Alwur Alvar, or Machery, a native state of Hindostan, in Rajpootana, between lat. 27° 4' and 28° 13' N., and lon. 76o 7' and 77° 14' E.; area, 3,573 sq. m.; pop. about 280,000. It is a hilly district, inhabited by a savage, predatory people known as Mewattis, and long famous for their hostility to Europeans. Under British influence, however, their rude character has been greatly modified. The state is governed by a rajah who is under the control of the governor general's agent for the Rajpoot states. - Alvar, the capital, is situated at the base of a rocky range, 110 m. S. S. TV. of Delhi and 900 m. N. TV. of Calcutta. It is a small, ill-built town, surrounded by a wretched mud wall, and overlooked by a fort on the hill. The rajah's palace and some Hindoo temples are the principal buildings.