Santhu

Santhu

SANTHOO

—  village  —
Santhu
Location of Santhu
in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Rajasthan
District(s) Jalore
Nearest city Bagra (Marwar)
Parliamentary constituency Jalore
Assembly constituency Jalore
Population 8,343
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website sites.google.com/site/templeofsanthu/

Santhu or Santhoo (in Hindi साँथू या सांथू) is a village in Jalore (Jalor) district of Marwar (in Hindi मारवाड़) region in Rajasthan state in India. Santhu lies 23 km (14 mi) south of Jalore town and 5 km (3 mi) from Bagra, Marwar on Jalore-Sirohi road and is surrounded by many villages like Noon (Nun), Chura, Sarat, Akoli, Narnavas, Bibalsar, Mok, Dhanpur, Bhagli Sindhalan, Rewat, Kalapura, Dakatara, Bakra Road, Bakra Gaon, Rewatada, Dudsi, Dhavala, Bhetala, Siana (Rajasthan), Deegaon.

Santhu is an old glorious village of Marwar Region in Rajasthan. Since then, people use to say Shotu Sargo Ro Baseno, Noon Nargo Ri Khad, which means living in Santhu is like living in heaven and living in nearby village Noon is like living in hell.

Before independence half of the village was under the Jagir of Shingiji, of Jodhpur Royal family and another half was in the Jagiri of Pharapura Thakur's family.

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People

Santhu has population of 8343 (2001 census). People of all communities like Mahajans /suthar Jains, Rajputs, Rajpurohits, Shrimali Brahmans, Rawal Brahmans, Pushkarna Brahmans, Agarwals, Maheshwaris, Sonars, Vaishnavas, Goswamis, Suthars, Rabaris, Ghanchis, Kumhars, Chheepas, Sains, Lohars, Kotwals, Pinjaras, Meghwals, Sargaras, Mochies, Bhils, Damamis / Dholis and Harijans live in Santhu village. Over the last years, many families have migrated to others states of India. Many of them now live in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chennai, Bangalore, Vijayawada, Mysore and Mumbai. Over last few decades, some new people have also settled in Santhu.

Temples

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Facts

Latitude 25.1766°, Longitude 72.5443°, Altitude 501 feet (153 m).

Lat (DMS) 25° 17' N , Long (DMS) 72° 54' E, Altitude 152 meters.

Its nearby railway station names are Marwar Bagra and Bakra Road and is on the Samadari-Bhildi section of North Western Railway. The conversion of the meter gauge rail route to broad gauge has been completed & direct trains from Mumbai has started running on this route to Bikaner via Jodhpur.

Santhu is well connected to all nearby towns by all weather roads. Buses ply through Bagra to all major places. Taxis are available at all times for nearby places from Santhu, Bakra Road and Bagra.

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Jai jawala maa ka mandir rewatra jagrwal privar ki kuldevi jawalaji ka dham rewatra

Economy

Agriculture and animal husbandry are main occupations of the people of Santhu. Santhu is a major production centre of cash crops like oilseeds, isabgol, jeera, and arandi in Jalore district. In last decade many entrepreneurs have set up small scale granite units in nearby towns Bagra, Marwar and Jalore.

Amenities

Special

See also

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