Jhunjhunu district

Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters.
District location
The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and Neem Ka Thana District on the northwest and north by Churu District.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,137,045, roughly equal to the nation of Namibia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%. Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.72%. 22.89% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.88% and 1.95% of the population respectively.
Languages
Shekhawati a dialect of Rajasthani, and Hindi are mainly spoken languages. The language blends into Haryanvi along the Haryana border.
Places of interest
Temple
Rani Sati Temple, Jhunjhunu
Shri Panchdev Mandir, Jhunjhunu
Birla Mandir, Pilani
Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati
Temple of Ramdevji, Nawalgarh
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau
Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple,Jhunjhunu
Ashtavinayak temple
Ghoriwara Balaji Mandir
Bawlia Baba, Chirawa
Ubali ka Balaji, Khinwasar
Ked Shakti Dham, Ked
Chavo Dadi Temple, Jhunjhunu
Shree Jhujhar Ji Temple, Dhanuri
Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon
Dargah
Hajib Shakarbar Peer Baba Narhar Dargah, Chirawa Dargah Hajarat Qumarudsin ShahFort & Haveli Khetri Mahal
Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar
Tibrewala and Modi Haveli
Bissau Fort, Bissau
Surajgarh Fort, Surajgarh
Bissau Mahal,Bissau
Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu
Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor
Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa
Sculpture of Jujhar singh
Havelis in Nawalgarh
Havelis and forts of MukundgarhMuseum Birla Science Museum, Pilani
Ajit-Vivekananda Museum, Khetri
Science park NawalgarhDam & hills Kot Bandh, Kot
Dhosi Hill
Fairs'''
Gangaur Mela of Baragaon
Gangaur Mela of Bhagera
Ramdev ji Mela, Nawalgarh
Industries
Famous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town. It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.
Education
BITS Pilani
CSIR-CEERI, PILANI
Sainik School, Jhunjhunu
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Kajra,Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu Academy, Jhunjhunu
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jhunjhunu
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indrapura
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khetri Nagar
Sports University, Jhunjhunu
Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University.
Keystone Group of Institutions, Surajgarh, Jhunjhunu
Singhania University Pacheri
Seth Motilal PG College, Jhunjhunu
Sophia School, Khetri
Birla School Pilani
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani
WebVidya Digital Marketing Training Institute, Nawalgarh
SMT. Gomati Devi PG. College, Baragaon
Gudha Public School, Gudha gorji
Tagore Senior Second School, Gudha Gorji
Notable people
Acharya Shri Mahapragya (The tenth head of the Svetambar Terapanth order of Jainism)
Jagdeep Dhankhar, 14th Vice President of India
Birla Family
G.D. Birla, industrialist
Ajay Piramal, industrialist
Karmveer Choudhary, Bollywood and television actor
Kirti Kulhari, Bollywood actress
Piru Singh, an Indian Army non-commissioned officer, awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration
Kulwant Khejroliya , Domestic cricketer. Only player from Jhunjhunu to play in Indian Premier League
Salim Diwan, Bollywood actor
Chhatrapal Singh, recipient of the Sena Medal
See also
Khudania
Jakhal
Mandawa
References
External links
Districts of Rajasthan
Districts in Jaipur division