Bhilwara

Bhilwara is a municipal corporation and administrative headquarters located within the Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. Frequently designated as the textile city, the urban center functions as a core hub for synthetic fabric manufacturing, cotton production, and industrial exports.

The urban settlement is situated at coordinates 25.34707 latitude and 74.64081 longitude, operating within the Asia/Kolkata timezone. Official records from the 2011 census document a municipal corporation population of 359,483 people across 74,184 households. Within this demographic distribution, residents under the age of seven numbered 46,812, accounting for 13.02 percent of the populace. The census recorded a sex ratio of 922 females for every 1000 males, alongside a literacy rate of 82.20 percent among individuals aged seven years and above. Scheduled Castes comprised 47,692 individuals, representing 13.27 percent of the population, while Scheduled Tribes totaled 4,488 individuals, or 1.25 percent. Language data from the same census indicates that 52.58 percent of inhabitants reported Hindi as their first language, followed by 21.37 percent speaking Mewari, 18.13 percent speaking Rajasthani, 2.99 percent speaking Marwari, 2.14 percent speaking Urdu, and 1.39 percent speaking Sindhi. The administrative area operates commercially using the INR currency.

Historical roots of the area trace back through various eras, marked by the establishment of the Bada Mandir in the middle of the 11th century. Industrial expansion took root with the establishment of Mewar Textile Mills in 1938 by industrialist Shri Sampatmal Lodha, followed by the introduction of synthetic textile units in 1961 by Shri Laxmi Niwas Jhunjhunwala. Today, more than 850 manufacturing units operate within the town, supporting an economy driven by textile milling, mining, and agriculture.

Transportation infrastructure connects the region through major roadways, including National Highway No. 48 and National Highway No. 76, which form parts of the Golden Quadrilateral and East-West Corridor. Additional connectivity is supplied by National Highway No. 758 and National Highway No. 148D, alongside a central government bus depot that links the municipal corporation to destinations throughout Rajasthan and surrounding states. Further details are accessible via the Bhilwara Wikipedia entry and the GeoNames record for Bhilwara.