Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. Till today tijara is dominated by Yadavs and Meos. Tijara is located at 2756N 7651E / 27.93N 76.85E / 27.93; 76.85. It has an average elevation of 291metres (954feet). Tijara is easily reached from the Daruhera-Alwar road. As of 2001 India census, Tijara had a population of 19,918. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tijara has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 51%. In Tijara, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Tijara is one the most historic place from the Vedic Yug. Name of Tijara was "Trigat Nagar" at the time of RamaYug (SatYug). Shravan passed through TrigatNagar when he was on the journey of Dharshan Of CharDham with his Parents. The mention of Tijara is found in the book...
