Jhunjhunu district is a district of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

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 ...

in northern India. The city of

Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...

is the district headquarters.

District location

The district falls within

Shekhawati Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Jhunjhunu district, Jhunjhunu, part ...

region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by

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 ...

state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and on the northwest and north by Churu District.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 2,137,045, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...

over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%. Jhunjhunun has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

of 950

females Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...

for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 74.72%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.88% and 1.95% of the population respectively.

Languages

Shekhawati a dialect of

Rajasthani Language Rajasthani (Devanagari: ) refers to a group of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily in the state of Rajasthan and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh in India. There are also speakers in the Pakistani provinces ...

and Hindi are mainly spoken languages. The language blends into Haryanvi along the Haryana border.

Places of interest

* Kot Bandh, Kot * Birla temple Pilani * Fort Mahansar * Birla Museum, Pilani * Ramakrishna Mission in the

Khetri Khetri Nagar is the town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is a part of the Shekhawati region. Khetri consists of two towns, "Khetri Town" founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan and "Khetri Nagar" which is about 10 km away f ...

town of the district. * Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati *

Dhosi Hill Dhosi Hill is an important Vedic period site, an extinct volcano, standing alone at the north-west end of the Aravalli mountain range. Its height varies from about 345 to 470 meters from the surrounding lands and 740 meters from the sea level. ...

Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu Rani Sati Temple (राणी सती दादी मंदिर) is a temple located in Jhunjhunu, Jhunjhunu district, in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the largest temple in India devoted to Rani Sati, a Rajasthani lady who lived so ...

* Chavo Dadi Temple Jhunjhunu *

Khetri Mahal Khetri Mahal (Hindi: खेतड़ी महल ), also known as the Wind Palace, whose ruins are an example of palace architecture in the Indian state of Rajasthan. History Khetri Mahal was constructed by Bhopal Singh around 1770. Bhopal Sin ...

* 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 Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir, Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century ruler, said to have miraculous powers, who devoted his life uplifting the d ...

in Nawalgarh (First one is in

Ramdevra Ramdevra is a village situated about 12 km to the north of Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan in India. Ramdevra was established by Baba Ramdev Pir, who was son of ruler of Pokhran Ajmal Singh Tanwar. Gram Panchayat of Ramdevra is on ...

) * Tibrewala and Modi Haveli * Bissau Fort in Bissau * Surajgarh Fort in Surajgarh * Bissau Mahal in Jhunjhunu * Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu * Bishangarh Fort in

Tamkor Tamkor is a small village in the Jhunjhunu district 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 a ...

* Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon * Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa * Desert 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 * Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau

Industries

Famous copper mines are situated in the

tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of

Hindustan Copper Limited Hindustan Copper Ltd. is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Mines, Government of India. HCL is the only vertically integrated government-owned-copper producer in India engaged in a wide spectrum of acti ...

is situated at a distance of 10 km from the

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 *WebVidya Digital Marketing Training Institute, Nawalgarh

Notable people

* Acharya Shri Mahapragya (The tenth head of the Svetambar Terapanth order of Jainism) *

Jagdeep Dhankhar Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer, who is serving as the 14th and current vice president of India, since 11 August 2022. Prior to serving in this position, he served as the Governor of West Bengal. He also ...

, 14th

Vice President of India The vice president of India (IAST: ) is the deputy to the head of state of the Republic of India, i.e. the president of India. The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the ...

Birla Family The Birla family is a family connected with the industrial and social history of India. Foundations The Birla family origins lie with the Maheshwari caste of Bania Vaishya traders but they were outcast from their traditional community in 1922 ...

* G.D. Birla, industrialist *

Ajay Piramal Ajay Gopikisan Piramal CBE (born 3 August 1955) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, and the chairman of the Piramal Group, a conglomerate with interests in pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, healthcare analytics and glass pac ...

, industrialist *

Karmveer Choudhary Karmveer Choudhary sometimes referred as Karamveer Chaudhary (born 24 July 1963, Jhunjhunu District) is an Indian actor and motivational speaker, best known for his works in Hindi cinema and Indian television. Life and career He started hi ...

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

and television actor *

Piru Singh Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat (20 May 1918 – 18 July 1948) was an Indian Army non-commissioned officer, awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration 3245. Singh enrolled in the British Indian Army ...

, an

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

non-commissioned officer, awarded the

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicu ...

(PVC), India's highest military decoration * Kirti Kulhari, Bollywood actress * Kulwant Khejroliya , Domestic cricketer. Only player from

to play in

Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

Salim Diwan Salim Diwan (born 12 May 1985) is an Indian Bollywood film actor who made his debut in ''Bollywood Diaries''. Early life Diwan was born in the Jhunjhunu district, Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India and was attached to local theatre gro ...

, Bollywood actor *Chhatrapal Singh, recipient of the

Sena Medal The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for s ...

References

External links

* Headmasterji: The Man with Literacy Mission - Sandeep Sharma - Google Books {{DEFAULTSORT:Jhunjhunu District Districts of Rajasthan Districts in Jaipur division