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| फलौदी का किला |
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| कल्याण जी का प्राचीन मंदिर |
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| लटियाल माता मंदिर |
Phalvardhika. In Vikram Samvat
1515, Shri Siddhuji Kalla have
founded Phalodi by grass of Shri
Maa Latiyal with named as
Phalvaridhika which was later
renamed as Phalodi at the
request of Phala, the widowed
daughter of Shri Sidhu Kalla,who
gave a generous contribution in
cash to build the fort of Phalodi.
It is situated between latitude
27°-06 to 27°-09 north and
72°-20 to 72°-23east on the
Jodhpur-Jaisalmer railway line. It
is the second largest town in the
district and is also the sub-
divisional headquarters. The
town is situated at distance of
140 km. from Jodhpur. The
present population of the town,
as per census 2001, is 44,756. A
number of Government & semi
government offices are situated
in the town. Phalodi is
surrounded by Bikaner, Nagaur &
Jaisalmer Districts. It is well
connected by road and railway.
The railway station of the town
was established in 1914.
National Highway 15 (Pathankot-
Kandla) and State Highway No. 2
( Jodhpur- Jaisalmer) passes
through the town.
It is well known for migratory
bird ”Kurja” (Crane). The village
Khichan is hardly four km. away
from Phalodi.bawari kalla is
situated 14 KM from phalodi a
village of sevad Rajpurohits
spiritual guru's of Rathore Rajput
here we find lots of govt servant
businessman and well educated
engineers spread all over India
end even in Foreigne as well. The
town is a prime place for
commercial and industrial activity
of surrounding hinterlands.
Phalodi was established in mid
15th century. In 1488, a Fort was
constructed by Hamir Singh, the
grandson of Rao Suja. He did a
number of developmental works
during his period. In 1230,
famous Kalyan Raoji’s temple was
constructed. The temple of
goddess Latiyal Devi and
Santinath are some of the oldest
temples of the town. The
Parsnath Jain temple established
in 1847 by the Oswal Jain
community has been made only
in stone and does not have any
girders or RCC construction. It is
made of old Belgium glass. This
Jain temple is considered a
marvel in architecture.
