Barwa, Rajasthan
Barwa is a village located in the Bali tehsil of Pali district of Rajasthan state, amidst the Aravalli Range. It is dominated by Rajpurohit (gundecha). It is said that the rajpurohit gundecha migrated from chittaurgarh (mewar) to godawd in the 15th century. Then Thakur Badh Singh ji gundecha of Chandrayat lineage of Mada, established Barwa. The village is divided into five polls (gates) namely Korka poll, Darvaja poll, Gopal poll, Badi poll, Th. Jethu Singji poll. Barwa is one of the most flourish village in the Pali district. The village and the surrounding area were controlled by the rajpurohit (Gundecha's) till independence (for around 600 years) and it is one of the most popular villages in the Pali district this jagir was granted by the Mewar kingdom to gundechas for their bravery in military campaigns.
Barwa | |
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village | |
  Barwa Location in Rajasthan, India  Barwa Barwa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.129977°N 73.304901°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Pali, Rajasthan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,569 |
| Languages | |
| • Main Language | Rajasthani |
| • Govt Language | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 306706 |
| Telephone code | 02938 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-22 |
Demographics
The population of Barwa is 2,874 according to the 2001 census, where the male population is 1,396 and the female population is 1,478.
There are many temples in the village like Shree Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Shree Vishwakarma MANDIR Shree Mahadevji Temple, Shree Sariyadeviji Temple, Shree Charbhuja Mandir, Thakurji Mandir (Badipaul), Shree Rohinimataji, Satimata, Vageshvari Mataji.
hanuman temple Kika Doly, Kala Bheru, Gora Bheru, Shitla Mata Mandir. The famous pilgrim of Shree Aatmanadji Samadhi.
The main leader in Barwa Narayan Singh Rajpurohit ( kaku ).