Ghanerao

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Ghanerao
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Ghanerao
Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 25°14′00″N73°32′00″E / 25.2333°N 73.5333°E / 25.2333; 73.5333 Coordinates: 25°14′00″N73°32′00″E / 25.2333°N 73.5333°E / 25.2333; 73.5333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Talukas Desuri
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total7,650
Languages
  Official ENGLISH , Hindi , Marwadi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-RJ
Vehicle registration RJ-22
Sex ratio 1050 /
Lok Sabha constituency Pali (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pali
Civic agencyGram Panchayat
Avg. annual temperature30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. summer temperature44 °C (111 °F)
Avg. winter temperature05 °C (41 °F)

Ghanerao is a village in Desuri tehsil of Pali district of Rajasthan.

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The village is located on the Sadri-Desuri road State Highway 16. Due to its proximity to Kumbhalgarh fort, Ranakpur Jain temple and Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, it is an important place in tourism with history. There are many Hindu and Jain temples in and around Ghanerao. In the village, there are many Hindu temples such as Laxmi Narayanji, Murlidhar and Charbhujaji. On the outskirts of the village is situated a ‘mahanth’ (Sant) known as Giriji Ki Dhani. The village have many temples of Riddhi & Siddhi Gajanand, a Sri Mahalaxmi ji, Sri Britwesar Mahadev Temple {Sri Bohra Shrimali Brahmins}. There are about 11 Jain temples some of them are quite old, Muchhal Mahavir Temple being the most notable one.

Britwaiser Temple

The Bratwesher mahadev ji temple was pronounced 'Britwesar Mahadev' by the British, resulting in a name change to Britwaiser Mahadev Temple.

Demographics

The population of Ghanerao is 7,650 according to a 2001 census,[ citation needed ] where male population is 3,732 and female population is 3,918.

Ghanerao Jagir

Ghanerao was a princely thikana of 37 villages founded in 1606. It was a member of two states Jodhpur State as well as Udaipur State. It was ruled by Rathores of Mertia clan.[ citation needed ] The village has a fort which is now a heritage hotel. [1]

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References

  1. Ghanerao Royal castle
  2. Dhaky, Madhusudan A. (1977). The Indian Temple Forms in Karṇāṭa Inscriptions and Architecture. Abhinav Publications. p. 19. ISBN   978-8-17017-065-5.