Bhinmal
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Bhinmal is a town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India
. It is 72 km south of Jalore
town. The name Bhinmal is derived from the word Shrimal.Bhinmal was old capital of the kingdom of the Gurjars (or Gujjars) during medieval period.
The town is the birth place of the Sanskrit poet Magha
and mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta
.
This city has witnessed many rises and falls. Stone inscriptions of the year 1333 of the Vikrama Samvat(1277 AD) are found among ruins of temples. There are signs here and there showing that Lord Mahavira
Swami, the 24th Jain Tirthankar
wandered about here. They can provide historical evidence to researchers.
The King of the place was a Kshatriya
, celebrated for his wisdom and virtue, a believer in Buddhism and a man of exceptional abilities. He was just twenty years old. The people of the place were flourishing. Brahmanism dominated the city. There was only one Buddhist monastery with 100 brothers.
Ala ud din Khilji also destroyed Srimala when he conquered Jalore
in 1310 AD. Before that Srimala was a premier city of northern India. The city was laid out in the shape of a square. It has 84 gates. The mid-15th century chronicle Kanhadade Prabandha provide description of many Islamic attacks on Bhinmal.
There were several temples of Jain Tirthankar
and Hindu god-Ganapatis, Kshetrapalas, Chandikadevis, Shivalingas and others. The temple of Bhinmal known as Jagatsvami was one of the earliest and most famous temples of Rajasthan. The temple had beautiful torana (archway). The temple was perhaps built during the reign of Gurjara Pratiharas who were sun worshippers. A festival was held at temple in the Hindu calendar month of Asvin.
There were a number of Jain temples too, temple of Mahavira
being the most famous. In ancient time this temple was built by king Kumarpal
and established by Acharya Hemachandra
, dedicated to 1st Jain Tirthankar
Lord Rishabha
dev, currently this is dedicated to 24th Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavira
.
Bhinmal was a great centre of learning. The scholars of Srimala were known far and wide for their scholarship and learning. The well known Sanskrit poet Magha
, the author of Sisupalavadha also lived here in 680 AD. Brahmagupta
was born in 598 AD in Bhinmal. He is likely to have lived most of his life in Bhillamala (modern Bhinmal) in the empire of Harsha
. As a result Brahmagupta is often referred to as Bhillamalacarya, the teacher from Bhillamala (Bhinmal). He was the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain
, and during his tenure he wrote two texts on mathematics and astronomy: The Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta in 628, and the Khandakhadyaka in 665. The well known Jain scholar Siddharshi Gani, a resident of Bhinmal wrote Upmitibahava prapancha katha in 905 AD. The Jain Ramayana was written by Jain monk Vijayagani in 1595 AD. Jain Acharya Udyotan Suri wrote kuvyalmala (a Sanskrit story book) here.
The city of Bhinmal had four gates. At a distance of 8 kilometres in the north there was the Jalori gate, in the south Laxmi gate, in the east the Sun gate and in the west Sanchori gate.
Swami, the 24th Jain Tirthankar
wandered about here. They can provide historical evidence to researchers.
There was a time when this city had a circumference of 64 kilometres and the fort had 84 gates. This city looked beautiful with hundreds of pinnacled temples. From the seventh to the tenth century, talented Jain monk/writer Acharya
Haribhadra
, Mundas Gani, Udayprabhsuri and many more created here valuable Jain literature and sanctified and beautified this place. The temple of the 23rd Jain Tirthankar
Parshvanatha in Hathi pole area is regarded to be very ancient. This temple has great archeological importance. A golden idol of Shri Parshvanatha in Padmasana posture is the presiding deity.
On the image of the main deity, on the idol, there is an inscription from the year 1011 of the Vikrama era [954 AD].
It is believed that the idol was found from a hollow in the ground with many other idols. Eight hundred years ago Bhinmal as a Tirth is described in the Sakal Tirth Stotra composed by Jain monk Acharya
Siddhasen Diwakar
Surisvarji. The writer of Abhidhan Rajendra Kosh Dictionary of Prakrit
, Sanskrit
& Pali language
Jain words & a famous Jain monk of the 20th century Acharya Rajendrasuri
made his chaturmas
here in 1880 AD. The Shrimal and Porwad
Jain communities have originated from Bhinmal and its vicinity. With the emergence of Patan, Gujarat
(ancient Anahilavada), a large fraction of the Jain population moved from Bhinmal and Patan emerged as the major Jain center.
