Jhunjhunu district

Government • Lok Sabha constituenciesJhunjhunu^[1] • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Jhunjhunu, 2. Mandwa, 3. Pilani, 4. Nawalgarh, 5. Surajgarh^[2]Area • Total5,928 km² (2,289 sq mi)Population • Total2,137,045 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi) • Urban22.89 percentDemographics • Literacy74.72 • Sex ratio950Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)Major Highways[[National Highway 11 (India)||National Highway 11]] [State Highway 8]Websitejhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in

Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters.

District location

The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and Neem Ka Thana District on the northwest and north by Churu District.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	341,572	—
1911	369,081	+0.78%
1921	353,140	−0.44%
1931	405,519	+1.39%
1941	491,003	+1.93%
1951	588,736	+1.83%
1961	719,650	+2.03%
1971	929,230	+2.59%
1981	1,211,583	+2.69%
1991	1,582,421	+2.71%
2001	1,913,689	+1.92%
2011	2,137,045	+1.11%
source:[3]

According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,137,045,^[5] roughly equal to the nation of Namibia^[6] or the US state of New Mexico.^[7] This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640).^[5] The district has a population density of 361 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi).^[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%.^[5] Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,^[5] and a literacy rate of 74.72%. 22.89% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.88% and 1.95% of the population respectively.^[5]

Languages

Shekhawati a dialect of Rajasthani, and Hindi are mainly spoken languages. The language blends into Haryanvi along the Haryana border.

Places of interest

• Temple
  • Rani Sati Temple, Jhunjhunu
  • Shri Panchdev Mandir, Jhunjhunu
  • Birla Mandir, Pilani
  • Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati
  • Temple of Ramdevji, Nawalgarh
  • Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau
  • Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple,Jhunjhunu
  • Ashtavinayak temple
  • Ghoriwara Balaji Mandir
  • Bawlia Baba, Chirawa
  • Ubali ka Balaji, Khinwasar
  • Ked Shakti Dham, Ked
  • Chavo Dadi Temple, Jhunjhunu
  • Shree Jhujhar Ji Temple, Dhanuri
  • Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon

• Dargah
  • Hajib Shakarbar Peer Baba Narhar Dargah, Chirawa
  • Dargah Hajarat Qumarudsin Shah

• Fort & Haveli
  • Khetri Mahal
  • Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar
  • Tibrewala and Modi Haveli
  • Bissau Fort, Bissau
  • Surajgarh Fort, Surajgarh
  • Bissau Mahal,Bissau
  • Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu
  • Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor
  • Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa
  • Sculpture of Jujhar singh
  • Havelis in Nawalgarh
  • Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh

• Museum
  • Birla Science Museum, Pilani
  • Ajit-Vivekananda Museum, Khetri
  • Science park Nawalgarh

• Dam & hills
  • Kot Bandh, Kot
  • Dhosi Hill

• Fairs
  • Gangaur Mela of Baragaon
  • Gangaur Mela of Bhagera
  • Ramdev ji Mela, Nawalgarh

Industries

Famous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town.^[9] It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.

Education

• BITS Pilani
• CSIR-CEERI, PILANI
• Sainik School, Jhunjhunu
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Kajra,Jhunjhunu
• Jhunjhunu Academy, Jhunjhunu
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jhunjhunu
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indrapura
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khetri Nagar
• Sports University, Jhunjhunu
• Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University.
• Keystone Group of Institutions, Surajgarh, Jhunjhunu
• Singhania University Pacheri
• Seth Motilal PG College, Jhunjhunu
• Sophia School, Khetri
• Birla School Pilani
• Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani
• WebVidya Digital Marketing Training Institute, Nawalgarh
• SMT. Gomati Devi PG. College, Baragaon
• Gudha Public School, Gudha gorji
• Tagore Senior Second School, Gudha Gorji

Notable people

• Sumitra Singh, first women speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

• Acharya Shri Mahapragya (The tenth head of the Svetambar Terapanth order of Jainism)
• Ajit Singh of Khetri, Friend of Swami Vivekananda
• Jagdeep Dhankhar, 14th Vice President of India
• Birla Family
• G.D. Birla, industrialist
• Ajay Piramal, industrialist
• Karmveer Choudhary, Bollywood and television actor
• Kirti Kulhari, Bollywood actress
• Mehdi Hassan, Pakistani gazal and playback singer
• Piru Singh, an Indian Army non-commissioned officer, awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration^[10]
• Kulwant Khejroliya , Domestic cricketer. Only player from Jhunjhunu to play in Indian Premier League
• Salim Diwan, Bollywood actor
• Chhatrapal Singh, recipient of the Sena Medal^[11][12][13]

See also

• Khudania
• Jakhal
• Mandawa

References

External links

• Official website