Abu Road

Abu Road is a city and sub-district in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India, lies on the bank of West Banas River.

It is the tehsil and sub-district headquarters and the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and population.

The main industries are marble & granite, miniature cement plants, HDPE bags, synthetic yarns, mineral grinding, ABS resin, Steel and insulators.

The road to Mount Abu was built in 1845, during the rule of Maharao Shiv Singh of Sirohi.

[better source needed] As of the 2011 India census,[2] Abu Road Tehsil had population of 2,24,404 of which 1,16,769 are males and 1,07,635 are females.

Abu Road is an important Industrial and commercial city in the southwestern region of Rajasthan State on the bank of West Banas river.

The city starts its geographical boundary from Talhati in North to Maval in south adjoining Gujarat-Rajasthan Border covering residential areas of Talhati, Akrabhatta, Manpur, Ganka, Tartoli, Railway Colony, Riico Housing Colony, Santpur and parts of Chandrawati.

In Winter, it's 7 to 14 degrees, which is quite cold as compared to other cities in Rajasthan and in Monsoon, the average rainfall is about 14 to 20  inches per season.

The main industries are marble & granite, miniature cement plants, HDPE bags, synthetic yarns, mineral grinding, ABS resin, Steel, Electronics and Electrical, and insulators.

It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities of Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Hubballi, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Dehradun, Muzaffarpur, Bareilly and Jammu.

Riico Colony, an important residential area in Abu Road.
Riico Industrial Area, Abu Road City
ABR WDM with Thar Express crossing India-Pakistan border.
Platform 1,2 and 3 of Abu Road (ABR)
RSRTC Bus Stand, Abu Road