Atru

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Atru
Atalpuri
Town
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Atru
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Atru
Coordinates: 24°49′N76°38′E / 24.81°N 76.63°E / 24.81; 76.63
Country India
State Rajasthan
District Baran (Hadoti Region)
Government
 • Type Democratic
 • Body Municipal Council
 • PradhanSmt.Vandana Nagar (INC)
 •  Member of Parliament Jhalawar-Baran (Lok Sabha constituency) Dushyant Singh (BJP)
 •  Member of Legislative Assembly Atru-Baran Legislative constituencyRadheshyam Bairwa (BJP)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,141 [1]
Demonym Rajasthani
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
 • Native Hadoti
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
325218
Telephone code07451
Sex ratio 940 ♀/♂ [1]
Website lsg.rajasthan.gov.in/ulbatru/

Atru is a town in the Baran district in Rajasthan, India. [2] It is located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a tehsil of Baran. It is located around 30 kilometres south of the Baran district. Atru tehsil is the biggest tehsil of the Baran district and has 141 villages under its administration. There are many facilities like a railway station, a hospital, schools, markets, well equipped roads for traffic. The most famous festival is Dhanush lila on the occasion there is a fair is organized for 3 days.

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History

A 1257 CE inscription of the Paramara king Jayavarman II was found on the pillar of the Gadgach temple in Atru. The 6-line inscription records the grant of a village to a poet. It is possible that Jayavarman extended the Paramara territories in present-day Rajasthan, resulting in his conflict with the Chahamana rulers of Ranthambore. [3]

Politics

The Member of Parliament from Atru is Dushyant Singh, who is a member of the BJP and also the son of ex-Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje. The MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) is Panachand Meghwal who belongs to the Congress Party. The Pradhan of Atru Panchayat Samiti is Smt.Vandana Nagar elected from ward no.12 Gram Panchayat Patna- Deelod Hathi.

Climate

The town has a dry climate except during the monsoon season. The summer runs from March to mid-June, as in most parts of the country. The period from mid-June to September is the monsoon season, and the period from October to mid-November constitute the post-monsoon or retreating monsoon season. January is generally the coldest month with an average daily maximum temperature of 24.3 °C (75.8 °F), and an average daily minimum temperature of 10.6 °C (51.1 °F). Usually, the town has a dry climate except during monsoon season, when the weather becomes humid. The months from November to February constitute winter. The average rainfall experienced by the town is around 895.2 mm (35.2 inches).

Culture

Dhanushlila performance before Diwali attract many people. People celebrate Eid, Holi, Diwali, Dol Mela, Jagannath Yatra, Ramjaan and Makar Sakranti.

Sculpture

One of Sculpture "Mithuna of Gargach" has been stolen from the temple. [4]

Archaeology

Atru is the centre of many Archaeological sites. ASI has covered all sites with the boundary wall and fence.
The most fascinating sites are Gargach Temple and Gautam Buddha Park. History of Gargach Temple goes back to the 10th century.

Transport

Atru is well connected with road and rail to all major cities within Rajasthan as well as those located outside the state.

Road

Atru is connected with all cities of Rajasthan state through well-equipped roads. National Highway No.90 (connecting now National Highway No. 27 and NH 12) passes through the town. National Highway No.90 (now National Highway No. 27) is a part of East-West Corridor.

Railway Station

Atru railway station is situated on Kota-Bina section of Western Central Railways. Its code is ATRU. It serves Atru town. The station consists of 2 platforms. Passenger, Express, and Superfast trains halt here. It is about 100 km from Kota Junction.

Airport

The nearest major airports are located at Kota Airport, Jaipur International Airport, Udaipur Airport, and Jodhpur Airport. These airports connect Rajasthan with the major cities of India such as Delhi and Mumbai. The nearest airport is Kota, although small airplanes can only fly there. The airplanes can go from Kota Airport to Jaipur and Delhi only.

Tourism

MaaBisotiTemple :- Maa Bisoti Temple, located in Moondla Bisoti village, 17 km away from Atru tehsil, is the center of faith of the devotees.

