Sirohi

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Sirohi
Hirohi [Note :- In Marvar, words starting with "S" are pronounced with "H." ]
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Sirohi town in Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi district, Rajasthan
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Sirohi
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Sirohi
Sirohi (India)
Coordinates: 24°53′06″N72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625
CountryIndia
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Foundedaft. 1450
Founded byRao Sobhaji, Sehastramal
Government
  TypeRajasthan Government
  BodyMunicipal Council/Nagar Parishad, Sirohi
   MP Lumbaram Chaudhary
   MLA Otaram Dewasi
Area
  Total
5,179 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
39,229 (Urban)
  Density164/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym Sirohian
Languages
  Official Hindi
  Local Rajasthani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
307001
Telephone code02972
Vehicle registration RJ-24
Nearest city Ahmedabad, Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Patan, Udaipur, Reodar, Abu Road, Pindwara
Avg. summer temperature42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature6 °C (43 °F)
Website sirohi.rajasthan.gov.in

Sirohi is a town, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rulers. The nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road railway station. Sirohi got first rank in 33 districts of Rajasthan for "Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” in year 2014.

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Geography

Sirohi is located at 24°53′06″N72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625 . [1] It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).

History

In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the eastern slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. [2] In 1425, Sobhaji's son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sainsmal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi. [2]

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Notes

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sirohi
  2. 1 2 Adams, Archibald (1899). A medico-topographical and general account of Marwar, Sirohi, and Jaisalmir. Junior Army and Navy Stores.

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