Jhalawar District

Population: 1,411,327 (2011)

State: Rajasthan

Language: Rajasthani

Headquarters: Jhalawar

 

Area: 6215 square kilometers

Density of population: 227 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 62.13 % - Male: 76.47 %, Female: 47.06 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:945                                            

 

Boundaries of Jhalawar District

 

North West: Kota District, Rajasthan

North East: Baran District, Rajasthan

East: Guna District, Madhya Pradesh

South: Rajgarh District and Shajapur District, Madhya Pradesh

West: Ratlam District, Mandsaur District and Neemuch District, Madhya Pradesh

 

Jhalawar District Average Rainfall: 960.8 mm 

Jhalawar District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.75 deg C 

Jhalawar District Average Temperature in Winter: 17.99 deg C

 

JHALAWAR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Kali Sindh, Ujaad, Ahu, Parvan, Chavli

Sub Divisions: Jhalawar, Aklera, Bhawani Mandi, Pirawa, Khanpur, Manohar Thana

Tehsils: Aklera, Khanpur, Manohar Thana, Pachpahar, Pirawa, Gangdhar, Jhalara Patan

Assembly Constituencies: Dag, Jhalrapatan, Khanpur, Manohar Thana

 

Jhalawar District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Jhalawar Fort

2. Government Museum

3. Bhawani Natyashala

4. Rein Basera

5. Gagron Fort

6. Chandrabhaga Temple

7. Jhalarapatan

8. Rata Devi Mandir

9. Jhar Shiv Temple

10. Sun Temple

11. Rain Basera

12. Manohar Thana Fort

13. Dag

14. Bhimsagar Dam

 

Jhalawar District Facts: It is one of the 12 most backward districts in Rajasthan that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. The old name of Jhalawar was Brijnagar.           

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, maize, pulses, gram, jowar, paddy, bajra

 

Major Industrial Products: Leather shoes, clothes, sculptures, wood work, iron work, henna powder, readymade garments, wood furniture, PVP pipes, spices

 

Major Educational Institutions: Government Girls College, Government Law College, Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Government Post Graduate College, Jhalawar Hospital and Medical College Society

 

What is Jhalawar District Famous For: Its prehistoric cave paintings

 

Famous People From Jhalawar District: Nand Chaturvedi, Bhagat Pipa, Vasundhara Raje, Vitthal Prasad Sharma, Dushyant Singh

 

Jhalawar District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Jhalawar District