Shergarh: fort is situated at a distance of 20 kilometres from Atru. It is situated on a hill-top on the banks of River Parban. Shergarh from the Sur dynasty had captured this fort during Malwa Reign and the fort got its name from him. It is one of the oldest forts of India. Scriptures present in the fort suggest that the fort was ruled by Samanta Devdutta in 790 AD. He had built a monastery and a Buddhist temple in the premises of the fort as well.

Gadhgachh: It old very famous temple situated on a hill in Atru.

Gargach Temple 2018 Gargach Temple Atru.jpg
Gargach Temple 2018

Khandahars of Ganeshganj are very famous.

Hathi Dilod village is famous for its statue of an elephant.

Maa Ambika Mandir situated in Musen Mata village of Tehsil Atru is well known. It is 10 kilometres from Atru.

Gugor: The fort of Gugor is a tourist spot, Which is near the tehsil Chhabra.

Education

Atru town has a well-developed education infrastructure. The government and private schools in the town are affiliated with either Central Board of Secondary Education or Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan and follow a 10+2 plan. The medium of instruction is either English or Hindi. The Department of Primary Education and Department of Secondary Education provide their services through primary schools, middle schools, secondary, and senior secondary schools. The Government Residential Schools, run by the Government of Rajasthan, is also running in the town to provide primary education.

There are many colleges and schools in the town, which provide higher-level education in various streams.

Colleges

Schools

Government institutions and courts

Adani Power Plant

The plant is located at village Kawai in Atru Tehsil of Baran district in the state of Rajasthan. It is located at a distance of 16 km from Atru towards 50 km south of District headquarter of Baran and 300 km from State capital, Jaipur.

Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL) is the largest power producer plant in Rajasthan at a single location with a generation capacity of 1320 MW (2X660 MW). It is coal-based thermal power plant on supercritical technology.

Medical care and hospitals

In Atru, there is a Government Hospital as well as an Ayurvedic Hospital. Which provides free of cost good treatment of every type of diseases, ailment even chronic diseases like constipation, piles, diabetes, ringworm, etc. In these hospitals there is a very good team of doctors who treat patients very friendly and carefully. Treatment for all types of diseases are available here. Even treatment of severe diseases like AIDS and T.B. are also available here. In Government Hospital Atru, 24 Emergency Care is available, There is an operation theatre, a Pathology Lab for every type of test like CBC, Malaria, blood, stool, hormones, urine, etc. All records of the hospital are maintained online on computer. There is also a Government Veterinary Hospital, where every kind of animals and pets are treated. There are so many medical stores available here for purchasing medicines.

Newspapers and news channels

Major daily newspapers in Atru include:

New Channels:

Police Station

A Police Station is situated on Salpura road. This police station is headed by an Inspector. A SHO (Station House Officer) was previously in charge. But recently it came to be known that a SI will be in charge of the station. Other than SHO the police station has additional SI, GD, writers, station guards, women desk, driver constable and other duty staff.

Local and other markets

Atru has a small market for purchasing general items and also has a small market for purchasing vegetables in Haat Chauk and Kherliganj. There is very big market for the sale of crops like Wheat, Mustard seed, Gram (Chana), Soyabean, Coriander, Makka, Urad, Tilli seeds, and all types of grains. It is situated in front of IDBI Bank at Salpura Kawai road. Here many farmers come to sell their crops. There are many other shops for clothing, mobiles, vehicles, grocery, stationary, saloons and beauty parlours.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Atru Census data". censusindia.co.in.
  2. ↑ "Map of Atru village in Atru Tehsil, Rajasthan in Google Maps, 3884800 | villagemap.in".
  3. ↑ Harihar Vitthal Trivedi (1991). Inscriptions of the Paramāras (Part 2). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume VII: Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties. Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 192–193. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1451755.
  4. ↑ Sebastian, Sunny (12 July 2012). "A long and anxious wait for the MIthuna of Gargach". The Hindu.
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