Kankroli is a twin City with Rajnagar, located in the district of Rajsamand in
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 ...
, India. It is located about north of
Udaipur
Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capit ...
and forms a twin town with
Rajsamand
Rajsamand is a city, located in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsaman ...
. Rajsamand is famous for
Rajsamand lake built by Maharaja Raj Singh - I. Along the Rajsamand lake is the Kankroli town. It is known for its beautiful
Dwarkadhish Ji Temple devoted to
Lord Krishna
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.
History
Kankroli was an Jagir in the erstwhile Mewar state, consisting of 21 villages, granted to Gosain of the
Dwarkadhish Temple as free grant.
Dwarkadhish temple is 3rd peeth of Shuddhadvaita pushtimarg found by Jagadguru Vallabhcharyaji. Dwarkadhish was brought to Mewar in 1669 AD by descendants of Vallabhcharya and in 1671 AD village of Asotiya was granted to construct temple for Dwarkadhish. After construction of Rajsamand was completed in 1676 AD,
Dwarkadhish Temple was shifted to its current location. Dwarkadheesh Temple is Third Peeth of Vallabh Sampraday. The present day head of Dwarkadhish Temple is trutiya pithadhish acharya varya bramharshi goswami shri 108 shri brijeshkumarji maharajshri.
Demographics
As per Census India 2011, the Rajnagar Nagar Parishad has a population of 67798 in 2011.
Civic administration
Rajsamand municipal board was created in 1956, which was promoted to Rajsamand Nagar Parishad in 2012.
Transportation
The town lies on NH-48 (old NH-8) Udaipur-Ajmer. Kankroli is a railway station on the meter gauge route between Mavali-Marwar Junction.
Economy
Kankroli is famous for th
JK Tyreplant, which is one of the leading Tyre Manufacturers in
India
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. A whole village is named after it known as JayKay Gram.
The city is emerging as an administrative co-industrial center, with increasing businesses related to building materials and marble.
References
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External links
Official site
Cities and towns in Rajsamand district