Sujangarh

City in Rajasthan, India

City in Rajasthan, India

Sujangarh

City

Black Buck at Taal Chhapar

Sujangarh

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 27°42′N 74°28′E﻿ / ﻿27.7°N 74.47°E﻿ / 27.7; 74.47
Country|  India
State| Rajasthan
District| Churu District
Founded by| Surat Singh
Named after| Sujan Singh
Government

• Type| Municipality
Area

• Total

| 64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation

| 312 m (1,024 ft)
Population

(2011[1])

• Total

| 101,528
• Rank| 25
• Density| 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Marwari
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

331507

Telephone code| 01568
Vehicle registration| RJ 44

Sujangarh is a city and Sub District[2] in Churu District in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, India. Sujangarh lies on the Churu city-Pali Highway (NH 65) and Hanumangarh-Kishangarh Mega Highway. The town is well known for a second Tirupati Balaji Temple.The first one being in Tirumala – the Tirupati Balaji Venkateshwar Mandir. It is the first of its kind built in South Indian style, in Rajasthan.[3] Lord Shiva Temple on Sujangarh Road in Thardaa and Dungar Balaji on Sujangarh - Dungar Balaji Road in Gopalpura are other two nearby Hindu temples that are popular. Sri Devsagar Singhee Jain Mandir at Sujangarh is a century-old Jain Tirth that is located within the town.[4]

## Demographics

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As of 2011[update], India census,[1] Sujangarh had a population of 101,528; 52,078 males and 49,450 females, giving a sex ratio of 950. The average literacy rate was 74%,[5] male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 63%. 14,723 (14.5%) of the population was under 6 years of age.

## Geography

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Sujangarh is located at 27°42′N 74°28′E﻿ / ﻿27.7°N 74.47°E﻿ / 27.7; 74.47. It has an average elevation of 312 metres (1023 feet).

Sunangarh is situated in the Thar Desert, on the dhoras (large sand dunes).[6]

## Notable people

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* Gauri Shankar Pandey, Cancer Scientist and Business man .
* Mubarak Begum, Playback singer.
* Khemchand Prakash, Musician (Aayega Aane Wala from Mahal 1949)[7]
* Kanhaiyalal Sethia, Rajasthani and Hindi poet.
* Jaya Kishori, an Indian spiritual speaker, singer, motivational speaker, life coach, and social reformer

## Education and institutes

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Industrial Training Institute- Sujangarh (Churu), is entrusted with the responsibility of providing trained technical manpower for the technological upgrade of industrial production, services, productivity and innovation, contributing to the planned growth of the country's economy.[8]

## Tourist Place's

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* Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, it's a wildlife sanctuary.
* Salasar Balaji Temple, it's a hindu religious place and temple.

## Transportation

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Sujangarh railway station is major railway station in the town. Many Superfast and passenger train halts in the Station.

* Trains

The following trains halt at Sujangarh railway station in both directions:

* Bandra Terminus–Jammu Tawi Vivek Express
* Jodhpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express
* Salasar Express
* Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. ^ "Sub Districts of churu district".
3. ^ "Temple Profile".
4. ^ "Home". singhijainmandir.com.
5. ^ "Sujangarh City Population Census 2011–2020 | Rajasthan". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
6. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Sujangarh". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
7. ^ "World poetry museum to come up in Kanhaiya Lal Sethiya's honour". Hindustan Times. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
8. ^ "Iti Sujangarh Churu". www.livelihoods.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
9. ^ https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sujangarh-sujh/2490

## External links

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* http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/churu/en/about-churu/blocks-tehsil-pnchayats.html
* https://rajasthan.gov.in/Pages/default.aspx

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