Sanchore
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| ?Sanchore Rajasthan • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Jalor |
| Population | 25,881 (2001) |
| Member of Vidhan-sabha (Rajasthan state assy.) | Jeevaram Chaudhary |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 343041 |
Sanchore (formerly Satyapur) is a town in Jalore district of Rajasthan, India. It is the headquarters of the tehsil by the same name. Located on National Highway No 15, the town is situated 154 km from Jalore and 45 km from Raniwara.
The town and the surrounding villages were historically ruled by the Chauhan Rajputs. There are many Hindu and Jain temples in the town.There is a well known Jain temple in the town called Godiji Parshwanath .A cattle fair is held every year in April or May.
An oil exploration company in 2004 discovered oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin. The Narmada Canal, which begins in Gujarat, enters Rajasthan state near village Silu in Sachore tehsil.
Pathmeda village near Sanchore has Gopal Govardhan Gaushala , one of the largest Gaushalas in India .Spread over 200 acres the Gaushala takes care of more than 15,000 cattle population.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Sanchore had a population of 25,881. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sanchore has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 32%. In Sanchore, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Many of the natives of Sanchore presently reside in Mumbai, but still everybody is well connected to Sanchore as all the social & religious functions take place in Sanchore. Many of the people in Sanchore are Jains (Sthanakwasi & Derawasi) with surnames like Mehta, Doshi, Bhansali, Bothra, Chandan, Bohara, Bokadia, Shah, Kanungo, Munot, Burad. Most of the families have business in Stainless Steel Industry. All the Jains in Sanchore are ture followers for Shri Prakash Muniji, Shri Ratnakar Suriji, Shri Rajendra Suriji & Shri Maniprabha Sagarji.
There are in all 9 Jain Temples in Sanchore & every Temple has its own significance & history till date and the Ninth Temple & Dadawadi was scheduled to open on 26th February which is fully dedicated by Shri. Simrathmalji Malookchandji Bothra. sanchore is 34km from jhab there are 2 jain tample one of dedicated by panch mahajan jhab and 2nd are(shri paraswnathji and mahalaxmiji tample fully dedicated by shri umedmalji lubhaji munot
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[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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