Jhunjhunu | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 28°08′N75°24′E / 28.13°N 75.4°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Jhunjhunu |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Jhunjhunu Municipal Council [1] |
Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 118,473 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Rajasthani |
• Spoken | Rajasthani (Shekhawati, Marwari) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 333001 |
Telephone code | +91-1592 / 01592 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-18 |
Literacy | 73.58% |
Website | Jhunjhunu Municipal Council Jhunjhunu District |
Jhunjhunu is a city in the state of Rajasthan in northern India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District.
In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%. [2]
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Nawalgarh is a heritage city in Jhunjhunu district of Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Shekhawati region and is midway between Jhunjhunu and Sikar. It is 31.5 km from Sikar and 39.2 km from Jhunjhunu. Nawalgarh is famous for its fresco and havelis and considered as Golden City of Rajasthan. It is also the motherland of some great business families of India.
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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. It is said that it was ruled over by Chouhan dynasty in the Vikram era 1045. 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 "Jujhar Singh Nehra". The district has a population of 2,139,658, 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.
Sikar district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. It is a part of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Rao Daulat Singh laid down the foundation stone of Thikana Sikar in 1687. District Collector of Sikar is Shri Mukul Sharma while Member of Parliament is Shri Amra Ram.
Shish Ram Ola was a politician from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Ola dominated the Jat politics of Shekhawati region for a period of more than four decades. He was elected in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for seven terms and in Lok Sabha for five terms. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
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Tetara is a village in Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan, India, situated 1 km from Mandawa and 25 km from Jhunjhunu. The nearby villages of this place are in South Hanumanpura, Kisari, Meethwas, in West Mandawa, North Bajisar and East Chandrapura.
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