Pali

Pali is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the administrative headquarters of Pali district, on the banks of the river Bandi about 70 kilometres south-east of Jodhpur. The English Wikipedia article says it was formerly known as Pallika and Palli and was a trade centre; in the 11th century it was ruled by the Guhilas of Mewar, in the 12th century it became part of the Nadol kingdom under the Chauhans, and in 1153 it was ruled by Kumarapala and his feudatory Vahadadeva before passing to the Songara Chauhans of Jalore. The average elevation is 214 metres. At the 2011 census Pali had 229,956 residents, 52.2 percent of them male, and an average literacy rate of 68.2 percent.