Abu Road is a city in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. It lies southeast of Mount Abu and its train station is a stop on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad. Mount Abu is 27km up the hill from Abu Road. The old name of Abu Road city is Kharadi. The Rajputana Malwa Railway set up the railway station here on December 30, 1880, and the station was named Abu Road. The road to Mount Abu was built in 1845, during the rule of Maharao Shivsingh of Sirohi. Abu Road is located at 2429N 7247E / 24.48N 72.78E / 24.48; 72.78 near a beautiful river west banas. It has an average elevation of 263m (863ft). The Abu Road city is the biggest city in the Sirohi district. As of the 2001 India census, Abu Road had a population of 184610, Urban Population is 47,320. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Abu Road has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 60% of the males and 40% of females are...
