Jhalrapatan

Jhalrapatan
city
Jhalrapatan Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 24°33′N 76°10′E / 24.55°N 76.17°E / 24.55; 76.17Coordinates: 24°33′N 76°10′E / 24.55°N 76.17°E / 24.55; 76.17
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	30,103
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Native	Harauti dialect
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Jhalrapatan is a town in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan state in India. It has been called the city of temples; the bells which sounded in the ancient city gave the name Jhalrapatan or city of bells. Some say the name originated from the tribe Jhala of regent Jalim Singh.

History

The ruins of the city cover an area of more than a mile from east to west and about a mile from north to south. Several specimens of punch marked and other old coins have been discovered, confirming the antiquity of the place.

Jhalrapatan is specially famous for its large number of temples. Of the early temples, about four or five still survive. The most famous of them is the temple of Sitalesvara Mahadeva. Fergusson, the noted historian considered this temple to be the oldest and most beautiful that he ever saw and rated this to be one of the most elegant specimens of architecture in India.

Other old temples include the temple of Kalikadevi, the temple of Varaha Avatar, and Jain temple of Shantinatha.

Education

Jhalrapatan has a well established educational structure with lots of primary and secondary schools, Career Point Computer Institute Govt schools include

• High school
• Govt girls school

notable private schools are

• St Johns English medium secondary school [est. 1983-84]
• Central school
• Vasudha vidhya mandir.
• Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Sr. sec. school,
• Sanskar Vidya mandir, Sr. sec. school

Dr radhakrishnan senior secondary school of science

Geography

Jhalrapatan is located at 24°33′N 76°10′E / 24.55°N 76.17°E / 24.55; 76.17. It has an average elevation of 317 metres (1040 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Jhalrapatan had a population of 30,103. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhalrapatan has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Ethnicity

Jhalrapatan is religiously diverse. Major population is Hindu followed by, Sikhism and Jainism. Festivals of all ethnic groups are enjoyed and have a peaceful co-existence.

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