Hindaun City
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Top to bottom: Nakkash Ki Devi - Gomti Dham, Jachcha Ki Baori, Jaggar Dam and Hindaun Fort (Purani Kachehri) and Shri Mahaveer Ji temple | |
Nickname: Stone City | |
Coordinates: 26°44′N 77°02′E / 26.74°N 77.03°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Karauli |
Tehsil | Hindaun Tehsil |
Division | Bharatpur Division |
Named for | Hiranya Kashyap and Hidimba |
Government | |
• Type | Democratic |
• Body | Municipal Council |
• Assembly constituency | Hindaun (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) |
• MLA | Anita Jatav (INC) |
• Chairman | Brijesh Jatav |
Area | |
• City | 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st in Karauli District (RJ) |
Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• City | 105,690 |
• Rank | 1st in Karauli District (RJ) |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 250,000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Native | Rajasthani, Braj |
• Native Boli | Jagroti |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 322230 |
Telephone code | 91-7469 |
Vehicle registration | RJ 34 |
Sex ratio | 1000:889 ♂/♀ |
Hindaun is a city and municipality, near city of Karauli in Karauli district, Rajasthan, India. It has a population of 105690 and is governed by a municipal council.
In the vicinity are the Aravalli and Vindhya mountainous ranges.