Tilwara, historically known as Khedgarh is a village in Pachpadra tehsil of

Balotra district Balotra district is a district of Rajasthan state of India. This district came into existence on 7 August 2023 by separating from Barmer district. Balotra's district headquarters is Balotra town. Balotra district is bordered by Jaisalmer distric ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

state in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. Tilwara is situated on the

Luni River The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert in Northwest India. It originates in Naga hills of the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of ...

and is a railway station on

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

Balotra Balotra is a city situated in the Balotra district within the state of Rajasthan, India. Previously, it was located in the Barmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is known for its historical and cultural significance, as well as it ...

route. The village is famous for

Mallinath Mallinatha (Prakrit ''Mallinātha'', Devanagari: मल्लिनाथ, Sanskrit: मल्लिनाथः, 'Lord of jasmine or seat') was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present ''avasarpiṇī'' age in Jainism. In Jain hi ...

Fair, which is the most ancient animal fair of Rajasthan, held between eleventh of Krishna paksh to eleventh of Shukla paksh of Chaitra month of Hindu calendar every year. Also called Tilwara cattle fair, it lasts for two weeks. Tilwara is also an archeological site from where evidence for the

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

culture have been excavated. Tilwara has a total population of 1,487 peoples according to Census 2011.

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Villages in Balotra district Archaeological sites in Rajasthan {{Jodhpurdivision-geo-stub