Anjanthali is a village in
Nilokheri sub-district of
Karnal district
Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headqu ...
,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
, India.
The village is famous for the
Mata Anjana Devi mandir temple of great Mata
Añjanā, the mother of Lord
Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...
in the Indian epic, the
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...
. Anjanthali and
Munak is the location of
Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal.
Etymology
The word Anjanathali is composed of two
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
language root words,
Añjanā (the mother of Lord
Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...
in the Indian epic
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...
) and
Sthal (place or abode), meaning ''the abode of mother goddess Anjana''.
Demography
As per 2011 census of India, the village had a population of 3459, 1832 males and 1627, in 671 families, 62.44% literacy rate (compared to 75.55% of Haryana state), 68.01% Male and 56.10 female literacy rate.
[2011]
Census 2011: AnjanthaliCensus India
Administration
The village has local
Panchayati raj
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical menti ...
administration, and
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
council is headed by the elected
Sarpanch
A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...
.
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Education
* Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Anjanthali village, 28 km from Karnal.[Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal]
official website.
* Guru Brahmand kanya Mahavidyalaya, Anjanthali, a famous gurukul
Education in India is primarily managed by state-run public education system, which fall under the command of the government at three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution and the Right of Childre ...
for girls.[Anjanthali village info[Haryana Highway]
[Anjanthali info]
References
External links
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Villages in Karnal district
Karnal
Nilokheri
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