Jobner

Jobner Tazmi Thikana Of Jaipur State
city
Jobner Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 26°58′N 75°23′E / 26.97°N 75.38°E / 26.97; 75.38Coordinates: 26°58′N 75°23′E / 26.97°N 75.38°E / 26.97; 75.38
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaipur
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	10,496
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

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

Geography

Jobner is located at 26°58′N 75°23′E / 26.97°N 75.38°E / 26.97; 75.38.^[1] It has an average elevation of 400 metres (1312 feet).

Jobner is about 40 km west of Jaipur.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,^[2] Jobner had a population of 55,496. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Jobner had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, female literacy 51%. In Jobner, 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Education

Colleges

• S.K.N. Agriculture College: Sri Karan Narendra College of Agriculture was established by Rawal Narendra Singh, the first State Education Minister of Rajasthan and Thakur of Jobner, in 1947; its alumni include civil service officers and agricultural scientists.
• Jobner P.G. College: Jobner P.G. college is affiliated with University of Rajasthan.College is also a recognized study center for Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota.
• Smt. Kamla Devi Girls B.Ed College
• Shri B.R.SUNDA College

Schools

• Tagore Vidhya Mandir Sr. Sec. School.
• SRK Science Institute Jobner.
• GAVM Sr.Sec.School.
• SKN Govt. Sr. Sec. (Senior Secondary) School.
• RDV Govt. Sr. Sec. Girls School.
• Bhagasara Bal Mandir School.
• Gramin Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Sr. Sec. School.

Temples

• Jwala Mata - The Temple of Goddess Jwala Mata, situated on a hill in Jobner, is a famous temple that attracts thousands of pilgrims every year during the Hindu festival of Navratra.

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