Ahore
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Ahore आहोर |
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| Coordinates: 25°22′01″N 72°46′59″E / 25.367°N 72.783°ECoordinates: 25°22′01″N 72°46′59″E / 25.367°N 72.783°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jalor |
| Founded by | Thakur Veridas |
| Named for | Avri (आवरी) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,863 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi , Marwari |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 307029 |
| Telephone code | +912978 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-16 |
| Sex ratio | 963 ♂/♀ |
Ahor or Ahore is a city in Jalore District of Rajasthan state in India. It is situated 17 km east of the Jalore on Jalore-Sanderao road(SH-16). It is the headquarters of the tehsil by the same name.
Ahor(Ahore) is located at 25°22′N 72°47′E / 25.37°N 72.78°E. It has an average elevation of 183 m (600 ft). Strategically well-located on the intersection of road to Jalore (District Headquarters) and Jodhpur (a major city having an airport).
Population of Ahore is 16,873 according to census 2011. Where male population is 8,602 while female population is 8,271.
The Ahore tehsil has 41 Gram Panchayats. Name of the Gram Panchayats are: Agawari, Ahore, Aipura, Ajeetpura,Bala, Bankli, Badanwari,Bavadi, Bhadrajun, Bhanwarani, Bhanswara, Bhooti, Bhorda, Bithuda, Chandra, Charali, Chavarcha, Chunda, Dayalpura, Dodiyali, Ghana, Guda Balotan, Harji, Kamdba, Kanwla, Kavarada, Nimbla, NORWA, Nosra, Padarali, Panchota, Paota, Raithal, Rama, Rodla, Sedria, Shankhwali, Sugalia Jodha, Thanwala, Umedpur, Valadara and Vediya.
The town is birthplace of Indian Jain scholar Muni Jayanandvijay. The centre of Jain books and literature, known as "Gyan-Bhandar", was established here by Jain Acharya Rajendrasuri. The village has 8 Jain temples. One of them is Godi Parshvanath Jain Mandir, its pratistha was done under the guidance of Shri Acharya Rajendrasuri Maharaaj. There is also a temple of SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA of AGASashram.One of grand temple of lord parasnath called PARSHWADI.vimalnathji mandir is also one of historical temple.shantinathji is the oldest temple in ahore and one of its kind in India. it is considered one of the tirth for jain community .
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