Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
City
	Rani Sati Temple
	Jhunjhunu Location in Rajasthan, India Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu (India)
	Coordinates: 28°08′N 75°24′E / 28.13°N 75.4°E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhunjhunu
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency)	Narendra Kumar (BJP)
• MLA	Brijendra Ola (INC)
Elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	118,473
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Spoken	Shekhawati, Marwari & Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	333001
Telephone code	+91-1592 / 01592
Vehicle registration	RJ-18
Literacy	73.58%
Website	jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in

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Jhunjhunu is a city having and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. Jhunjhunu has given highest number of soldiers to India.

History[edit]

Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical town. .^[1]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Jhunjhunu City
Religion			Percent
Hindus			55.21%
Muslims			44.46%
Christianity			0.15%
Jainism			0.14%
Sikhism			0.01%
Buddhism			0.01%
Others			0.02%

In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.^[2]

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

Jhunjhunu comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Delhi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by organising video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Sikar, Rajasthan. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015–16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu, by March, 2017.^[3] Rail service between Jhunjhunu and Delhi (14811/14812) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (bi-weekly) began 2 September 2015.

Road[edit]

SH 8 proceeds from Jhunjhunu town to Sikar and connects to NH 52 in Sikar (Gokulpura) but direct way from Jhunjhunu town to Jaipur is via Udaipurwati, Sri Madhopur, Reengus this Super State Highway proceeds from Pilani to Reengus(Sri Madhopur tehsil) via Chirawa, Jhunjhunu, Udaipurwati and Sri Madhopur main city.

Air[edit]

The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is Jaipur International Airport.

References[edit]

↑ "पोर्टल, राजस्थान सरकार". Jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
↑ "Jhunjhunun City Census 2011". census2011.co.in. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)^{[dead link]}
↑ ""Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", Rail News (Sept. 1 2015)". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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[1] "पोर्टल, राजस्थान सरकार". Jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[2] "Jhunjhunun City Census 2011". census2011.co.in. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)^{[dead link]}

[3] ""Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", Rail News (Sept. 1 2015)". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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