihali Kalan
- By Rail:-
Khanpur Ahir Rail Way Station , Ajaraka Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Sihali Kalan.
References
- Census of India 2011, Rajasthan District Census Handbook, Alwar, Town and Village Directory (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan. 16 June 2014. p. 294. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ICBSE.com: Government Ss Sihali Kalan School
- Photo of murti of Baba Kundandas Ji Maharaj