Jonaicha Khurd
| Jonaicha khurd जौनायचा खुर्द Jonayacha Khurd, Udiyapur (Old Name) | |
|---|---|
| village | |
 Baba Kundan Das Temple, Jonaicha Khurd | |
| Nickname(s): Chhota Jonayacha | |
  Jonaicha khurd Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°01′23″N 76°26′46″E / 28.023°N 76.446°ECoordinates: 28°01′23″N 76°26′46″E / 28.023°N 76.446°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Alwar |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 301706 |
Jonaicha khurd is a village of Tehsil Behror and district Alwar of Rajasthan state in India with a population around 3000. One of the major tourist and industrial spot of the area; Neemrana is located at 8 km from this village.
Location
Jonaicha khurd is located at 28°01′23″N 76°26′46″E / 28.023°N 76.446°E. It is located 5 km inside of North-Eastern border Rajasthan-Haryana. This village is the "Tapobhumi" of Baba Kundandas maharaj; one of the greatest saints of the area. Distance to National highway number 8 (NH-8) at Shahajahanpur is 3 km. It is connected with all major metro cities of India like New Delhi 120 km, Gurgaon 80 km, Jaipur 152 km, Mumbai 1050 km, Kolkata1400 km and Chennai 2000 km by best roads of country; National Highways of India. Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi is 100 km from this village and nearest railway station Bawal has a distance of 20 km. Joniacha Khurd is surrounded by Bani jonaicha in the south, Sanseri and Jonaicha kalan in the west, Gugalkota in the east and Khandoda (Haryana) in the north. One of the major tourist and industrial spot of the area; Neemrana is located at 8 km from this village.
Baba Kundan Das Ji Maharaj
Jonaicha Khurd is the proud "Karmbhumi" and "Tapobhumi" of Baba Kundan Das Ji Maharaj. He was a great soul with many paranormal powers including Samadhi which he earned by practicing Yoga. Today the "Dhuna" of Baba is a temple and fabulous place to visit. Also its in the center of village both in terms of location and social activities. Important meetings, political gatherings, "Keertans" usually take place here including annual fairs. Married couples start their married life not before taking blessings of the holy saint. An annual fair is held on 6th (chhath)of Hindi month bhadrapad in the memory of that great saint. Many sports competition viz wrestling (all India level, witnessing participation of many national level wrestlers), Kabaddi, Volleyball etc. are major attractions of the fair.
Vedic Vankhandi Aashram
Ancient Indian teaching system and vedic ashram concept is still alive in this village. This ashram has a vast lush green area including various fruit trees, medicinal herbs and various other plants. Ashram is open for everyone in terms of its resources and accessibility. People from all ages, caste and religion visit this place frequently in search of mental peace and good health.
Education
Jonaicha khurd has leading place in education in Behror tehsil with an above national average literacy rate. It has one government senior secondary coeducation school with several good private schools. Level of education and awareness has boosted in recent years and more working population is now engaged in government or industrial jobs.
Political Situation
Jonaicha khurd falls under Alwar constituency of Loksabha of Indian parliament [1] and under Mundawar constituency of state legislative assembly Vidhansabha. Until 2007 it belonged to Behror legislative assembly seat and to Mundawar thereafter. It falls under Neemrana panchayat smiti and is the headquarter of Jonaicha Khurd Panchayat. Currently both Loksabha (Alwar) and Vidhansabha (Mundawar) seats are being held by Bhartiya Janta Party.
Economy
Earlier, economy of Jonaicha Khurd was based mainly on agriculture and govt jobs predominately in teaching, army and police services but since last few years this trend is undergoing a change because of less remunerative nature of agriculture and more awareness about the importance of education. Nowadays major contributing factors of economy of this village are government and industrial jobs, business, agriculture etc. Vicinity of various industrial hubs like Gurgaon, Shahajahanpur, Neemrana, Behror, Bhiwadi, khushkhera, Alwar is providing jobs to many working hands. Turnaround in infrastructure of the village especially telephone and road connectivity coupled with availability of electricity has changed the very image of an Indian village.This is in turn resulting in a higher family income and living standards.
Culture
Culture of village has a vast influence of Haryana that is no surprise because of its location on Haryana-Rajasthan border. Rath is the main spoken language as of most of the Rath area. It comes close to Haryanvi language. Jonaicha khurd is a village of 100% Hindu population, hence the culture involves all Hindu festivals and rituals. The festival of light Deepawali, the colorful festival of Holi and the annual fairs are among the most awaited festivals. Since 1999 Jonaicha khurd is hosting an annual multi-team cricket event named as "Akhil Bharatiya (all india) Baba Kundandas Smriti Cricket Pratiyogita (competition)". Usually this event starts a few days before Diwali with a Final on the great festival of light. Villagers take all the responsibilities related with this competition including expenses and other preparations.