Malpura

Malpura
Town
Malpura Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Malpura Malpura (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°17′N75°23′E / 26.28°N 75.38°E / 26.28; 75.38
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Tonk
Established	1216AD 807 years ago
Founded by	Maldev
Named after	Maldev
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Malpura City Municipality
•  Chairman	Mrs. Asha Mahaveer Nama
• Administrator	Mr. Manoj Kumar Verma RAS
Elevation	332 m (1,089 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	36,028
Demonyms	Malpurawaale
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Additional	English
• Regional	Dhundari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	304502 304502
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-26

Malpura is a town with municipality in Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Malpura is known for its Dadabadi, built by the Khartargach Sect of Shewtambar Jain in memory of 3rd Dada Gurudev Shri Jinkushalsurishwarji.Also known for its Forts,Malpura is popular visiting palace in Rajasthan.

Geography

Malpura is located at 26°17′N75°23′E / 26.28°N 75.38°E / 26.28; 75.38 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 132  metres (401  feet). Distance from Jaipur 90 km, Malpura is also Known for Avikanagar – 4 km from Malpura. It is famous for the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI).

Demographics

As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 6,252 families residing in the Malpura city. The total population of Malpura is 36,028 out of which 18,605 are males and 17,423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malpura is 936. Child Sex Ration was 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Malpura. As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malpura is 77.5%. Thus Malpura has a higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Tonk district. The male literacy rate is 88.19% and the female literacy rate is 66.33%.Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 6,527 (18.11%) and 223 (0.61%) of the population, respectively.

According to Census 2011, there were 4,757 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Malpura. Out of which 2,636 were male while 2,121 were female.

Religion in Malpura City (2011) ^[2]

Religion			Percent
Hinduism			64.62%
Islam			28.53%
Jainism			6.42%
Sikhism			0.13%
Buddhist			0.09%
Christianity			0.02%
Other or not stated			0.19%
Distribution of religions

Language

The official language of Malpura is Hindi and the additional official language is English. The native and main dialect of the city is Dhundari with Marwari and Standard Hindi dialects are also spoken, along with English.

Religion

According to the 2011 census, Hindus form the majority religious group, accounting for 64.62% of the city's population, followed by Muslims (28.53%), Jains (6.42%) and others (0.43%).

Transport

Malpura is situated on by a two-lane state Highway (SH-12) Jaipur-Malpura - Kekri - Bhilwara. Also on State Highway (37A) Dudu- Malpura- Todaraisingh- Chhan. Malpura is well connected by Road Transport. State Roadways buses run regularly here. Buses to Jaipur, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Tonk, Kekri, Shahpura are available from here. The erstwhile Metre Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) railway line from Jaipur to Todaraisingh via Renwal-Phagi-Diggi-Malpura was functional. The line used to had regular train service from 1892 to 1992. In 1992 the Metre Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) railway tracks was uprooted for gauge conversion to Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in). The Railway had not handled the track for the future Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) train services. Hence currently Malpura is not connected by Rail network since 1992 and thus the nearest Railway Station is Sanganer, 7.29 kilometres (4.53 mi) from Jaipur, in Jaipur District And Kishangarh, 25.92 kilometres (16.11 mi) from Ajmer in Ajmer District. Jaipur international Airport is 80 km from Malpura.

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Notable sights

Brahma Taalaab

Jain Dadabadi

• Onn mataji temple.
• Shri Kalyan Temple Diggi - a famous temple which is 13 km from Malpura. Here a very ancient temple of god Kalyan (Vishnu) built by king Digva is present.
• Malpura Municipality is headed by Mrs. Sonia Manish Soni ^[3]
• Gunat Mata Temple [Dhola Ka Kheda]
• Jeen Mata Temple Doongri Khurd ^[4]
• Bisalpur Dam - situated 48 km from Malpura. It is one of the important dams project in Rajasthan built across Banas river.
• Sindholiya temple
• Lamba harisingh
• Beriya Balaji ^[5]
• Avikanagar. It is the largest sheep research centre of India located 5 km from Malpura along the Jaipur road. Kendriya Vidyalaya Avikanagar from 1st to 12th standard and Government Secondary School Avikanagar from 6th to 10th standard are also situated in the CSWRI Avikanagar campus.
• Ghati Balaji
• Malpura is famous for its Jain Dadabadi and Adinath Jain temple.
• An important temple, Malpura dadabadi of Dada Jinkushalsuriji is there.
• It has one Government hospital & many private hospital such as Rekha Devi Memorial Hospital and a nursing college.
• Rajasthan patrika founder late Shri Karpoor Chandra Kulish is from nearby Soda village.
• Sindoliya Mataji Ramphool singh

Villages in Malpura Mandal

Atoli, Awada, Barol, Chabrana, Chainpura, Chandsen, Chanvanndia, Desma, Devel, Dhola Ka Kheda, Dholi, Diggi, Dungri Kala, Ganwer, Hathgi, Indoli, Jhadali, Kacholia, Kadila, Kalmanda, Kantoli, Kirawal, Kurad, Lambaharising, Lawa, Malikpur, Morla, Bagri, Nagar, Pachewar, Parli, Rajpura, Rendiliya, Sindoliya, Sitarampura, Soda, Bambori, Pratppura, Ajmeri, Bawari, Sitarampura, Sodabawari, Tilanjoo, Tordi, Shree Gopalpura, Kalmanda, Malooni

• Soda village is famous for being first internet panchayat in India. Chhavi Rajawat is the youngest women sarpanch of her village soda. Soda is also the birthplace of Shri Ramcharan Ji Maharaj.
• Diggi is famous for ancient "Shri Kalyandhani Mandir".
• Dhola Ka Kheda village have an ancient hindu temple called "Gunat Mata Mandir"
• Kirawal village Have a temple the goddess Sati
• Tordi village have a great dam known as Tordi sagar which made in 1887 The Dam is 1772 meter in length and 14.2 meter in height
• Chainpura Village have a great temple of Veer Teja Ji.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Malpura
3. "Who Is The Chairperson Of The Municipal Corporation Of Malpura?". Questionpages. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "जीण माता मन्दिर · 6FHF+742, Doongri Khurd, Rajasthan 304501, India". जीण माता मन्दिर · 6FHF+742, Doongri Khurd, Rajasthan 304501, India. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
5. "Beriya Balaji Mandir Malpura". Questionpages. Retrieved 25 October 2020.