Gagarwas
| Gagarwas | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Gagarwas Location in Rajasthan, India, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′N 75°31′E / 28.650°N 75.517°ECoordinates: 28°39′N 75°31′E / 28.650°N 75.517°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | [[Rajasthan, India]] |
| District | Churu |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,500 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Sadulpur |
| Climate | warm (Köppen) |
Gagarwas is a small village in Rajgarh (Sadulpur) Tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan, India, it is situated approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Sadulpur.
Description
The village contains approximately 300 houses. Gagarwashas been able to gain popularity to a certain extent in its surrounding areas for a comparatively large number of national level sports persons, military personnel and government servants. The village is surrounded by other smaller villages such as Suratpura, Ragha Badi, Ragha chhoti, Bislan, Sadau.
The village was visited by Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev Ji[1] on 19 May 2012 to unveil the statue of Shaheed deputy Commandant Vijaypal Singh who became a shaheed on 20 May 2010, while fighting against the Naxals in Lalgarh area of the West Bengal. Over 15,000 people had gathered on this occasion.
Notable people
- Krishna Poonia,[2] a gold medallist in the 2010, Delhi Commonwealth Games in the discus.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.veengle.com/s/ramdevbharat/1.html
- ↑ "All Jats night". Indian express. 12 Oct 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.