Deoli, Rajasthan

History

The town of Deoli was established by the British in 1854, earlier it was a small village. It is believed that the name Deoli came from the Hindi word Devro (देवरों), meaning "Place of Gods", due to the existence of many temples to Hindu deities. It has a reservoir, "Nayanabhiram" or "Nekchal" Lake, literally meaning "good motive lake". This British-made lake was constructed to fight drought and scarcity of water. The cost of acquiring land, incurred for construction of Camp Deoli, by the British, was Rs. 368 at the time. Although most of the princely states of Rajasthan had accepted the sovereignty of the British, the British officials remained skeptical about the intentions of the annexed states. In order to overcome this, a regulation was passed, making it mandatory to keep a conservator from the annexed princely state under the control of a British agent. This agent was referred to as Rokadia; although they had all the facilities they were, in a way, under the detention of the British Government. The present Senior Secondary School building was the bungalow of the then political agent, which had a swimming pool. Similarly, the famous Nevar Bagh (नेवर बाग) was also developed by the English agent. A swimming pool was also built here which has now been dumped. Today's CISF set-up was originally a prison. There is also a "फांसीघर" (gallows) board which is visible at the gate of the facility which remains a relic of the past. German and Italian civilians were interned here after the British declaration of war in 1939. Later prisoners of the Indian freedom struggle were kept here.

After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, approximately 3000 Indian citizens of Chinese origin along with Tibetans suspected of being Chinese agents were interned here, some till 1967.

The church was established here during the British period. It is said to be about a hundred years old. There is a medieval pilgrimage center around the Deoli, which includes Boeyda Ganeshji (in the nearby village of Boeyda), Kunchalvada-Mata, Chandali Mata (in the nearby village of Chandali), Gokarneshwar Mahadev, Ravata Hanuman ji, Gadoli Mahadev, Lakdeshwar Mahadev, Hindeshwar Mahadev etc. Amongst these, there is a story associated with Hindeshwar Mahadev of Hindoli that, during exile, the Pandavas built this Shiva Lingam with only five fistfuls of clay (पाँच मुटृठी (धोबे)). There is also a folklore that ten-headed Ravana performed Shiva Worshipping in nearby Bisalpur at Gokarneshwar Mahadev Temple.

Places

Deoli is 176.5 km from Jaipur and 64.8 km (56 min) away from Tonk. The nearest Railway Station is Bundi, 45 km away. The nearest airport is in Jaipur International Airport, 79 km away.

Deoli has a CISF training center. RTC Deoli was established on 1 August 1984. It is located in District Tonk, Post Deoli, Rajasthan, which is 165 kilometres (103 mi) away from Jaipur Airport and 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Kota Railway Station. RTC Deoli conducts the basic induction training of directly recruited Constables. It also provides professional and specialized training to officers and men of CISF and other private security organizations.

The Bisalpur Dam on the Banas River is a multipurpose scheme, which supplies water for drinking and irrigation to Jaipur district and Ajmer, Beawar, Nasirabad and Kishangarh towns of Ajmer district. The dam was constructed in 1993–94.

Villages

• Polyara