Jhunjhunu

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

Jhunjhunu.
City
Rani Sati Temple
Rani Sati Temple
Jhunjhunu. is located in Rajasthan
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
StateRajasthan
DistrictJhunjhunu
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency)Narendra Kumar Jat (politician)
 • Brijendra Ola (INC)
Area rank23
Elevation
323 m (1,060 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total118,473
 • Rank12
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • SpokenShekhawati & Marwari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
333001
Telephone code+91-1592
Vehicle registrationRJ-18
Literacy73.58%
Websitejhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in

Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. Jhunjhunu is the major textile producing and copper providing district of India.

This city is in the northern 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 city is famous for the frescos on its grand havelis.

Demographics[]

Religions in Jhunjhunu
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 55.21%
Muslims
 
 44.46%
Christianity
 
 0.15%
Jainism
 
 0.14%
Sikhism
 
 0.01%
Buddhism
 
 0.01%
other
 
 0.02%

In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.[1]

Jhunjhunu has a history of communal harmony of Hindus and Muslims living together for hundreds of years.[2]

Education[]

Rajasthan Sports University (Hindi: राजस्थान क्रीड़ा विश्वविद्यालय) is a newly established first public sports university situated in the Jhunjhunu Town 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 Delhi. 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[]

SH 8 proceeds from Jhunjhunu town to Sikar and connects to NH 52 in Sikar (Gokulpura) but direct way from Jhunjhunu town to Jaipur is via Udaipurwati , Sri Madhopur , Reengus this Super State Highway proceeds from Pilani to Reengus(Sri Madhopur tehsil) via Chirawa , Jhunjhunu, Udaipurwati and Sri Madhopur main city .

Air[]

The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is Jaipur International Airport.

References[]

  1. ^ "Jhunjhunun City Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ Sharma, Kalpana. "A town full of surprises". indiatogether.org. Indiatogether.org. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", Rail News (Sept. 1 2015)
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