It is an important station of the Jodhpur-Delhi Broad gauge rail route of North West Railway Jodhpur division.

In India, specifically in the Didwana region of Rajasthan, hand axes resembling those found in the Shiwalik Range have been discovered, dating back around 400,000 years.

Analysis of the desert soil layers and other evidence has uncovered a link between the prevailing climates and the technological progressions observed in the Paleolithic period.

Through geological stratigraphy of aeolian and playa sediments, hand axes found in stratified contexts have been dated to the Middle Pleistocene.

To understand the technological evolution of the Acheulian culture in this area, 301 hand axes from 10 locations were studied using Roe's methodology, supplemented with additional attributes.