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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Sirohi district|Sirohi]]
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| subdivision_name3      = Abu Road 
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'''Abu Road''' is a city and municipality in [[Sirohi district]] of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in western [[India]]. It is the tehsil headquarters of Abu Road Tehsil by that name. It lies southeast of [[Mount Abu]] and its [[Abu Road railway station|railway station]] is an important stop on the main [[Indian Railways]] line between [[Delhi]] and [[Ahmedabad]].  Mount Abu is 27&nbsp;km up the hill from Abu Road.

==History==
The old name of Abu Road city was Kharadi.  The [[Rajputana–Malwa Railway]] set up the [[Abu Road railway station|railway station]] here on 30 December 1880, and the station was named [[Abu Road railway station|Abu Road]].  The road to [[Mount Abu]] was built in 1845, during the rule of Maharao Shiv Singh of [[Sirohi]].

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800558-abu-road.html</ref> Abu Road had a population of 55,595. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.  Abu Road has an average literacy rate of 80.81%, higher than the state average of 66.11%.89.63% of the males and 70.97% of females are literate.  11.89% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{better|date=January 2021}}

==Climate==
Abu Road enjoys all types of weather. In Summer, it's hot and humid with an average temperature of 40 Degrees with hot sandy winds. In Winter, it's 7 to 14 degrees, which is quite cold as compared to other cities in [[Rajasthan]] and in Monsoon, the average rainfall is about 14 to 20 &nbsp;inches per season.

==Economy==

===RIICO Industrial Area===
RIICO Industrial Area is spread over an expanse of {{convert|2000|acre|km2}}.  The main industries are marble & granite, miniature cement plants, HDPE bags, synthetic yarns, mineral grinding, ABS resin, and insulators.

===Diesel Shed===
[[File:ABR_WDM3A.jpg|thumb|ABR_WDM3A]]
The railway's [[diesel loco shed, Abu Road]] provides employment to a large number of people and holds an important place in town's economy.  The Diesel Shed at Abu Road was commissioned by [[Indian Railways]] as a [[metre gauge]] shed on 26 October 1966.  It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives.  With [[broad gauge]] conversion, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives.  There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

A diesel training centre is located at the shed that conducts promotional, refresher and special courses for locomotive running staff as well as formal training of shed maintenance staff.

=== Modern Insulators Ltd. ===
Modern Insulators Ltd. manufacturing plant is situated in the town providing employment to many locals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modern Insulators > Company History > Electric Equipment > Company History of Modern Insulators - BSE: , NSE:|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/moderninsulators/history/MI14|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.moneycontrol.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Transport==
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The financial hub and the largest city in [[Sirohi district]] is well-connected by road and rail.

===Rail===
[[File:Platform 1,2 and 3 (ABR).jpg|thumb|Platform 1,2 and 3 of Abu Road (ABR)]]
[[Abu Road railway station]] comes under the administrative control of [[North Western Railway Zone (India)|North Western Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]]. It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities of [[Chennai]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Mysore]], [[Hubballi]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Mumbai]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]. It is connected to most of the cities and towns in [[Gujarat]] such as [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Vadodra]], [[Bhuj]] and [[Porbandar]]. It serves railway transport facility to [[Sirohi district]] and [[Jalor district]].

===Road===
[[National Highway 14 (India)|National Highway 27]] connecting [[Beawar]] in [[Rajasthan]] with [[Radhanpur]] in [[Gujarat]] passes through Abu Road, thus connecting it with the cities of [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]], [[Palanpur]]. Further, State Highways in [[Gujarat]] SH 712, SH 132 pass through Palanpur and connect Abu Road with nearby towns in Gujarat. State Highway SH 41 connects it with [[Mehsana]] & [[Ahmedabad]]. Abu Road is well connected via bus, more than 150 buses depart from Abu road to other cities. [[State Highway 11 (Rajasthan)]] further connects it with [[Sanchore]] via [[Reodar]], [[Mandar, Rajasthan|Mandar]] and [[Raniwara]]. [[Ambaji]], [[Gujarat]] is {{cvt|20|km}} away by road.

===Air===
Abu Road has its own Air Strip which is not in use for transport purpose. The nearest domestic Airport is the [[Maharana Pratap Airport]], [[Udaipur]] which is {{cvt|164|km}} away and nearest International Airport is the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]], [[Ahmedabad]] which is {{cvt|193|km}} far.

==Places of interest==
* [[Chandravati]]
* [[Jirawala]]
* [[Bhadrakali]] Temple
* [[Ambaji]] Temple
* [[Mount Abu]] which is 30 minutes away from Abu Road.
* [[Mungathala]]
*[[Brahma Kumaris]]
* [[Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham]], a Jain temple complex and Gau Shala
* [[Rishikesh Temple]] which is 15 minutes away from Abu Road railway station.
*[[Markundeshwar Mahadev]] in [[Nichlagarh]] (20 km from Abu Road.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Abu Road Railway station.jpg|thumb|Abu Road Railway station
File:Chandelao Dam near Abu Road.jpg|Chandelao Dam near Abu Road
File:Neechlagarh near Abu Road.jpg|Neechlagarh near Abu Road
File:Rishikesh Temple in Abu Road.jpg|Rishikesh Temple in Abu Road
File:Top view of Abu Road.jpg|Top view of Abu Road
File:Top view of Abu Road 2.jpg|Top view of Abu Road 2
File:West Banas River in Abu Road.jpg|West Banas River in Abu Road
File:Rajwada Bridge at Abu Road.jpg|Rajwada Bridge at Abu Road
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Sirohi district}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sirohi district]]