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'''Maonda''', is a small village located in [[Neem-Ka-Thana]] [[Khetri]] road [[Rajasthan]], India. The village consists three small village (Maonda khurd, Maonda kalan and [[Moanda Railway Station|Maonda Railway Station]]). Directly connected with [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Ajmer]], [[Chandigarh]] by train, some of the major [[cities]] close to it include [[Sikar]] [[Alwar]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rohtak]], and [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] .<ref>Information from GoMapper http://www.gomapper.com/travel/where-is/maonda-tarla-located.html</ref><br />
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== Natural resources ==<br />
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The Maonda area is rich with deposits of [[marble]],<ref name="Singh1971">{{cite book|author=R. L. Singh|title=India: a regional geography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqItAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=22 April 2013|year=1971|publisher=National Geographical Society of India|page=531}}</ref> [[calcite]],<ref name="Current Practices in Dryland Resources & Technology">{{cite book|title=Current Practices in Dryland Resources & Technology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzA9AAAAYAAJ|accessdate=22 April 2013|year=1986|publisher=Scientific Publishers}}</ref> [[limestone]].<ref name="Geology1970">{{cite book|publisher=Gujarat (India) Dept. of Mines and Geology|title=Minerals in Rajasthan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AyRYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=22 April 2013|year=1970}}</ref><ref name="Chouhan1988">{{cite book|author=T. S. Chouhan|title=Integrated area development of Indian desert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CvtAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=22 April 2013|date=1 January 1988|publisher=Geo-Environ Academia|isbn=978-81-85147-21-5}}</ref> The area is located in the Sikar District of the state of [[Rajasthan]] with latitude 27°48'50"N and longitude 75°52'36"E. The Tehsil (administrative division, aka. Taluka) of Maonda is [[Nimkathanah]].<br />
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The area experiences an extreme climate with hot seasons. Average rainfall reaches its peak in the month of July at 222 millimeters. Months between January to May and October to December are extremely dry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Maonda-Tarla-weather-averages/Rajasthan/IN.aspx|title=Maonda Tarla Monthly Climate Averages}}</ref><br />
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== Geographical location ==<br />
Maonda can be reached via State Highway 666 Rajasthan, an Indian state in the Northwestern zone.<br />
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Elevation is 416 m.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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In 1767, the [[Jats]] of Bharatpur and [[Rajputs]] of Jaipur fought against each other in the [[Battle of Maonda and Mandholi]].<ref name="Singh1992">{{cite book|author=Rajvi Amar Singh|title=Medieval history of Rajasthan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZIMAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=22 April 2013|year=1992|publisher=Rajvi Amar Singh}}</ref> Two brothers named Shyamdas Ji and Sunderdas Ji, moved from Gaonri, a nearby village, and founded the village of Maonda, These brothers became pastoral landowners.<ref>http://wikimapia.org/9989103/MAONDA-KALAN-RAJSTHAN-J-S-SHEKHAWAT-ABHAWAS-SIKAR</ref><br />
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Three generations of the Rajawats of Dhula perished in the battle of Maonda and Mandholi.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKGhCWZs59oC&q=Maonda&pg=PA18 |title = Rajasthan Through the Ages|isbn = 9788176258418|last1 = Gupta|first1 = R. K.|last2 = Bakshi|first2 = S. R.|year = 2008}}</ref><br />
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