Falna is a town and a tehsil in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan.
Falna | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 25°14′N 73°14′E / 25.23°N 73.23°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Pali |
Talukas | Bali |
Government | |
• Body | Falna Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,839 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Marwari |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 306116 |
Telephone code | 02938 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ-22 |
Sex ratio | 926 ♂/♀ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Pali (Lok Sabha Constituency) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bali |
Civic agency | Falna Municipality |
Avg. annual temperature | 30 °C (86 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 05 °C (41 °F) |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] India census,[1] Falna had a population of 24,864. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Falna has an average literacy rate of 66%. Male literacy is 75.6%, and female literacy is 55.7%. In Falna, 12.85% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tourism
editSwaran Jain temple
editGolden Jain temple is large Jain temple built in the 19th century. It belongs to the Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism. The temple has an impressive gold panted façade. The temple features three curved shikharas, stone pillars with elaborate carvings and pyramidal rangmandapa.[2]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ IGNCA, pp. 1–2.
Sources
edit- IGNCA. "Swaran jain Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.