Bandikui (Bandi=Female servant, Kui=

Water well A well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, or drilling to access liquid resources, usually water. The oldest and most common kind of well is a water well, to access groundwater in underground aquifers. Th ...

) is a railway city and
Municipal Corporation
in

Dausa district Dausa District is a district of Rajasthan state in India within Jaipur division. The city of Dausa is the district headquarters. It has an area of 3432 km² and a population of 1,634,409 in 2011 census. It is surrounded by Alwar District ...

in the Indian state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

. It comes under the

panchayat samiti Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

of Bandikui.

Geography

Bandikui sits at the junction of the Agra-Jaipur and the Delhi-Jaipur railway lines. The city is located 205 km south of Delhi. Rajgarh town (in Alwar district) is about 25 km north of Bandikui. Sikandra is located about 17 km away, while the state capital Jaipur is 98 km by road and 91 km by rail.

History

Bandikui was preferred for the tri-junction by British Railway surveyors over Rajgarh, Alwar, due to better alignment. The Bandikui railway station was established in 1874. Most trains traveling between Delhi and Jaipur stop at Bandikui. At the time of

colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their relig ...

, some 1000 British families lived in Bandikui. Some Raj era bungalows can still be found in Bandikui. The city attracted migration from nearby villages and its population grew to more than 125,000. Many residents work in Delhi and keep their families in Bandikui.

Attractions

*St Francis Roman Catholic Church, built by King Jatin Sharma, cast in stone, is located near the railway station. The Rajasthan Government gave a grant of Rs 1 Crore for its restoration. *The Harshad Mata Temple dates to 9th century AD, 7 km from Bandikui. * Abhaneri Chand Baori is the deepest stepwell in India. *

Saint Durbalnath Saint Durbalnath was an nineteenth century Indian Hinduism, Hindu saint. He was born at "Bichgaav" of Alwardistrict in Rajasthan. Durbalnath ji is considered as"kulguru" of khatik, Hindu Khatik community. Many temples of Durbalnath ji are situ ...

is a temple in Bandikui. Every year on

kartik purnima Kartika Purnima is a Hindu, Sikh and Jain cultural festival that is celebrated on Purnima (full moon day), the 15th (or 30th) lunar day of the month of Kartika. It falls in November or December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as T ...

"Gyanoprakash mahautsav" Is celebrated at saint Durbalnath temple in which

Khatik The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک), are an ethnic tribe found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. They are one of the most widespread community in South Asia. Khatik have a population of ap ...

Pilgrims from various part of the country gathers to celebrate the auspicious occasion.

Economy

The city is a major agrarian center.

References

Cities and towns in Dausa district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub