Alewa is a town in Jind district, Haryana state, India, with a population of nearly 14,000. The village is the location of many temples. It lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Jind in north direction. It is also a tehsil of Jind district. It lies on the Jind to Karnal-Kurukshetra highway. Kush tirth/ramsar tirth at Kuchrana Kalan is a Mahabharata period important religious place. [1]
Alewa | |
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Township | |
  Alewa Location in Haryana, India  Alewa Alewa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°28′35.994″N 76°27′7.8624″E / 29.47666500°N 76.452184000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Jind district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.58 km2 (12.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,004 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 126111 |
| Telephone code | 01681 |
| Literacy |
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| Sex ratio | 860 ♂/♀ |
Demographics
editAlewa is sited north east of Jind and has Pillukhera tehsil to its north.
Villages in the tehsil
edit- Alewa
- Kuchrana Kalan
- Khanda
- Gohiyan
- Dhillowal
- Mandi Khurd
- Hassanpur
- Nagura
- Katwal
- Bighana
- Mohmad Khera
- Dhathrath
- Raichandwala
- pegan
- Durana
- Shamdo
- Chuhadpur
- Kheri Bulanwali
Transportation
editAlewa lies on the Bhiwani-Jind-Assandh-Karnal road, about 20 km (12 mi) from Jind. There is a bus service every 10 minutes for jind And Assandh.
The nearest railway stations are Jind Junction and Safidon.
See also
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