Bhinmal is the main Mandi (market) for agricultural produce of the area. The town has Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti ( Agricultural Produce Market Committee) . Food Corporation of India has its warehouses here. The town is main supply point for various agricultural inputs like fertilisers, seeds and pesticides and for agricultural implements, motors, tractors and spare parts.
Bhinmal is known for fine quality of Mojari
- (embroided lather shoes) .
There is no large and medium size industry in the Bhinmal industrial area.
The main small scale industries are: granite slabs and tiles, marble cutting and polishing, mustard seed crushing, skimmed milk powder, butter and ghee, handloom cloth, leather shoes (mojari).
Bhinmal is on Samadari-Bhildi section of North Western Railway
. The name of railway station is Marwar
Bhinmal. The railway tracks are broad gauge.Bhinmal is connected to all major cities by all weather roads.
's grid station in Kota District
. Almost all villages of the Bhinmal sub division are electrified.
25 km from Bhinmal. There is a Government Rest house too run by Public Works Department (PWD).
, Ajmer
and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC). There are three higher secondary and about forty five primary and middle schools in Bhinmal.This city also have a Govt. Girls School (Govt.G.Sec.Sr.Sch.) up to senior secondary level.
Bhinmal has more than 120 primary and middle schools run by education department of Rajasthan government as well as private sector.Adrash vidhya mandir School is most prominent school from private sector.
. It has indoor & outdoor games facilities. The yearly state level badminton tournament held here.
, Punjab National Bank
and State Bank of India
have their brances here.
Some co-operative and local banks also have their branches in the town. They are: Jalore Nagrik Sahakari Bank ltd., Madhav Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Marwar Gramin Bank, Jalore Central Cooperative Bank and Bhumi Vikas Bank.
, Bhinmal had a population of 221546. Rural Population is 184751, urban population is 39280, Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhinmal has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 67% and female literacy of 36%. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
check http://jalore.nic.in/cens.html
Nearest airstrips:
By Road
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is 72 km south of Jalore
Jalore
Jalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...
town. The name Bhinmal is derived from the word Shrimal.Bhinmal was old capital of the kingdom of the Gurjars (or Gujjars) during medieval period.
The town is the birth place of the Sanskrit poet Magha
Magha (poet)
Magha was a Sanskrit poet at King Varmalata's court at Srimala, the-then capital of Gujarat . Magha was son of Dattaka Sarvacharya and grandson of Suprabhadeva...
and mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who wrote many important works on mathematics and astronomy. His best known work is the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta , written in 628 in Bhinmal...
.
History
Bhinmal was the early capital of the kingdom of the Gurjars during medieval period. The name of the town during the medieval age was Bhillamal (भीलमल). Hiuen Tsang visited Bhillamal (Bhinmal) in about 641 AD. According to Hiuen Tsang Bhillamala was capital of Gurjara kingdom. He stated that the Gurjars ruled a rich and populous kingdom with capital at Bhinmal (Pilo-mo-lo).This city has witnessed many rises and falls. Stone inscriptions of the year 1333 of the Vikrama Samvat(1277 AD) are found among ruins of temples. There are signs here and there showing that Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
Swami, the 24th Jain Tirthankar
Tirthankar
In Jainism, a ' |ford]]-Maker", ) is a human being who achieves moksa through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model and teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance....
wandered about here. They can provide historical evidence to researchers.
The King of the place was a Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
, celebrated for his wisdom and virtue, a believer in Buddhism and a man of exceptional abilities. He was just twenty years old. The people of the place were flourishing. Brahmanism dominated the city. There was only one Buddhist monastery with 100 brothers.
Ala ud din Khilji also destroyed Srimala when he conquered Jalore
Jalore
Jalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...
in 1310 AD. Before that Srimala was a premier city of northern India. The city was laid out in the shape of a square. It has 84 gates. The mid-15th century chronicle Kanhadade Prabandha provide description of many Islamic attacks on Bhinmal.
