Introduction: Owing the pride of
recognizing itself as the first I.T. enabled district of the state. Jhalawar is
endeavoring to provide e-governance, e-commerce, e-education to rural
population at their door steps.
Located in the
south-eastern region of Rajasthan.
Jhalawar falls at the border of the Malwa plateau. Total area of the district is 6928 km2.
District has 6 Sub-divisions, 7 Tehsils, 4 Sub-Tehsils, and 6 Blocks.
History: Jhalawar
emerged as a separate state from Kota district in 1791, when Jhala Zalim Singh (First), who was the then Dewan of Kota
established his empire in the region. During that time it was known as Chaoni Umedpura, as a cantonment.
The city was bordered with deep green forests and wild animals.
Jhala
Zalim Singh usually came here for hunting and it was one of his most liked
place which he wanted to establish as a separate state. The other reason to
develop this place as a military area was due to the fact that Maratha rulers
had to cross this place while from Malwa to Kota to capture Hadoti
states.
Identifying
the importance of this place Jhala Zalim Singh started to develop it as a
military area, so that the place can be used to attack and stop Maratha rulers
from reaching kota state.
The area
developed as a military area around 1803-04 A.D. During December 1821 Colonel
Todd, and mentioned this area as the areaestablished by Jhala Zalim Singh
and also regarded it as
well-established city owing
big houses, havellis, and
surrounding walls.
In 1838
A.D., the British government seperated Jhalawar state from Kota state and
handed it over to Jhala Madan Singh,
the grandson of Jhala Zalim Singh. He developed his administration to develop
the state of Jhalawar. He stayed in Jhalara Patan and built The Garh Palace
(1840 - 1845 A.D.). In this way he is recognized as first ruler of Jhalawar
state who gave magnificent contribution in the history of Jhalawar.
From
1838 to 1845, Jhalawar was under the control of Jhala Madan Singh. After his
death, Jhala Prithvi Singh became the ruler of Jhalawar, and ruled for 30
years.
From
1899 to 1929 A.D., Rana Bhawani Singh Ji, ruled Jhalawar state. He made
remarkable contribution in the development of Jhalawar state.
Successors for Maharana of
Jhalawar State
- Sh. Madan Singh, Maharaj Rana of
Jhalawar (1838-1845)
- Sh. Pirthi Singh, Maharaj Rana of
Jhalawar (1845-1875)
- Sh. Bakht or Zalim Singh, Maharaj Rana of
Jhalawar (1875-1897)
- HH Sh. Bhawani Singh, Maharaj Rana of
Jhalawar (1897-1929)
- HH Sh. Rajendra Singh, Maharaj Rana of
Jhalawar (1929-1943)
- HH Sh. Harish Chandra ,Maharaj
Rana of Jhalawar (1943-till merger of
Jhalawar State in Rajasthan.)
Tourist Destinations: The major tourist destinations are mentioned below:
Jhalawar Fort (Garh Palace): Built by Maharajrana Madan Singh during 1840 - 1845 the fort is situated in the center of the
town. Later, the successors of Maharaja Madan Singh contributed by adding beautiful paintings inside the rooms
which can be seen after the permission of appropriate authorities.
Government museum: Established in
1915 the museum is located outside the
fort palace, it is one of the oldest museums of Rajasthan. The major attraction
of this museum It houses rare manuscripts, paintings, coins, sculptures and
statues of various gods and goddesses. The Ardhnarishvara Natraj, from this
museum, was displayed in Moscow, during the Festival of India celebrations.
Bhawani Natya Shala: Built in 1921 by Maharaja Bhawani Singh, near the Fort. This building was
used as theatre for plays and other
cultural events. It was known as Parsi theatre at that time. It has been
recently revived and gives a very good insight into the theatre -art. It is
quite a unique structure and an architectural marvel. The major
attraction is its deep stage and underground construction that allows the
horses to appear on the stage for real performance. The plays from the period
of Shakuntalam to Shakespeare were played here.
Ren Basera: Located 6 kms away
from Jhalawar city on Jhalawar-Kota road, are the wooden cottages on the shores
of kishan sagar. They were brought by Maharaja Rajendra Singh from an
exhibition from lucknow.
Jhalara Patan: Founded by Parmara Chandra Sen, grandson of Maharaja Vikramaditya, the city iis located on the banks of the holy Chandrabhaga
river. Recognized as the city of temple bells, it is 7 kms away from Jhalawar
district. The city is believed to have 108 temples as counted by Colonel James
Todd. The major attraction are the Shantinath Jain temple: Constructed in 11th
century and Shri
Dwarkadheesh temple (built by Jhala Zalim
Singh). Recently a Herbal Garden & Choupati are also being
developed near Dwarkadhish temple.
Buddhist Caves and Stupas:
Jhalawar has the pride of having only rock cut caves in Rajasthan. The ancient
caves of Buddha period are located in the village Kolvi.
Bhimsagar Dam: Located 24 Km from
Jhalawar, this dam is built on the banks of Ujad river near the old capital Khichi
Chauhans-'MAU BORDA'. The major attraction to see are
the ruins of the palaces, temples and
mosques, of both Muslims and Rajput .
Manohar Thana
Fort: Renowned as ‘Beautiful Outpost’ the fort is built on the merging point of
two rivers Parvan and Kaalikhad. The fort is 90 kms away from Jhalawar. It was
the princely state of bhil kings. The fort was an recognized as an important
strategic position in the tribal areas of Manhohar Thana.
Jain Swetambar
Nageshwar Parshwanath Temple, Unhel: The famous Parshwanath temple is
constructed on the southern border of Jhalawar and Rajasthan. This is one of
the famous religious pilgrimage for jain community.
Facts & Figures
| Area | 6928 sq. kilometers |
| Latitude | 2406’N |
| Longitude | 76015’E |
| Altitude | 469 meters |
| Temperature | Max.: 47 C to 35 °C; Min.: 32.5 to 9.5 °C |
| Annual Rainfall | 35 inches |
| Population | 11, 80,342 (2001 census) |
| Population Density | 190 per sq. kilometer |
| Literacy Rate | 57.98% |
| No. of Subdivisions | 5 |
| No. of Tehsils | 7 |
| Panchayat Samiti | 6 |
| No. of Villages | 1618 |
| STD Code | 07432 |
ConnectivityAir: The nearest airport is at Udaipur, about 284 kms away from Jhalawar.
Rail:
The district is connected with rails at four places viz. Jhalawar Road,
Choumahala, Pachpahar and Bhawani Mandi which comes in the way of
Delhi-Mumbai broad gauge line of
Western Railway.
Road:
Almost all the towns and most of the important places are well
connected with the district headquarter. The Jaipur-Bhopal National
Highway also passes through Jhalawar.
Distance from major Cities:- Delhi-584 kms.
- Jairpur-330 kms.
- Kota-85 kms.
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