Jhunjhunu

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Jhunjhunu district.
Jhunjhunu
झुन्झुनू
city
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 28°08′N 75°24′E / 28.13°N 75.4°E / 28.13; 75.4Coordinates: 28°08′N 75°24′E / 28.13°N 75.4°E / 28.13; 75.4
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jhunjhunu
Government
 • MP Santosh Ahlawat (BJP)
Elevation 323 m (1,060 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 118,473
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Other Languages Rajasthani and Shekhawati (शेखावाटी)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 333001
Telephone code 91-1592
Vehicle registration RJ-18
Literacy 73.58%

Jhunjhunu (Hindi: झुन्झुनू) is a town in the state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located 180 km away from Jaipur, 220 km from Bikaner and 240 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand havelis. The Rani Sati temple is located in Jhunjhunu.

History

Jhunjhunu lies at the centre of the erstwhile Shekhawati province. According to a poem by Charan, Maharao Shardul Singh won Jhunjhunu by defeating (in 1730) Rohilla Khan "Raseela", the last Nawab of Jhunjhunu.

Shardul Singh had three marriages. He married firstly, in 1698, Thukrani Sahaj Kanwar Bika Ji Sahiba, daughter of Manroop Singh Bika of Nathasar; Married secondly, Thukrani Sirey Kanwar Bika Ji Sahiba, daughter of Mukal Singh Bika of Nathasar; and Married thirdly Thukrani Bakhat Kanwar Mertani Ji Sahiba, daughter of Devi Singh Mertiya of Poonglota (Marwar), near Degana, and had issue. He died 17 April 1742. He had six sons, namely,

Shardul Singh was a man of a religious bent of mind, as he built many temples, such as Kalyan Ji Mandir and Gopinath Ji Ka Mandir at Jhunjhunu. To commemorate the memory of his father, his sons made a monumental dome at Parasrampura. All five sons of Shardul Singh Ji were very brave, capable and efficient rulers. They raised many new thikanas, towns, forts and palaces; they encouraged the baniyas (merchants) in trade. As a result, they grew rich and made many havelies.

Rani Sati Dadi Mandir is a main tourist attraction apart from its religious significance. It receives more than 1 lakh footfalls a day. Due to this temple the city has earned an importance in serving the tourist and "yatris". The term "mela" is used to represent the "Bhadi Mawas" day, a day of religious importance at this temple. People from all over the India gather in this mandir to offer prayer on this day.

Demographics

Religions in Jhunjhunu
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 55.21%
Muslims
  
 44.46%
Other
  
 0.33%

In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473, with a male-to-female ratio of approximately 62:57. Children from ages 0 to 6 numbered 16,710. Jhunjhunu has an average literacy rate of 73.58%.[1]

According to Haryana State Gazetteer, the predominant languages are Ahirwati and Bagri.[2]

Education

Rajasthan Sports University (Hindi: राजस्थान क्रीड़ा विश्वविद्यालय) is a newly established first public sports university situated in the Jhunjhunu district of the Indian state Rajasthan to promote the sports education in state Rajasthan. Jhunjhunu City has many educational institutes (schools, degree colleges, polytechnics, management institutes and other professional education institutes) and thousands of students come from different parts of Rajasthan as well as other states to study.

Transport

Rail

Jhunjhunu comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Dehli. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by organising video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Sikar, Rajasthan. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015-16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu, by March, 2017.[3] Rail service between Jhunjhunu and Dehli (14811/14812) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (bi-weekly) began 2 September 2015.

Road

Jhunjhunu is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan. RJ-SH 8 links Jhunjhunu to Jaipur, Sikar and Luharu. RJ-SH 41 links Fatehpur to Rajgarh via Jhunjhunun

Air

The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is Jaipur International Airport. Beside that, a small Air strip is also available in Jhunjhunu for small private planes landing.

Places of Interest

References

  1. ↑ "Jhunjhunun City Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Haryana State Gazetteer: Lacks special title
  3. ↑ "Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", Rail News (Sept. 1 2015)


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