There were several temples of Jain Tirthankar
Tirthankar
In Jainism, a ' |ford]]-Maker", ) is a human being who achieves moksa through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model and teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance....
and Hindu god-Ganapatis, Kshetrapalas, Chandikadevis, Shivalingas and others. The temple of Bhinmal known as Jagatsvami was one of the earliest and most famous temples of Rajasthan. The temple had beautiful torana (archway). The temple was perhaps built during the reign of Gurjara Pratiharas who were sun worshippers. A festival was held at temple in the Hindu calendar month of Asvin.
There were a number of Jain temples too, temple of Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
being the most famous. In ancient time this temple was built by king Kumarpal
Kumarpal
Kumarpal was a famous ruler of the Solanki dynasty of Gujarat at Anahilavada, India. During his reign, Jainism became prominent in Gujarat. He was a devoted disciple of the great Jain polymath Acharya Hemachandra. Kumarpal was responsible for restoring ruined Somnath. He also built several...
and established by Acharya Hemachandra
Acharya Hemachandra
Acharya Hemachandra was a Jain scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history. Noted as a prodigy by his contemporaries, he gained the title Kalikāl Sarvagya "all-knowing of the Kali Yuga"....
, dedicated to 1st Jain Tirthankar
Tirthankar
In Jainism, a ' |ford]]-Maker", ) is a human being who achieves moksa through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model and teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance....
Lord Rishabha
Rishabha
Rishabha also spelled as Rsabha or Vrsabha may refer to:* Rishabha , the first Jain tirthankar* Rishabha , a sage mentioned in the Vaishnava texts, incarnation of Visnu, the son of King Nabhi and Merudevi; father of the great king - BharatIn Sanskrit, Rishabha may also mean:* The bull* The great one...
dev, currently this is dedicated to 24th Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavira
Mahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
.
Bhinmal was a great centre of learning. The scholars of Srimala were known far and wide for their scholarship and learning. The well known Sanskrit poet Magha
Magha (poet)
Magha was a Sanskrit poet at King Varmalata's court at Srimala, the-then capital of Gujarat . Magha was son of Dattaka Sarvacharya and grandson of Suprabhadeva...
, the author of Sisupalavadha also lived here in 680 AD. Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who wrote many important works on mathematics and astronomy. His best known work is the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta , written in 628 in Bhinmal...
was born in 598 AD in Bhinmal. He is likely to have lived most of his life in Bhillamala (modern Bhinmal) in the empire of Harsha
Harsha
Harsha or Harsha Vardhana or Harshvardhan was an Indian emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 AD. He was the son of Prabhakara Vardhana and younger brother of Rajya Vardhana, a king of Thanesar, Haryana...
. As a result Brahmagupta is often referred to as Bhillamalacarya, the teacher from Bhillamala (Bhinmal). He was the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...
, and during his tenure he wrote two texts on mathematics and astronomy: The Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta in 628, and the Khandakhadyaka in 665. The well known Jain scholar Siddharshi Gani, a resident of Bhinmal wrote Upmitibahava prapancha katha in 905 AD. The Jain Ramayana was written by Jain monk Vijayagani in 1595 AD. Jain Acharya Udyotan Suri wrote kuvyalmala (a Sanskrit story book) here.
The city of Bhinmal had four gates. At a distance of 8 kilometres in the north there was the Jalori gate, in the south Laxmi gate, in the east the Sun gate and in the west Sanchori gate.
Jainism in Bhinmal
This city has witnessed many rises and falls. Stone inscriptions of the year 1333 of the Vikrama Samvat (1277 AD) are found among ruins of temples. There are signs here and there showing that Lord MahaviraMahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
Swami, the 24th Jain Tirthankar
Tirthankar
In Jainism, a ' |ford]]-Maker", ) is a human being who achieves moksa through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model and teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance....
wandered about here. They can provide historical evidence to researchers.
There was a time when this city had a circumference of 64 kilometres and the fort had 84 gates. This city looked beautiful with hundreds of pinnacled temples. From the seventh to the tenth century, talented Jain monk/writer Acharya
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
Haribhadra
Haribhadra
Haribhadra Suri was a Svetambara mendicant Jain leader and author.-History:There are multiple contradictory dates assigned to his birth. These include 459, 478, and 529. However, given his familiarity with Dharmakirti, a more likely choice would be sometime after 650...
