# Kari, Jhunjhunu

Kari is a village located in the Nawalgarh tehsil of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. It belongs to Jaipur Division 150 km from state capital Jaipur.
It is located in shekhawati region, approx. 29 km south of Jhunjhunu city and 17 km east of Nawalgarh.
Kari's residents serve in the armed forces, Civil services and other govt. services. But village's main occupation is farming. In the monsoon seasons, the main crops are bajara (pearl millet), moth, and guar, but in winter, the main crops are wheat, barley, sarson (mustard oil, mustard seed), and chana (chickpeas).
It is a 400 year old village. Brahmans are said to be the first inhabitants of the village.Notable persons from this highly educated village are Manush Pareek is an IPS officer, Jai Prakash is retired Rajasthan Forest Service officer, Bulbul Pareek is CA, Harshvardhan is Architect working in USA, Dr.Sushmita Pareek is Asst Professor, Mahesh Pareek is famous industrialist( Steewo & Virla Gold TMT), many other Poddar, Kedia, Patwari business and in army.
The postal pincode for the village is 333305. Telephone Code / Std Code: 01594.

## Overview

Kari Gram Panchayat is a Rural Local Body in Nawalgarh Panchayat Samiti part of Jhunjhunu Zila Parishad. There are total 4 Villages under Kari Gram Panchayat jurisdiction. Gram Panchayat Kari is further divided into 13 Wards. Gram Panchayat Kari has total 15 elected members by people.
The total geographical area of Kari village is 1034 Hectares / 10.34 KM$^2$.
The nearest police station is located in Nawalgarh tahsil.
As per the constitution of India and the Panchyati Raaj Act, Kari village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of Village), who is elected representative of village.
Bugala ( 5 KM ) , Niwai ( 7 KM ) , Kolsiya ( 7 KM ) , Chhau ( 7 KM ) , Bhorki ( 8 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Kari. Kari is surrounded by Udaipurwati Tehsil towards East , Jhunjhunun Tehsil towards North , Piprali Tehsil towards South , Chirawa Tehsil towards North .
Nawalgarh , Udaipurwati , Jhunjhunu , Mandawa are the near by Cities to Kari.
Kari village is a Jat majority and having different caste comprises sc, st, obc, general and others also. Dhayalon Ka bass, Dudiyon Ka bass revenue village of Kari gram Panchayat. There is a Govt SR sec school, PHC, Ayurveda centre, IT centre, four middle schools and many more primary schools are there.

## Census Codes

Indian Census Codes associated with Kari village :
| Type | Name | Census Code |
| Suburb | Kari | 071629 |
| Taluka | Nawalgarh | 00491 |
| District | Jhunjhunun | 103 |
| State | Rajasthan | 08 |

## Profile

| Name | Kari |
| Local Name | |
| Type | Village Panchayat |
| Villages | Kari   Doodiyon Ki Dhani   Gusaiyon Ki Dhani   Dhyalon Ka Was |
| Inter Panchayat | Nawalgarh |
| Block | Nawalgarh |
| District Panchayat | Jhunjhunu |
| State | Rajasthan |
| LGD Code | 39514 |

## Wards

| No. | Ward Name | Ward No | LGD Code |
| 1 | Ward No. 1 | 1 | 879596 |
| 2 | Ward No. 2 | 2 | 879598 |
| 3 | Ward No. 3 | 3 | 879600 |
| 4 | Ward No. 4 | 4 | 879604 |
| 5 | Ward No. 5 | 5 | 879611 |
| 6 | Ward No. 6 | 6 | 879612 |
| 7 | Ward No. 7 | 7 | 879614 |
| 8 | Ward No. 8 | 8 | 879617 |
| 9 | Ward No. 9 | 9 | 879619 |
| 10 | Ward No. 10 | 10 | 879620 |
| 11 | Ward No. 11 | 11 | 879621 |
| 12 | Ward No. 12 | 12 | 879622 |
| 13 | Ward No. 13 | 13 | 879624 |

## Neighborhoods

To the north of Kari is Bugala, Ajari, Baragaon, Jhunjhunu, Udawas. To the east of Kari is Jakhal, Sonthali, Titanwar, Gudha Gorji . To the south is Bhorki, Inderpura, Udaipur Shekhawati, Dhamora. To the west is Gusaiyon ki dhani, Jaisingpura, Barwasi, Nawalgarh, Mukundgarh, Sikar, Dundlod.

## Geography

Kari is located at 24.8358°N 78.8553°E. It has an average elevation of 386 metres (1266.4 feet) above sea level

## Climate

The summers are excruciatingly hot with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celcius. The winters are relatively cooler with the days having an average temperature of 26 degrees Celcius while the nights are as cool as 9 degrees Celcius.
Kari is located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan with predominantly hot and arid climate.

## Language

* Hindi
* Rajasthani

## Population

Kari is a large village with total 517 families residing. The Kari village has population of 2856 of which 1425 are males while 1431 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Kari village population of children with age 0-6 is 384 which makes up 13.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kari village is 1004 which is higher than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Kari as per census is 882, lower than Rajasthan average of 888.
Kari village has higher literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Kari village was 73.02 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Kari Male literacy stands at 87.80 % while female literacy rate was 58.59 %The total village population is 5649 (2001 census).
Most of the villagers are Hindus. 10 percent of the villagers are Harijans, 8% are Brahmins and 1% are Muslims. Moond family, Manth, Dhayal, Dhaka, Shivran, Khedar, pujari Rayal, Achara, Doot, Mahala, Dudi, Pachar, Bhaskar, Gilla, Kuri, Godara are the Jat Gotras in the village. The Rathore Rajputs (Jodha Gotra) also live in this village.

### Kari Data

| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
| Total No. of Houses | 517 | - | - |
| Population | 2,856 | 1,425 | 1,431 |
| Child (0-6) | 384 | 204 | 180 |
| Schedule Caste | 527 | 268 | 259 |
| Schedule Tribe | 128 | 68 | 60 |
| Literacy | 73.02 % | 87.80 % | 58.59 % |
| Total Workers | 981 | 592 | 389 |
| Main Worker | 813 | - | - |
| Marginal Worker | 168 | 54 | 114 |

### Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.45 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.48 % of total population in Kari village.

## Economy

1 person IPS officer,60% of the villagers are dependent on agriculture. 25 villagers work in Gulf countries, mostly in Saudi Arabia and 45 villagers work as teachers. Each family either has a member working in armed forces or having worked in armed forces. Many Poddars, Kedias, Patwaris, Pareeks are doing big business and many working in other states of India
There are 50 shops in the village.
In Kari village out of total population, 981 were engaged in work activities. 82.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 981 workers engaged in Main Work, 425 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

## Post Office

postal head office is Jakhal but Kari has a post office in village.

## Local Govt.

Assembly constituency : Nawalgarh assembly constituency
Assembly MLA : Vikram Singh Jakhal
Lok Sabha constituency : Jhunjhunu parliamentary constituency
Parliament MP : Brijendra Sing Ola
Sarpanch Name : Sumer Singh

## Commodities Prices

Nawalgarh Market / Mandi

## Education

There is a government senior secondary school in the village. There is an English medium primary school (sarswati primary school) in the village.Manush Pareek of this village became 1st IPS in 2020. Jai Prakash was selected in Rajasthan Forest Service officer in 90s.