Udaipurwati

Udaipurwati
city
Udaipurwati

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 27°43′44″N 75°28′18″E / 27.72885°N 75.47156°ECoordinates: 27°43′44″N 75°28′18″E / 27.72885°N 75.47156°E
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jhunjhunun
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 29,236
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 333 307
Telephone code 91-1594
Vehicle registration RJ-18

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

History

His Highness King Bhojraj Singh Ji (Shekhawat) was the ruler of Udaipurwati. He was a Good & Brave King and the ancestor of Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats. King Bhojraj Ji received Udaipurwati (With 45 Villages Called Pentalisa) By his father King Raisal Raja darbari (king of khandela) as his jagir. The village is first known as kosambi later renamed Udaipurshekhawati. The group of 45 villages of Udaipurwati was known as Pentalisa. The Shekhawat Thakurs of Pentalisa paid allegiance to their overlords, the Maharajas of Jaipur, which was collected from Udaipurwati. The Udaipurwati Known As The Legend Thikana Of Bhojraj Ji ka shekhwats. The famous villages of Pentalisa were Jhajhar, Bhojgarh, Dhamora Khirod, Chirana, Gudhagorji etc. Freedom fighter Sir Khetaram Saini was an eminent lawyer, political and social leader in India during the British Raj. He was knighted in 1962 in Udaypur Wati. Khetaram Saini was born in 1878 in Jodhpur, in what is now the state of Rajasthan. He was born in a Mali Hindu family. He was educated at the University of Calcutta. Khetaram worked in the Calcutta High Court as a lawyer where he was a member of Marwari Maha Sabha. he was transported to Kalapani Andman jail in 1939,after freedom he was come back in Udaypur Wati.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Udaipurwati had a population of 27,831. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Udaipurwati has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 43%. In Udaipurwati, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=79448
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.