, Mundas Gani, Udayprabhsuri and many more created here valuable Jain literature and sanctified and beautified this place. The temple of the 23rd Jain Tirthankar
Tirthankar
In Jainism, a ' |ford]]-Maker", ) is a human being who achieves moksa through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model and teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance....
Parshvanatha in Hathi pole area is regarded to be very ancient. This temple has great archeological importance. A golden idol of Shri Parshvanatha in Padmasana posture is the presiding deity.
On the image of the main deity, on the idol, there is an inscription from the year 1011 of the Vikrama era [954 AD].
It is believed that the idol was found from a hollow in the ground with many other idols. Eight hundred years ago Bhinmal as a Tirth is described in the Sakal Tirth Stotra composed by Jain monk Acharya
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
Siddhasen Diwakar
Siddhasen Diwakar
Siddhasen Diwakar was a highly intelligent Jain acharya of his time. Siddhasen could study the scriptures and realize their truth in a short time. In due course he became the best known Jain scholar of the time. He was like the illuminating lamp of the Jain order and therefore came to be known...
Surisvarji. The writer of Abhidhan Rajendra Kosh Dictionary of Prakrit
Prakrit
Prakrit is the name for a group of Middle Indic, Indo-Aryan languages, derived from Old Indic dialects. The word itself has a flexible definition, being defined sometimes as, "original, natural, artless, normal, ordinary, usual", or "vernacular", in contrast to the literary and religious...
, Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
& Pali language
Pali language
Pāli is a Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is best known as the language of many of the earliest extant Buddhist scriptures, as collected in the Pāi Canon or Tipitaka, and as the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.-Etymology of the name:The word Pali itself...
Jain words & a famous Jain monk of the 20th century Acharya Rajendrasuri
Acharya Rajendrasuri
Acharya Rajendrasuri was the major Svetambara Jain reformer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was born on 3 December 1826 at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 1880, as the leader of the Tapa Gaccha, he led a movement to restore the orders of wandering monks, leading to near extinction of the Yati...
made his chaturmas
Chaturmas
Chaturmas is a holy period of four months , beginning on Shayani Ekadashi—the eleventh day of the first bright half, Shukla paksha, of Ashadh —until Prabodhini Ekadashi, the eleventh day of the first bright half of Kartik in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.Chaturmas is reserved the...
here in 1880 AD. The Shrimal and Porwad
Porwad
·Porvad , also called Porwad / Porwal, are an ancient Jain community that originated from southern Rajasthan. In Sanskrit inscriptions it is called Pragvata ....
Jain communities have originated from Bhinmal and its vicinity. With the emergence of Patan, Gujarat
Patan, Gujarat
Patan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...
(ancient Anahilavada), a large fraction of the Jain population moved from Bhinmal and Patan emerged as the major Jain center.
Geography
Bhinmal is located at 25.0°N 72.25°E. It has an average elevation of 155.33 metres (479 feet).Economy
The economy of the town and surrounding area is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandary. The oilseeds specially mustard oilseeds is predominant crop. Jeera, wheat, bajra, kharif pulses, barley, jowar and seasmum are other produces.Bhinmal is the main Mandi (market) for agricultural produce of the area. The town has Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti ( Agricultural Produce Market Committee) . Food Corporation of India has its warehouses here. The town is main supply point for various agricultural inputs like fertilisers, seeds and pesticides and for agricultural implements, motors, tractors and spare parts.
Bhinmal is known for fine quality of Mojari
Mojari
Mojari or mozari is a style of South Asian handcrafted footwear produced in India and Pakistan....
- (embroided lather shoes) .
There is no large and medium size industry in the Bhinmal industrial area.
The main small scale industries are: granite slabs and tiles, marble cutting and polishing, mustard seed crushing, skimmed milk powder, butter and ghee, handloom cloth, leather shoes (mojari).
Transport
Bhinmal is connected to Gujarat state and other major cities of India by road as well as Railway. The local transportation system with in the city includes Auto-Riksha only.Bhinmal is on Samadari-Bhildi section of North Western Railway
North Western Railway
The North Western Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur. It comprises four divisions: Jodhpur and reorganized Bikaner division of the erstwhile Northern Railway and reorganized Jaipur and Ajmer divisions of the erstwhile Western Railway. This zone...
