Jhunjhunu district is a district of 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 ...

in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters.

District location

The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by

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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

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

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or the US state of

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

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of 950 females for every 1000 males, and a

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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 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 town of the district. * Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati * Dhosi Hill * Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu * Chavo Dadi Temple Jhunjhunu * Khetri Mahal * 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

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in Nawalgarh (First one is in Ramdevra) * Tibrewala and Modi Haveli * Bissau Fort in Bissau * Surajgarh Fort in Surajgarh * Bissau Mahal in Jhunjhunu * Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu * Bishangarh Fort in

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* 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 Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town. It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.

Education

BITS Pilani Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) is a Deemed university in Pilani, Jhunjhunu, India. It focuses primarily on higher education and research in engineering and sciences. After expansion to a campus in Dubai, it has ...

*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) *

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, 14th Vice President of India *

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 Ghanshyam Das Birla (10 April 1894 – 11 June 1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family. Birla family history Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district, in the region known as Ra ...

, industrialist *

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, industrialist * Karmveer Choudhary,

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and television actor * Piru Singh, an Indian Army non-commissioned officer, awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration *

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, Bollywood actress *

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, Domestic cricketer. Only player from Jhunjhunu to play in Indian Premier League * Salim Diwan, Bollywood actor *Chhatrapal Singh, recipient of the Sena Medal

References

External links

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