Churu District is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district. , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Churu (Hindi:चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan, India. ...

Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan. CHURU lies in 28º 18' N latitude and 74º 58' E longitude. It is bounded by Hanumangarh District to the north, Haryana state to the east, Jhunjhunun and Sikar districts to the southeast, Nagaur District to the south, and Bikaner District to the west. Jangladesh is a region of northern Rajasthan state in India. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Hanumangarh District is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. ... , Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ... Jhunjhunu District or Jhunjhunun District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ... Sikar District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ... 16. ... Bikaner District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ...

The district has an area 16,830 km², with a road length of 1901 km. The population is 1,922,908. The sex ratio is 948 females per thousand males and literacy percentage is 66.97 %. There are 6 tehsils in the district, namely - Churu, Ratangarh, Taranagar, Rajgarh, Sardarshahr, and Sujangarh. The major crops are bajra and gram. The major minerals found in the district are copper and gypsum. Churu (Hindi:चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan, India. ... Ratangarh (रतनगढ) is a town of Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ... Reni was an old town of the Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ... Rajgarh is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Sardarshahar is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... , Sujangarh is a town and tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ... Nutrition information for one cup of cooked millet Millet is the collective name of a group of genera of the grass family(Gramineae/Paniceae) widely grown around the world for food or animal feed. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Selenite be merged into this article or section. ...

a view of desert of churu

view of desert of churu

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Visitor attractions

Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Sardarshahar, Tarangar, Rajgarh, Ratannagar, Chapper, Bidasar and Rajaldesar are the other major towns in the district. Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, blackbuck sanctuary, having more than 1680 black bucks and migratory birds, is the major attraction for wild life enthusiasts. The other attractions are grand palatial Havelies in Ratannagar, Ratangarh and Sardarshahar towns, the Hanuman temple at Salasar, the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birth place of local deity Goga Pir in Dadrewa and the Gurudwara in Sahawa. a recently made Ichchhapurna Balaji Temple at Sardarshahar. Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is situated in Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India. ... Binomial name Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of antelope found mainly within the Republic of India, but also in parts of neighbouring Pakistan and Nepal. ... View of a typical Haveli at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Haveli (हवेली)is the term used for a private residence in Pakistan and North India. ... Salasar Balaji is a religious place for the devotees of Lord Hanuman. ...

Demographics

Human Resources

• Population: 19,22,908
• Density of population (persons/km²): 114
• Literacy: 66.97 %
• Working Population (per cent of total population): 29.50 %

Percentage distribution of work force

• Cultivators: 73.17 %
• Agricultural labourers: 3.16 %

Household, Industry, and Manufacturing

• Processing, servicing, and repairs: 2.26 %
• Other workers: 21.41 %

Major Crops and their Production

1999-2000(tonnes)

• Bajra: 27,680
• Weat: 60,654
• Rapeseed and Mustard: 24,705
• Pulses: 9,594
• Gram: 316
• Moong
• Moth
• Guar
• Til

Communication Facilities

• Post offices: 392
• Telegraph offices: 89
• Telephone exchanges: 83
• Public call offices: 682

Educational Facilities/Institutions

• Primary and middle schools: 1470
• Secondary and higher secondary schools: 207
• ITIs: 3
• Post graduate and under graduate: 11

Industrial Scenario

• No. of Large and Medium Scale Units: 2
• No. of Small Scale Units: 3,963
• No. of Industrial Areas: 6

Infrastructure

Electricity

Power supply to the district is from Bhakra Hydel Complex through 132 kV lines coming via Hissar in Haryana. Of the total 926 villages in the district, 902 villages have been electrified.

Water

Water is available at the depth of 30 to 48 m except in some places viz. Sujangarh and taranagar tehsils.

Road Transport

The district has good connections within and outside the State. National Highway No.11 (Agra-Bikaner) passes through the district. The total length of roads in the district is 3,010 km.

Rail Transport

Churu district is served by meter gauge lines of the Northern Railway (India) and the Western Railway (India). Total length of rail line is 363 km. The Northern Railway is one of the 16 railway zones in India. ... The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railroad networks in India. ...

Air Transport

Nearest airport is at Jaipur (189 km).

Main Industries

Aluminium utensils, Blanket Weaving, Cement, Churan and Chatni, Guargum, Handicraft items on Sandal Wood, Handloom Cloth, Iron and Steel Fabrication, Oil Mills, Papad and Mangori, Polythene Films and Bags, Salt, Sand Lime bricks, Steel Furniture, Toilet and Washing Soap, Woollen yarn.

Famous persons from Churu District

• Subodh Aggarwal Founder of the NGO: Lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthaan
• Seth Bhagwan Das Bagla
• Seth Amit Singh Daga S/o. Chhatar Singh Daga,S/o. Lt. Sri Pratap Singh Daga
• Swami Gopal Das
• Seth Kaniylal Dugar(Swami Ramsukhdassji Maharaj)
• Bimal Jalan
• Devendra Jhajharia
• Deepak Jorwal
• Rao Maldeo Kandhal
• Seth Sagarmaljee Mantri
• Lakshmi Mittal - the "Steel King" was born at Sadulpur in Churu District.
• Baijnath Panwar, social worker and writer
• Late Shri Meghraj Panwar,former M.L.A.
• Om Prakash Ramgariya
• Mohar Singh Rathore
• Rajender Rathore,M.L.A / Minister P.W.D.
• Daulatram Saran - freedom fighter
• Late Jodhraj Sarawagi Prominent Educationist
• Arun Sharma,President of N.S.U.I. Taranagar
• Prof. Dasharatha Sharma
• Prahlad Rai Sharma
• Vidyavachaspati Pandit Vidyadhar Shastri
• Mukun Singh writer of Dingl VELI
• Rao Shivji Singh
• Seth Ridhkaran Surana

Swami Gopal Das (स्वामी गोपाल दास) (1822-1936)was a social worker, educationist, environmentalist and freedom fighter from Churu in Rajasthan state in India. ... Dr. Bimal Jalan (born 1941) was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India for two terms. ... Devendra Jhajharia is Indias first ever gold medalist at the Paralympics. ... Lakshmi Narayan Mittal[1] (or Lakshmi Nivas Mittal) (लक्ष्मी िनवास मित्तल) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. ... Sadulpur is a town in Churu district of Rajasthan in India. ... (A picture is worth 1000 words) Mohar Singh Rathore born 5th January 1926 atvillage Lakhau, District - Tehsil Churu,(चूरु) Rajasthan INDIA died 22 June 1985 as sitting Member Parliament of India Mohar Singh Rathore a social & Political worker born at Village Lakhau 15 Km East of Churu (चूरु) is described as Gandhi... Daulatram Saran (born 13th January 1924) is a parliamentarian and popular farmer leader of Rajasthan in India. ... Dasharatha Sharma (1903-1976) was a professor and noted expert in the history of the Rajasthan region in India. ...

See also

• Churu (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Churu
• Ratangarh
• Sadulpur
• Sardarshahr
• Sri Dungargarh
• Sujangarh
• Arun sharma [prisedent of N.S.U.I.]

Churu is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan. ... Churu (Hindi:चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan, India. ... Ratangarh (रतनगढ) is a town of Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ... Sadulpur is a town in Churu district of Rajasthan in India. ... Sardarshahar is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Dungargarh is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the state of Rajasthan, India. ... , Sujangarh is a town and tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ...

External link

• Churu District website