Jalore

Jalore जालौर Suvarngiri, Jabalipura
Town
Nickname:  Granite City of India
Jalore Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Jalore Jalore (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°21′N 72°37′E / 25.35°N 72.62°E / 25.35; 72.62
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalore
Named for	Maharishi Jabali Rishi[1]
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Jalore Municipal Council[2]
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	54,081
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	343001
Telephone code	912973
Vehicle registration	RJ-16
Nearest city	Bishangarh, Sirohi, Bhinmal, Balotra, Mehsana, Jodhpur
Website	Jalore Municipal Council

Jalore (pronunciation^ⓘ) (ISO 15919 : Jālora ), also known as Granite City, is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District.

It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Sukri river, a tributary of Luni river and the river Jawai Nadi passes through it. The town is about 140 km (87 mi) south of Jodhpur and 489 km (304 mi) from the state capital Jaipur. Jalore hasn't grown that much in terms of infrastructure. The town center has many corporate offices like Axis Bank, Punjab National Bank, UCO Bank, Birla Sun Life Insurance Ltd, Shreeram Transport Finance Company among others.