Jhalawar

Jhalawar
Jhalawar in Rajasthan, India
Jhalawar in Rajasthan, India
Nickname(s): 
The Purple City, The Cherrapunji of Rajasthan
Jhalawar is located in Rajasthan
Jhalawar
Jhalawar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Jhalawar is located in India
Jhalawar
Jhalawar
Jhalawar (India)
Jhalawar is located in Asia
Jhalawar
Jhalawar
Jhalawar (Asia)
Coordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°E / 24.59; 76.16
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictJhalawar
DivisionKota
Founded byJhala Zalim Singh[1]
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyJhalawar Municipal Council[2]
Area
 • Total115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
312 m (1,024 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total66,919
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
 • NativeHadoti
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ-17

Jhalawar ([dʒʱaːlaːʋaːɽ] ) is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the administrative Jhalawar district. Its district headquarters is Jhalawar. This district is the 22nd largest district of Rajasthan. This district is known by the nicknames of Cherrapunji of Rajasthan, Nagpur of Rajasthan, Brijnagar of Rajasthan etc. Cherrapunji of rajasthan because the highest rainfall in the whole of Rajasthan occurs in manoharthana town in this district. Gagron fort at the confluence of Kalisindh and Ahu river at some distance from Jhalawar It is situated which is one of the Jaldurg of Rajasthan and it is such a fort which is a standing fort without foundation. This fort was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013.[4]

  1. ^ "History of Jhalawar". 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jhalawar Municipal Council". Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jhalawar-Rajasthan. "History". jhalawar.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2017.