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Kalipahari
Thikana Panchpaana (jorawar singh) | |
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village | |
  Kalipahari Location in jhunjhunu Rajasthan, India  Kalipahari Kalipahari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°8′18″N 75°30′12″E / 28.13833°N 75.50333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 333024 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| BAGAR | Jhunjhunu ,Chirawa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhunjhunu |
Kalipahari village is a big community of Shekhawat Rajputs in the Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan. It is situated 5 km south of Bagar, Jhunjhunu. The village is famous for the frescos on its grand havelis.
Shekhawats (Bhojraj Ji Ka) (Panchpana) are a major part of the population. Almost 25% of the young generation of this village work in the armed forces, police, a paramilitary organization or civil services. It was established by Thakur Sangram Singh in the earlier 18th century and basically the roots of Kalipahari are connected to the village of Tain, Shekhawati, near Bissau, Rajasthan.