Siana (Rajasthan)
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Siana (in Hindi सियाणा) is a village in the Jalore district of 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...

. It is located 36 km south east of district headquarters Jalore
Jalore
Jalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...

 town. Two important tourist destinations of Rajasthan Mount Abu and Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...

 are 125 km and 180 km from Siana.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Siana had a population of 9,994. Males constitute 5,032 of the population and females 4,962.

History

Siana was jagir of 12 villages and was in Sirohi
Sirohi
Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.-Geography:...

state until 1573 A.D. when then ruler of Sirohi gave it to Jalore ruler. Jalore became part of Marwar from 1645 A.D. and so did Siana.
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