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Jhunjhunu district

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Jhunjhunu}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Jhunjhunu district

| settlement_type = District of Rajasthan

| total_type = Total

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|caption1 = Rani Sati Temple

|image3 = Castle Mandawa -Jhunjhunu District, Mandawa, Rajasthan -IMG 2018.jpg

|caption3 = Mandawa Fort

|image4 = Nawalgarh temple.jpg

|caption4 = Temple in Nawalgarh

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|caption5 = Clock tower at BITS Pilani

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|caption6 = Khetri Mahal

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| map_caption = Location of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan

| coordinates = {{coord|75.02|76.06}} - {{coord|27.38|28.31}}

| coor_pinpoint = Jhunjhunu

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Rajasthan

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Jaipur

| established_title = Established

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Jhunjhunu

| parts_type = Tehsils

| parts_style = para

| p1 = {{plainlist| *Jhunjhunu

| area_total_km2 = 5,928

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| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 2,137,045

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| population_urban = 22.89 percent

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy

| demographics1_info1 = 74.72

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 950

| leader_title = District Collector & Magistrate

| leader_name = Ramavtar Meena, IAS{{cite web |title=Administration : Jhunjhunu District |url=https://jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/contact-directory/12511/41/30261 |date=6 January 2025}}

| leader_title1 = Superintendent of Police

| leader_name1 = Sharad Choudhary, IPS

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| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +05:30

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| blank_name_sec1 = Major Highways

| blank_info_sec1 = National Highway 11
State Highway 8

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| website = {{URL|http://jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in|Jhunjhunu District}}

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Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters. Jhunjhunu is an old and historical town having its own district headquarters. The district is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis. It is also famous for providing considerable representation to Indian defense forces. Jhunjhunu district was named in the memory of a Jat named "Jhunjha" or "Raja Jujhar Singh Nehra". The district has a population of 2,139,658 (2011 census), an area of 5926 km2, and a population density of 361 persons per km. The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the North-East and East by Haryana state, on the South-East, South & South-West by Sikar District & on the North-West and North by Churu District.{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District & Sessions Court Jhunjhunu {{!}} India |url=https://jhunjhunu.dcourts.gov.in/about-department/history/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |language=en-US}}

Demographics

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,41,572|13=1911|14=3,69,081|15=1921|16=3,53,140|17=1931|18=4,05,519|19=1941|20=4,91,003|21=1951|22=5,88,736|23=1961|24=7,19,650|25=1971|26=9,29,230|27=1981|28=12,11,583|29=1991|30=15,82,421|31=2001|32=19,13,689|33=2011|34=21,37,045|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |access-date=9 August 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808131957/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |url-status=dead }}|align=center}}

According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,139,658,{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook 2011: Jhunjhunu|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1036/download/3158/DH_2011_0805_PART_A_DCHB_JHUNJHUNUN.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Namibia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Namibia 2,147,585 | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }} or the US state of New Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }} This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 361 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%. Jhunjhunu has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males, It also has a literacy rate of 74.72% which is considered excellent. 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.

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= Languages =

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

Places of interest

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There are various places of interests in and around Jhunjhunu.

  • Khetri Mahal
  • Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar{{Cite web |title=Alsisar Mahal, Heritage Palace Hotel, Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India. |url=https://www.alsisarmahal.com/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Alsisar Mahal |language=en}}
  • Tibrewala and Modi Haveli{{Cite web |date=2013-06-21 |title=Kaniram Narsinghdas Tibrewala Haveli in Jhunjhunu |url=https://pinkcity.com/jhunjhunu/kaniram-narsinghdas-tibrewala-haveli-in-jhunjhunu/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=pinkcity.com |language=en-US}}
  • Bissau Fort, Bissau{{Cite web |date=2013-10-06 |title=Bissau Fort Jhunjhunu Shekhawati Bissau Rajasthan - Shekhawati |url=https://shekhawati.in/bissau-fort/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-US}}
  • Surajgarh Fort, Surajgarh
  • Bissau Mahal, Bissau
  • Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu
  • Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor
  • Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa
  • Sculpture of Raja Jujhar Singh Jat
  • Havelis in Nawalgarh
  • Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh
  • Sarju Sagar Dam
  • Dhosi Hill

=Museums=

=Fairs=

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

Film location

The Mandawa area of Jhunjhunu district has been used as a film location for several Bollywood films, including the dance sequences of "Cutie Pie" in the movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and the portrayal of Mandawa as Lucknow in the same film, and as Pakistan in Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Other notable films shot in the district include Half Girlfriend, Mirziya, PK, Jab We Met, Paheli, Shudh Desi Romance, Dolly Ki Doli, Manorama Six Feet Under and Kachche Dhaage.{{Cite web |last=TLJ |first=Team |date=2017-01-24 |title=Mandawa, Bollywood's Favourite Shooting Destination In Rajasthan |url=https://thelifestylejournalist.com/mandawa-a-rural-paradise-for-bollywood/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=thelifestylejournalist.com |language=en-GB}}

Education

=Universities and colleges=

R.R Morarka Govt. College

SETH MOTILAL PG COLLEGE

Seth Netram Maghraj Tiberawala Government Girls College, Jhunjhunu

Ganpat Ram Dhukia T.T. College, Jhunjhunu

NEW RAJASTHAN BALIKA P.G. MAHAVIDYALAYA

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Universities in the district include Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) and Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), in Pilani, Jhunjhunu.

Plans are underway for the establishment of a new sports university in the Jakhron Ka Bas, Deorasar,{{Cite web |title=Vice Chancellors of State Universities |url=https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/highereducation/vcandtto.html |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in}} supported by the Government of Rajasthan.

=Schools=

J K MODI GOVT. GIRLS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL JHUNJHUNU (211581)

PM SHRI SHAHEED COLONEL J P JANU GOVT. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL JHUNJHUNU (211582)

PARAMVEER PEERU SINGH GOVT. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL JHUNJHUNU (211583)

Notable people

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{official website|http://www.jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in}}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Jhunjhunu district

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|Northeast = Bhiwani district, Haryana

|East = Mahendragarh district, Haryana

|Southeast =

|South = Sikar district

|Southwest =

|West =

|Northwest = Churu district

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