Shahpura, Jaipur

Shahpura
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Rajasthan
District(s) Jaipur
Population 28,170 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


364 metres (1,194 ft)

Shahpura is a city and a municipality in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

History

Shahpura was the tazimiThikana of Shekhawat Sub clan. It was the head seat (Tikai Thikana) of Shekhawat. Near by Shahpura a great holy temple of God Seetaram and the main sant of Triveni Dham is Shri Narayan Das G Maharaj who learned Sanskrit,Jyotish ,Vyakaran,nyay,vedant etc from Pandit Sadhuram Sharma (Jaswantpura) . Narayan Das G Maharaj got divine knowledge from Shri Bhagwan Das G (The great sant).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Shahpura had a population of 28,170. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shahpura has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 43%. In Shahpura, 17% of the population is under six years of age.

Jaipur to 65 km ahead for Delhi-Jaipur highway. One famous location TRIVENI DHAM is just 11 km from shahpura.There is a famous degree college named as Baba Bhagwan Das PG College, Chimanpura.

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