Hadoti is a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

state in western

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, which was once called the Bundi Kingdom. The biggest cities are Jhalawar and Kota. It includes the districts of

Bundi Bundi is a city in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India and capital of the former princely state of Rajputana agency. District of Bundi is named after the former princely state. Demographics According to the 2011 Indian cens ...

, Baran, Jhalawar and Kota and is bounded on the west by the Mewar, on the northwest by

Ajmer region Ajmer is a historical region in central Rajasthan, a central part of a Shakambari Chahamana (''Chauhan'') kingdom in 11–12th centuries during the reign of Prithviraj Chauhan. The region includes a present-day Ajmer district and is bounded on ...

s of Rajasthan, and on the south by the

Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syn ...

, on the east by the Gird regions of

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state.

Geography

The region of south eastern Rajasthan lies between Malwa Plateau in the east, Aravali range in the west and Marwar plateau in the west south side, on the border with Madhya Pradesh. The major river is the Chambal River, with its tributaries Kaalisindh, Parvati, Parwan and Chapi. The soil is alluvial.

Princely states of Hadoti

* Palaitha - Hada Chauhan Maharaja's * Moondli - Hada Maharaja's * Kunadi - * Bamulia - Hada Maharaja's * Kachnoada - Hada * Rajgarh - Hada * Ghati - Hada * Kherli - Tanwar * Srinal - Tanwar * Koela - Hada Chauhan * Dabri - Hada * Kherli - Hada Maharaja's * Karwar - Hada * Phasud - Hada * Pipalda - Hada * Antarda - Hada * Nimola - Hada *

Sarola Sarola is a village located in Salhawas Block of Jhajjar district in Haryana. Sarpanch of Sarola is Bhupendra. Chandigarh is the state capital for Sarola village. It is located around 255.0 kilometers away from Sarola. The surrounding nearb ...

Pandit Brahmins A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Wea ...

* Harnawada - Sirohiya Rao Raja *AKAWAD KHURD - RATHORE

Demographics

Religion

The vast majority of the population are

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form the largest minority and are largely concentrated in urban areas.

Languages

Hadauti is the main language spoken in the region.

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

is popular in urban areas like Kota. Malvi and Sondwari, a distinct dialect of

Malwi Malvi or Malwi (माळवी भाषा / માળવી ભાષા), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Malwa region of India. It is closely related to Nimadi, which is spoken in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh. The dialects ...

, is spoken in the southern and western parts of Jhalawar along with

References

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