Falna

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district = Pali
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Falna is a town in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan.It is an important railway station on Ahmedabad-Jaipur raiway line.Falna is 75 km from the district headquarter of Pali.

Falna has many small big scale industries. Umbrella making industry is particularly note worthy.

Falna is the nearest railhead to famous Ranakpur temples .The temples are at distance of 35 km from Falna. In Falna itself the Jain Golden Temple is a visitor attraction .

Falna & Rani,_Rajasthan are only two stations for Oswal Jains to get connected to Gorwar Region.

Around 1940 Falna initially have only Railway station on Bombay Baroda Central Indian Railway.

Industries in Falna

Falna is the one of the Industrial Hubs of Pali District of Rajasthan. The top flourishing industries include, Umbrella Manufacturing, Dish Antenna / Satellite receivers, Granite Polishing and Electronics. Some people call this as the Satellite City of Rajasthan.It is called Umbrella City.

Visitor attractions around Falna

Apart from Ranakpur other notable temples nearby is that of Nimbo Ka Nath situated on the road to Sanderao , Astapadh Jain Tirth, Sai Dham at Rani,Rajasthan , Shri Parswanath Jain Tirth, Varkana .There are some other temples around Falna and these are : Kharashwerji, Ambaji Mandir, Shitla Mata Mandir, Mahadev Mandir, Shani Maharaj Mandir Hanuman Mandir, Nilkanth Mahadev, Baba Ramdev Mandir .

There are also few picnic points around Falna .Bedala a nearby village is truly beautiful. There are many temples there like Mamaji ka Mandir, Krishna Mandir , Shreenathji temple etc. There is a Dargah also, There are large green grounds and high mountains like Jadri, Khudala, Dhani, Shree Sela, Narlai, Rani, Rajasthan, Sadri etc.

The world's second Golden Temple.made from 250 kg. gold.This is a Jain temple.

Education in Falna

Falna is an education centre of surrounding area. Falna has about 20 primary schools, 2 higher secondary schools and a college . Falna college (named S.P.U) is one of the well known colleges in Pali District. It has separate departments for under graduate and post graduate students. These include Arts, Commerce and Computer science.

Thr popular private schools of the town are : K.S.Lodha Public School,Jubilee, Noble, Emmanual and Vidhya Jyoti schools..

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Falna had a population of 21,011. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. falna has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 46%. In Falna, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Over the years many people from Falna have migrated to Mumbai and other places and settled there.

Falna station and Falna village

Falna is divided into two parts- Falna station and Falna village.Falna village is about 5 km. far from Falna station. It is a small village having beautiful seneries. Falna station has a large industrial area. It is famous for its umbrella industry.

Jainism in Falna

The Jain community in Falna is one of the main religions of the town.Many people of Jain community have migrated to Mumbai & other places.The Jain people celebrate many festivals like Mahavir Jayanti,Paryushan Parva,Samvatsari etc.There are a lot of Jain Temples in Falna.They are Shri Shantinathji Temple,The Golden Temple,Shri Sarvodaya Parshvanath Temple,Dadawadi Temple,Kesariyaji Temple,Ambaji Temple & Vallabh Vihar.T

Areas in Falna

Falna has 7 main areas i.e Baazar Chowraha,Sagar Colony,Nehru Colony,Mahadev Gali,Shripal Nagar, Indira Colony and Industrial Estate.The Baazar Chowraha includes the Golden Temple and other main firms & shops.Sagar Colony was named after Shri Sagarmal Chopra. Then,Nehru Colony is the most populated area of Falna where the majority includes Jain & Hindu people.It's a very large colony.Mahadev Gali is located near the Railway station.Indira Colony is located towards the end of Falna in the North.Here most of the lower class people lives.Then, the Industrial Estate is situated in east end & has the road to the highway which is only 10 km far.About 90 % of industries are located here.

See also

Falna.Com [http://www.Falna.com]

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