Jawad, India

History

In Arabic, JAWAD means big hearted and sakhi. Jawad was a part of the Udaipur princely state and was later occupied by the Marathas. Jawad has many famous and big temples. The town was surrounded by shahr kot (fort) with five major gates and 56 Bastille, the ruins of these can still be seen. In 1901 more than 36 banker families were engaged in money lending business and at that time the town was an important business center of Maratha Kingdom (Gwalior State). Earlier it had the largest agriculture area under opium production; nowadays very limited area falls under opium production.

Tourism

Tourist attraction near Jawad include Sukhanand ji - a mini waterfall and a temple is present at Sukhanandji - ideal for picnics. Khor Village which is 6 km from Jawad has many more attractions including - The Nav Toran Temple. It is rumoured that one underground tunnel directly connects this temple to the Chittorgarh Fort of Maharana Pratap. The major industries include - Vikram Cement Plant, which is one of the major plants of the Aditya Birala Group, is also located in Khor Village and this is a very big job hub for the people of Jawad Tehsil. There is a tomb of Miya Saheb Mamaji Saheb (Shk. Mohammad) who was a great social worker of Jawad. His Urs is celebrated every year on 29th Jumadil -Ul- Ula ( Month of Hijri Cal )

Temples - In Jawad there are a lot of temples like "Lalji Dwara Mandir",Laxminath, Bhuteshwar, Batkeshwar, Sai Mandir etc. All the festivals are celebrated in Jawad with fervour and unity.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Jawad had a population of 16,143. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jawad has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 59%. In Jawad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now as of Census of India 2011, the population of Jawad is 16,687 in total and after merging nearby villages that are now come into Jawad will become 19,000 apx.

Economy

Agriculture is the occupation of Most of the people. The region is a part of one of the important producers of opium in the world.
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Development

The old Jawad consists of narrow byelanes and important markets. The bus stand is situated in the heart of the town with buses to Nimach, Mandsaur, Indore, Ratlam and nearby cities of Rajasthan like Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara and even Jaipur. The new Jawad consists of huge bungalows and mansions on the Nimach road. There are huge farmhouses adjoining farms on the Nimach road which is being widened to a 4 lane road within Jawad tehsil boundary. Nimach Road is the new hub of developmental activities in Jawad with State Bank of India having a branch there. The Agrasen Manglik Bhavan is located on Nimach Road which is a major community hall for the residents of Jawad. The Jawad police station and the guest house are also situated on Nimach road.

Notable Personalities

1. Satyanarayan Jatiya
2. Virendra Kumar Saklecha

Industries

1. Lamha Industry
2. SMB Shri Ram Engineering
3. Goyal Oil Mill

Towns and Villages in Jawad Tehsil

1. Jawad Nagar Panchayat
2. Diken Nagar Panchayat
3. Athana Nagar Panchayat
4. Nayagaon Nagar Panchayat
5. Khor Census Town
6. Achlawada
7. Akhepur
8. Akli
9. Amarpura
10. Amba [Ratangarh]
11. Amlibhat
12. Arnya [Mamadeo]
13. Asan Dariyanath
14. Ata
15. Bangred
16. Barada
17. Barkheda Chauhan
18. Barkheda Jat
19. Barkheda Kamaliya
20. Barkheda Mina
21. Basedibhati
22. Bawaljuni
23. Bawalnai
24. Bhagwanpura [Gudanathur]
25. Bhojpura
26. Bolkheda
27. Borkhedi
28. Budhsinghpura
29. Chadol [Athana]
30. Chirmikheda
31. Dadoli
32. Damodarpura
33. Depalpura
34. Dhaba
35. Dhabi
36. Dhalopa
37. Dhamaniya
38. Dhaneriya
39. Dhani
40. Gadola
41. Gotha
42. Gothada
43. Gujarkhedi Sankla
44. Gujarkhedi Talab
45. Guthlai
46. Hanmantiya
47. Haripura [Ratangarh]
48. Jagepur Mina
49. Jagepur [Hada]
50. Janakpur
51. Jetpura
52. Jhirmir
53. Jivapura
54. Kalepur
55. Kamawas
56. Kandka
57. Kashya
58. Kelukheda
59. Kenpuriya
60. Kesharpura Kalan
61. Kesharpura Khurd
62. Khatikheda
63. Kheda Modi
64. Kheda Rathor
65. Kherkheda
66. Khurdkhedi
67. Kirpurakalan
68. Kirpurakhurd
69. Kundala
70. Kundala Ratangarh
71. Lapiya
72. Lasur
73. Lodh
74. Madawada
75. Mahendri
76. Maheshpura
77. Malgarh
78. Manda
79. Meghpura
80. Melankheda
81. Mendki
82. Modi
83. Morka
84. Morwan
85. Nagda
86. Nagthun
87. Nanpuriya
88. Niliya
89. Padla
90. Paldakheda
91. Panoli
92. Parwani
93. Pipalya Premji
94. Ranipura
95. Ranpur
96. Ruppura
97. Ruppura Morwan
98. Sakhatpuriya
99. Samel
100. Saroda
101. Sarwaniya Maharaj
102. Sarwaniya Masani
103. Segewa
104. Shyampura
105. Sukhanand [Naya]
106. Suntholi
107. Suwa Kheda
108. Tarapur
109. Tumba
110. Ummedpura
111. Upreda