Shop, Rajasthan

Village in Rajasthan, India

Town in Rajasthan, India

25°53′32″N 76°12′38″E / 25.892296°N 76.210446°E / 25.892296; 76.210446Country

IndiaStateRajasthanDivisionAjmerDistrictTonkTehsilUniaraGovernment

• TypeGram panchayatArea

• Total2,262.89 km² (873.71 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total5,482 • Density2.4/km² (6.3/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

304023

ISO 3166 codeIN-RJVehicle registrationRJ-26

Shop is also known as soap and sop, a village located in Uniara Tehsil of Tonk, a district of the state of Rajasthan in Western India.

Geography

Shop is located at 25.892296°N 76.210446°E,^[1] and covers a total area of 2262.89 km².

Shop is situated to the north of Uniyara Tehsil and five kilometers west of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. There are five Anganwadi centers, two banks - Gramin Bank and Indian Iverseas Bank,^[2]^[3] and a sub tehsil office.^[4] There is a hospital.^[5]

Historical Places

Shop has a palatial stepwell made of curved stairs and huge rocks. Talghar Lal Chowk and Lal Bazaar Bhawan Kund are built inside this stepwell. This stepwell is famous as the stepwell of Singhasha Baba.^[6]

Demographics

The total population of Shop is 5,482 with 3,835 voters. Kiskanda Bai won the sarpanch post in the Gram panchayat elections for 2020.^[7]^[8] There are two dhanis here: Manoharpura Malian and Khanjar Dhani. The town still employs the caste system. Some of the major castes at Shop include Dhakad, Meena, Gurjar, and Mali.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Shop's economy is agrarian. Some crops produced include wheat and mustard, which are grown as Rabi crops; Urad, moong, maize and millet, which are grown as Kharif crops. The village also has a pond (Amalia), where Singahara is cultivated.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Shop, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank Shopeifsc code - BARB0BRGBXX, address & phone number". bankcodeifsc.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, Shop Branch, Tonk, Rajasthan, BankIFSCcode.com". bankifsccode.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "उनियारा तहसील अलीगढ़ में संचालित, लोग परेशान". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "सोप कस्बे में कोरोना से बचाव के लिए युवाओं को आखिरकार मिला टीके का सुरक्षा कवच". CITY NEWS RAJASTHAN. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "टोंक पंचायत चुनाव 2020: देवली, उनियारा की ग्राम पंचायतों के सरपंचों के चुनाव परिणाम 2020". Zoom News (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "उनियारा की 36 पंचायतों में 261 सरपंच के दावेदार, 92 वार्ड पंच निर्विरोध निर्वाचित". Patrika News (in Hindi). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.