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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gandala
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil/Sub-district
| governing_body = Gram Panchayat Gandala Gram
| leader_name =Smt. Tarawati
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time]]
| postal_code = 301709
| leader_title = Sarpanch
| population_total = 6,537 ( Census 2011)
| seat_type = Gram Panchayat
| government_type = Gram Panchayat
| subdivision_name3 = Behror
| subdivision_name2 = Alwar
| subdivision_type1 = State
| official_name = Gandala
| subdivision_name1 = Rajasthan
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type2 = District
| coordinates = {{coord|27|58|N|76|18|E}}
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| settlement_type = Up-Tahsil {{!}} Rural
| other_name = Chak Muradpur
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| area_total_ha =
| area_blank2_title = Gram Panchayat
| area_blank1_ha = 857.0
| area_blank1_title = Up-Tahsil
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| pushpin_mapsize = 200
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| pushpin_map = Rajasthan
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| area_blank2_ha = 1288.0
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

'''Gandala''' is a Gram Panchayat Village and Up-Tehsil in [[Behror]]<ref>[http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/docs/budget/statebudget/2021-2022/Budget%20Speech.pdf Rajasthan State Budget Speech 2021-22] | Gandala to be upgraded to status of Up-Tahsil | Page -83</ref> tahsil/Sub-district, [[Alwar District|Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Census|first=Rajasthan|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2498/1/38024_2001_ALW.pdf|title=District Census Handbook, Alwar, Part XII-A & B, Series-09|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=Jaipur|pages=Panchayat Samiti : Behror (000 I ) / 86}}</ref> It is the second largest Village by population in Behror Tehsil after Bardod Village according to 2011 Census of India<ref>{{Cite book|last=Census|first=Rajasthan|url=http://rdprd.gov.in/PDF/All%20District%20Smart%20Village%20List.pdf|title=Rajasthan Census 2011|publisher=Govt. Of Rajasthan|year=2012|isbn=|location=Jaipur|pages=4|access-date=12 July 2020|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920175811/http://rdprd.gov.in/PDF/All%20District%20Smart%20Village%20List.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and situated on Behror-Kund Road ( SH -111). It is 7 km from Sub-district headquarters and 70 km from District headquarters . It is 140 km from state capital and 120 km from national capital .The village is well known for its ancient temple which is named after Sati Nihali Mata. The main occupation of people in this rural area is Agriculture.The Majority population in village mainly [[Deeva gotra Yadav]]s. Part of [[Goad, Haryana]], [[Narnaul]], [[Haryana]].

== Geography and demographics ==
Latitude- 27.977853, Longitude- 76.311623

The area is generally plain with few hills of Aravalli range – Khohar hills (1990 ft) of Aaravalli – to the north-west.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Settlement Commissioner|first=M.F. O'Dwyer|url=https://indianculture.gov.in/reports-proceedings/assessment-report-tahsils-tijara-bhror-mandawar-rajgarh-and-kutumbar-alwar-0|title=Assessment reports of Tahsils of Alwar state|publisher=Government Central Printing Office|year=1899|location=Shimla|pages=6}}</ref> The village sits near a mound which has not been excavated archaeologically. The area is agrarian and most common source of irrigation is ground water. The soil here is highly fertile and is of loamy type – ''Mattiyar'' and gives excellent produce only drawback being groundwater is salty and not fit for irrigation damaging soil – which needs to be left fallow. The crops sown are bajra, wheat, jowar, mustard, cotton, barley and gram.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Settlement Commissioner|first=M.F. O'Dwyer|url=https://indianculture.gov.in/reports-proceedings/assessment-report-tahsils-tijara-bhror-mandawar-rajgarh-and-kutumbar-alwar-0|title=Assessment reports of Tahsils of Alwar state|publisher=Government Central Printing Office|year=1899|location=Shimla|pages=8}}</ref> There are no perennial water channels, there were some ephemeral streams coming from Khohar hills which are now dry, non-existent or have been encroached on . ''Pala Pula'', a dwarf ber – shrub used to grow profusely in this area which was used as an excellent source of nutrition for cattle.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Settlement Commissioner|first=M.F. O'Dwyer|url=https://indianculture.gov.in/reports-proceedings/assessment-report-tahsils-tijara-bhror-mandawar-rajgarh-and-kutumbar-alwar-0|title=Assessment reports of Tahsils of Alwar state|publisher=Government Central Printing Office|year=1899|location=Shimla|pages=76}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Demographic Parameters of Gandala Village according to 2011 Census.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2498/1/38024_2001_ALW.pdf|title=District Census Handbook, Alwar, Part XII-A & B, Series-09|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>
!S/N
!Parameters
!Male
!Female
!Total
|-
| colspan="5" |Castes
|-
|1.
|SC
|449
|399
|848
|-
|2.
|ST
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="5" |Education
|-
|1.
|Literate
|2337
|1480
|3817
|-
|2.
|Illiterates
|697
|1335
|2052
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="5" |Occupation
|-
|I.
|Workers
|1669
|1566
|3235
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|A.
|Main Workers
|1258
|770
|2028
|-
|1.
|Cultivators
|615
|632
|1247
|-
|2.
|Agricultural Labourers
|71
|71
|142
|-
|3.
|Household Industry Workers
|32
|11
|43
|-
|4.
|Other Workers
|540
|56
|596
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|B.
|Marginal Workers
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|}

== Economy and culture ==

Agriculture is the main occupation of the villagers. Since the last decade or so Gandala has been increasingly emerging as a place noted among the surrounding villages for providing facilities for children's education, selling their produce, shopping, trade, institutional interaction, etc. Besides the Main Bazar that is just 9 km from Behror, there are a number of shop-clusters or markets specializing.

== Services ==
There are two government senior secondary schools, one primary health center and one nationalised bank - Punjab National Bank.,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Census|first=Rajasthan|title=District Census Handbook, Alwar, Part XII-A & B, Series-09|publisher=Govt. Of Rajasthan|year=|isbn=|location=Jaipur|pages=27 / XXV - Statement - 7}}</ref> Post Office, telephone exchange with all towers (BSNL, Idea, Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Airtel, etc.), Government Hospital, Pashu Hospital, government and private schools, main market, Atal Seva Kendra, Emitra Services, electricity (24 hours), uptehshil office, air water tank for water supply .

== References ==
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{{Alwar district}}
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[[Category:Villages in Alwar district]]

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