Sujangarh
{{Short description|City in Rajasthan, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sujangarh
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = CSC 0244 copy.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Black Buck at Taal Chhapar
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.7|N|74.47|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Rajasthan
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Churu District
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| founder = Surat Singh
| named_for = Sujan Singh
| government_type = Municipality
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 64
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 312
| population_total = 101,528
| population_rank = 25
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Marwari
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 331507
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01568
| registration_plate = RJ 44
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Sujangarh is a city and Sub District{{Cite web |title=Sub Districts of churu district |url=https://igod.gov.in/district/ezg3tXQBW7DqAzx4Vryt/sub_districts}} in Churu District in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, India. Sujangarh lies on the Churu city-Pali Highway (NH 65) and Hanumangarh-Kishangarh Mega Highway. The town is well known for a second Tirupati Balaji Temple.The first one being in Tirumala – the Tirupati Balaji Venkateshwar Mandir. It is the first of its kind built in South Indian style, in Rajasthan.{{Cite web|url=https://devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in/images/Churu/venketashwarji.htm|title=Temple Profile}} Lord Shiva Temple on Sujangarh Road in Thardaa and Dungar Balaji on Sujangarh - Dungar Balaji Road in Gopalpura are other two nearby Hindu temples that are popular. Sri Devsagar Singhee Jain Mandir at Sujangarh is a century-old Jain Tirth that is located within the town.{{cite web |url=http://www.singhijainmandir.com/ |title=Home |website=singhijainmandir.com}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}}, India census,{{cite web |title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |publisher=Census of India 2011 |access-date=8 September 2019}} Sujangarh had a population of 101,528; 52,078 males and 49,450 females, giving a sex ratio of 950. The average literacy rate was 74%,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/rajasthan/sujangarh-mla-results|title=Sujangarh City Population Census 2011–2020 {{!}} Rajasthan|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2020-02-21}} male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 63%. 14,723 (14.5%) of the population was under 6 years of age.
Geography
Sujangarh is located at {{Coord|27.7|N|74.47|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 312 metres (1023 feet).
Sunangarh is situated in the Thar Desert, on the dhoras (large sand dunes).{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Sujangarh.html |title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Sujangarh |publisher=Fallingrain.com |access-date=2012-10-04}}
Notable people
- Gauri Shankar Pandey, Cancer Scientist and Business man .
- Mubarak Begum, Playback singer.
- Khemchand Prakash, Musician (Aayega Aane Wala from Mahal 1949){{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/world-poetry-museum-to-come-up-in-sethiya-s-honour/story-icq3KLDgqQ6JmjrCM9n2jI.html|title=World poetry museum to come up in Kanhaiya Lal Sethiya's honour|date=2019-05-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}}
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia, Rajasthani and Hindi poet.
- Jaya Kishori, an Indian spiritual speaker, singer, motivational speaker, life coach, and social reformer
Education and institutes
Industrial Training Institute- Sujangarh (Churu), is entrusted with the responsibility of providing trained technical manpower for the technological upgrade of industrial production, services, productivity and innovation, contributing to the planned growth of the country's economy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.livelihoods.rajasthan.gov.in/content/livelihood/en/itisujangarh-churu.html|title=Iti Sujangarh Churu|website=www.livelihoods.rajasthan.gov.in|access-date=2020-02-21}}
Tourist Place's
- Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, it's a wildlife sanctuary.
- Salasar Balaji Temple, it's a hindu religious place and temple.
Transportation
Sujangarh railway station is major railway station in the town. Many Superfast and passenger train halts in the Station.
- Trains
The following trains halt at Sujangarh railway station in both directions:
References
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External links
- http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/churu/en/about-churu/blocks-tehsil-pnchayats.html
- https://rajasthan.gov.in/Pages/default.aspx
{{Authority control}}
{{Churu district}}