Surajgarh

Shyalu Kalan
city
Shyalu Kalan Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E / 28.32; 75.73Coordinates: 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E / 28.32; 75.73
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhunjhunun
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	18,857
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	333029

Surajgarh is a city and a municipality in the Jhunjhunun district of the Indian state Rajasthan.

History

The old name of surajgarh used to be ADICHA.

Geography

Surajgarh is located at 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E / 28.32; 75.73.^[1] It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet).

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Surajgarh had a population of 18,857; of this 53% were male and 47% females. Surajgarh has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Surajgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Surajgarh has many educational institutes (schools and degree colleges). Many students from different parts of Rajasthan and neighbouring states, come in to the town to study. ^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Surajgarh Fort