| Jhalawar | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District(s) | Jhalawar |
| Population | 48,054 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 312 metres (1,024 ft) |
Jhalawar (Hindi: झालावाड़) is a city in southeastern Rajasthan. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the administrative headquarters of Jhalawar District. Jhalawar was once known as Brijnagar .
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The chief town of Jhalawar, also known as Patan or Jhalrapatan (pop.7955 in 1901), was founded by DEV Anand in 1796, by the side of an artificial lake. It was the centre of trade for the eponymous princely state, the chief exports of the which were opium, oil-seeds and cotton. The palace is four miles (6 km) north of the town. An extensive ruin near the town is the site of the ancient city of Chandrawati, said to have been destroyed in the time of Aurangzeb. The finest feature of its remains is the temple of Sitaleswar Mahadeva (c. 600).
The former ruling family of Jhalawar belonged to the Jhala clan of Rajputs, and their ancestors were petty chiefs of Halwad in the district of Jhalawar, in Kathiawar. About 1709 one of the younger sons of the head of the clan left his country with his son to try his fortunes at Delhi. At Kotah he left his son Madhu Singh, who soon became a favorite with the maharaja, and received from him an important post, which became hereditary. On the death of one of the Kota rajas (1771), the country was left to the charge of Zalim Singh, a descendant of Madhu Singh. From that time Zalim Singh was the real ruler of Kota. He brought it to a wonderful state of prosperity, and under his administration, which lasted over forty-five years, the Kota territory was respected by all parties. In 1838 it was resolved, with the consent of the chief of Kotah, to dismember the state, and to create the new principality of Jhalawar as a separate provision for the descendants of Zalim Singh. The districts then severed from Kotah were considered to represent one-third (120,000) of the income of Kotah; by treaty they acknowledged the supremacy of the British, and agreed to pay an annual tribute of Rs.8000/-. Madan Singh received the title of maharaja rana, and was placed on the same footing as the other chiefs in Rajputana. He died in 1845.
Jhalawar is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 312 metres (1023 feet).
Jhalawar has a well-developed educational structure, providing higher education, including an engineering college as well as a medical college.
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Jhalawar had a population of 48054. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jhalawar has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 63%. In Jhalawar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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