Jhunjhunu district

Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jhunjhunu.

Jhunjhunu district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Jhunjhunu): 75.02°N 76.06°E / 75.02; 76.06 - 27.38°N 28.31°E / 27.38; 28.31
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DivisionJaipur Division
HeadquartersJhunjhunu
Tehsils1. Jhunjhunu, 2. Chirawa, 3. Buhana, 4. Khetri, 5. Nawalgarh, 6. Udaipurwati 7.Malsisar 8. Surajgarh
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJhunjhunu[1]
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Jhunjhunu, 2. Mandwa, 3. Pilani, 4. Nawalgarh, 5. Khetri, 6. Udaipurwati, 7. Surajgarh[2]
Area
 • Total5,928 km2 (2,289 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,137,045[3]
 • Urban
22.89 percent
Demographics
 • Literacy74.72
 • Sex ratio950
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysState Highway 8
Websitejhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in
26. Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan

District location

The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and on the northwest and north by Churu District.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901341,572—    
1911369,081+0.78%
1921353,140−0.44%
1931405,519+1.39%
1941491,003+1.93%
1951588,736+1.83%
1961719,650+2.03%
1971929,230+2.59%
19811,211,583+2.69%
19911,582,421+2.71%
20011,913,689+1.92%
20112,137,045+1.11%
source:[4]
Religions in Jhunjhunu
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 89.17%
Muslims
 
 10.67%
Christians
 
 00.05%

According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,137,045,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Namibia[6] or the US state of New Mexico.[7] This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 361 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%.[5] Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 74.72%.[5]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.09% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 1.70% Urdu as their first language.[8]

Places of interest
  • Shyam baba mandir in Delsar kalan
  • Ramakrishna Mission in the Khetri town of the district.
  • Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati
  • Dhosi Hill
  • Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu
  • Khetri Mahal
  • Netji Dada Temple, in the village of Khudania
  • Shree Jhujhar ji Temple, Dhanuri
  • Bhopal Garh Fort in Khetri
  • Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar
  • Shri Panchdeo Mandir
  • Sculpture of Jujhar singh
  • Havelis in Nawalgarh
  • GogaMedi at Sotwara
  • Science park in Nawalgarh
  • Temple of Ramdevji in Nawalgarh (First one is in Ramdevra)
  • Tibrewala and Modi Haveli
  • Bissau Fort in Bissau
  • Surajgarh Fort in Surajgarh
  • Bissau Mahal in Jhunjhunu
  • Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu
  • Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor
  • Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon
  • Sati dadi mandir Bhagera *Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa *Desort Resort in Mandawa
  • Balaji Temple in Bheemsar
  • Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple in Jhunjhunu

Dargah hajarat qumarudsin Shah*Gangaur mela Bhagera • Ashtavinayak temple, Ghoriwara balaji Mandir, Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh

  • BalaG Temple, in Dabri Dheer Singh
  • BhomiaG Temple in Dabri Dheer Singh
  • 132 Ft Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau

Industries

Famous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town. It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.

Education
  • BITS Pilani
  • CSIR-CEERI, PILANI
  • Sainik School, Jhunjhunu
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Kajra,Jhunjhunu
  • Jhunjhunu Academy, Jhunjhunu
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jhunjhunu
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indrapura
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khetri Nagar
  • Sports University, Jhunjhunu
  • Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University.
  • Keystone Group of Institutions, Surajgarh, Jhunjhunu
  • Singhania University Pacheri
  • Seth Motilal PG College, Jhunjhunu
  • Sophia School, Khetri
  • Birla School Pilani, Pilani

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan" (PDF). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. "Assembly Constituencies of Jhunjhunu district" (PDF). gisserver1.nic.in. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "2011 Census of India: Jhunjhunu district".
  4. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. "District Census 2011". Census2011. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Namibia 2,147,585
  7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  8. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  9. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Param-Vir-Chakra-winners-since-1950/articleshow/2731710.cms
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