The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and on the northwest and north by Churu District.
According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,137,045,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Namibia[7] or the US state of New Mexico.[8] This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 361 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%.[6] Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 74.72%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.88% and 1.95% of the population respectively.[6]
Famous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town.[11] It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.
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^Saini, Vishwanath (6 April 2020). "छत्रपाल सिंह : 1997 में जन्म, 2015 में आर्मी ज्वाइन, 2018 में बने कमांडो, 2020 में LOC पर शहीद". hindi.oneindia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Jhunjhunu This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jhunjhunu district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters Jhunjhunu districtDistrict of RajasthanMandawa FortLocation of Jhunjhunu district in RajasthanCoordinates Jhunjhunu 75 01 N 76 04 E 75 02 N 76 06 E 75 02 76 06 27 23 N 28 19 E 27 38 N 28 31 E 27 38 28 31CountryIndiaStateRajasthanDivisionJaipurHeadquartersJhunjhunuTehsils1 Jhunjhunu 2 Chirawa 3 Buhana 4 Khetri 5 Nawalgarh 6 Udaipurwati 7 Malsisar 8 SurajgarhGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesJhunjhunu 2 Vidhan Sabha constituencies1 Jhunjhunu 2 Mandwa 3 Pilani 4 Nawalgarh 5 Khetri 6 Udaipurwati 7 Surajgarh 3 Area Total5 928 km2 2 289 sq mi Population 2011 Total2 137 045 1 Urban22 89 percentDemographics Literacy74 72 Sex ratio950Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST Major highwaysState Highway 8Websitejhunjhunu wbr rajasthan wbr gov wbr inContents 1 District location 2 Demographics 2 1 Languages 3 Places of interest 4 Industries 5 Education 6 Notable people 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksDistrict location EditThe district falls within Shekhawati region and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state on the southeast south and southwest by Sikar District and on the northwest and north by Churu District Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1901341 572 1911369 081 0 78 1921353 140 0 44 1931405 519 1 39 1941491 003 1 93 1951588 736 1 83 1961719 650 2 03 1971929 230 2 59 19811 211 583 2 69 19911 582 421 2 71 20011 913 689 1 92 20112 137 045 1 11 source 4 Religions in Jhunjhunu district 2011 5 Religion PercentHindus 89 17 Muslims 10 68 Other or not stated 0 15 According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2 137 045 6 roughly equal to the nation of Namibia 7 or the US state of New Mexico 8 This gives it a ranking of 214th in India out of a total of 640 6 The district has a population density of 361 inhabitants per square kilometre 930 sq mi 6 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 11 81 6 Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males 6 and a literacy rate of 74 72 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16 88 and 1 95 of the population respectively 6 Languages Edit Languages in Jhunjhunu district 2011 9 Rajasthani 83 92 Hindi 10 03 Marwari 3 42 Urdu 1 70 Others 0 93 Shekhawati a dialect of Rajasthani Language and Hindi are mainly spoken languages The language blends into Haryanvi along the Haryana border Places of interest EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kot Bandh Kot Birla temple Pilani Fort Mahansar 10 Birla Museum Pilani Ramakrishna Mission in the Khetri town of the district Shakambari Mata Temple Udaipurwati Dhosi Hill Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu Chavo Dadi Temple Jhunjhunu Khetri Mahal Shree Jhujhar Ji Temple Dhanuri Bhopal Garh Fort in Khetri Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar Shri Panchdeo Mandir Sculpture of Jujhar singh Havelis in Nawalgarh GogaMedi at Sotwara Science park in Nawalgarh Temple of Ramdevji in Nawalgarh First one is in Ramdevra Tibrewala and Modi Haveli Bissau Fort in Bissau Surajgarh Fort in Surajgarh Bissau Mahal in Jhunjhunu Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon Mandawa Fort Castle Mandawa in Mandawa Desert Resort in Mandawa Balaji Temple in Bheemsar Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple in Jhunjhunu Dargah Hajarat Qumarudsin Shah Gangaur mela Bhagera Ashtavinayak temple Ghoriwara Balaji Mandir Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh Neelkanth Mahadev Temple BissauIndustries EditFamous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town 11 It is the largest copper mine in India It also has by products i e sulphuric acid fertilizer etc Education EditBITS Pilani CSIR CEERI PILANI Sainik School Jhunjhunu Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kajra Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu Academy Jhunjhunu Kendriya Vidyalaya Jhunjhunu Kendriya Vidyalaya Indrapura Kendriya Vidyalaya Khetri Nagar Sports University Jhunjhunu Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University Keystone Group of Institutions Surajgarh Jhunjhunu Singhania University Pacheri Seth Motilal PG College Jhunjhunu Sophia School Khetri Birla School Pilani Pilani WebVidya Digital Marketing Training Institute NawalgarhNotable people EditAcharya Shri Mahapragya The tenth head of the Svetambar Terapanth order of Jainism Jagdeep Dhankhar 14th Vice President of India Birla Family G D Birla industrialist Ajay Piramal industrialist Karmveer Choudhary Bollywood and television actor Piru Singh an Indian Army non commissioned officer awarded the Param Vir Chakra PVC India s highest military decoration 12 Kirti Kulhari Bollywood actress Kulwant Khejroliya Domestic cricketer Only player from Jhunjhunu to play in Indian Premier League Salim Diwan Bollywood actor Chhatrapal Singh recipient of the Sena Medal 13 14 15 See also EditKhudania JakhalReferences Edit 2011 Census of India Jhunjhunu district Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan PDF 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 16 June 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2012 Assembly Constituencies of Jhunjhunu district PDF gisserver1 nic in 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 3 June 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2012 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 Archived from the original on 8 August 2019 Retrieved 9 August 2019 Table C 01 Population By Religion Rajasthan census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b c d e f District Census Handbook 2011 Jhunjhunu PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Namibia 2 147 585 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2011 New Mexico 2 059 179 Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Rajasthan censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mahansar Fort Heritage Hotel mahansar fort heritage hotel business site Hindustan Copper Limited Param vir Chakra winners since 1950 India News Times of India The Times of India Jhunjhunu army jawan Chhatrapal Singh martyred in Jammu and Kashmir The PinkCity Post 6 April 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2021 ANI 7 April 2020 Mortal remains of paratrooper Chhtrapal Singh brought to Jhunjhunu Business Standard India Retrieved 17 October 2021 Saini Vishwanath 6 April 2020 छत रप ल स ह 1997 म जन म 2015 म आर म ज व इन 2018 म बन कम ड 2020 म LOC पर शह द hindi oneindia com in Hindi Retrieved 17 October 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jhunjhunu district Official website Headmasterji The Man with Literacy Mission Sandeep Sharma Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jhunjhunu district amp oldid 1126039095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
