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Alewa

Coordinates: 29°28′35.994″N 76°27′7.8624″E / 29.47666500°N 76.452184000°E / 29.47666500; 76.452184000
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Alewa
Township
Alewa is located in Haryana
Alewa
Alewa
Location in Haryana, India
Alewa is located in India
Alewa
Alewa
Alewa (India)
Coordinates: 29°28′35.994″N 76°27′7.8624″E / 29.47666500°N 76.452184000°E / 29.47666500; 76.452184000
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJind district
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyPanchayat
Area
 • Total31.58 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,004
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
126111
Telephone code01681
Literacy
  • 69.10% (total)
  • 78.41% (male)
  • 58.29% (female)
Sex ratio860 /

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]

Demographics

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Alewa is sited north east of Jind and has Pillukhera tehsil to its north.

Villages in the tehsil

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  • Alewa
  • Kuchrana Kalan
  • Khanda
  • Gohiyan
  • Dhillowal
  • Mandi Khurd
  • Hassanpur
  • Nagura
  • Katwal
  • Bighana
  • Mohmad Khera
  • Dhathrath
  • Raichandwala
  • pegan
  • Durana
  • Shamdo
  • Chuhadpur
  • Kheri Bulanwali

Transportation

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Alewa 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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References

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