Koliwara
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Koliwara (कोलीवाडा) is a village in Pali district
Pali district
Pali District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Pali is the district headquarters.-History:...

, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It lies 6 km. from Sumerpur
Sumerpur
Sumerpur is a town in south part of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur tehsil. Sumerpur lies in the north of the Jawai River and is an important agriculture mandi of Pali, Sirohi and Jalore districts...

, 3 km. from Bhagawan Mahavir Hospital on Jawai Bandh road. Nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh. There are 4 schools, one hospital, one veterinary hospital, one post office, and Gram Panchayat. It is also famous for wood carving & art work. Suthar
Suthar
The Suthar or Sutar is a Hindu caste within the Vishwakarma community of India. They are also found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan . They are also known as Mistry in Saurashtra.-The Origin :...

caste of the village are famous sculptors of silver-wooden art.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Koliwara is 2,917. The male population is 1,518, while the female population is 1,399..
Koliwara is a small but well known village in Sumerpur tensil. A new C.B.S.E board school has been opened near this village. This village is developing in a good speed. There are many artist coming and settling for a business because of the wooden,silver work done here. People have inveted money near this village because this village has a good proportion of water available and therefore they can do farming. There is a small blackboard,whiteboard making and laminating factory .There is a lake in this village.

Temples

On the eastern side of Koliwara, there is a small hill named Modela Bhakri. It is also more popularly known as Modela Momaji.

There is an old Shiva Temple in Chota. It is called Jabreshwar Mahadev. On the Suthar street in the village lives all the Suthars who are known for their art.
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