. The name of railway station is Marwar
Marwar
Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer...
Bhinmal. The railway tracks are broad gauge.Bhinmal is connected to all major cities by all weather roads.
Electricity
There is one sub grid station of 400/220 KV at Bhinmal. The town receives power from Power Grid Corporation of IndiaPower Grid Corporation of India
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , is a Navratna state-owned electric utility company headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Power Grid wheels about 51% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network. Power Grid has a pan India presence with around 82,045 Circuit-km of...
's grid station in Kota District
Kota district
Kota District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Kota is the administrative headquarters of the district.During the period around 12th century AD, Rao Deva,a Hada Chieftain conquered the territory and founded Bundi and Hadoti...
. Almost all villages of the Bhinmal sub division are electrified.
Water
The town gets drinking water from nimbawas,Savidar, Dhanwara & Rajpura. The town area drinking water supply is managed by PHED (water dept.of Govt. of Rajasthan). The main source of irrigation for farmers continues to be wells.Accommodation
There are many hotels in the town. Some well known hotels are: Hotel Samarat,Hotel Gurudev,Hotel Neelkamal,Hotel Rajdeep and Hotel Sagar. The heritage hotel known as Castle Durjan Niwas is at village DaspanDaspan
Daspan is a village in the Bhinmal tehsil of Jalore district of Rajasthan state in India. It is 25 km west of Bhinmal . The place is known for the heritage hotel Castle Durjan Niwas ....
25 km from Bhinmal. There is a Government Rest house too run by Public Works Department (PWD).
Education
The town has a graduate/degree College called G K Gowani Government College affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati UniversityMaharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University is a university in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It opened in 1987 and is named after the philosopher Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati.- HIstory :...
, Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC). There are three higher secondary and about forty five primary and middle schools in Bhinmal.This city also have a Govt. Girls School (Govt.G.Sec.Sr.Sch.) up to senior secondary level.
Bhinmal has more than 120 primary and middle schools run by education department of Rajasthan government as well as private sector.Adrash vidhya mandir School is most prominent school from private sector.
Communication
- Telecommunications:All the basic phone and cellphone service provider companies have their network in Bhinmal. BroadbandBroadbandThe term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
and Dial Up InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and faxFaxFax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device...
services is available at main Tel.exchange building of BSNL.Apart from BSNL, all private mobile service operators like airtel, Idea Cellular, MTS,Vodafone,Reliance,aircel and Tata Indicom providing cellphone services.
- Post:Bhinmal Post OfficePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
have broadband and leased line connectivity to provide web-enabled services like e-post, instant money order, electronic money order, Internet-based customer care services and Cyber cafe for e.g.: shyam communication
Medical/Hospital Facility
Bhinmal town has good medical facilities. The town has a government referral hospital near gandhi maidaan and many private hospitals e.g. Dr. Bhupendra Choudhary Leproscopy Centre, Opp. Shivraj Stadium, Raniwara Road. There is an Aryuvedic hospital too. And also in government hospital there are good facilities.Sports
The town has a stadium by name of Shivaraj Stadium. It was inaugurated by staging Ranji trophy match in December 1985 between Rajasthan and Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
. It has indoor & outdoor games facilities. The yearly state level badminton tournament held here.
Banking
Three nationalised Banks State Bank of Bikaner & JaipurState Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur is an associate bank of State Bank of India. Currently, SBBJ has over 848 branches, mostly located in the state of Rajasthan, India. Its branch network out of Rajasthan covers all the major business centers of India...
, Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...
and State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
have their brances here.
Some co-operative and local banks also have their branches in the town. They are: Jalore Nagrik Sahakari Bank ltd., Madhav Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Marwar Gramin Bank, Jalore Central Cooperative Bank and Bhumi Vikas Bank.
Library
The town has two public libraries one is managed by the municipality and other one by Saraswati Temple Trust.Administrative set-up
- The town is one of two sub -divisions in Jalore district.
- The Bhinmal sub division covers three tehsils namely Bhinmal, SanchoreSanchoreSanchore is a town in Jalore district of Rajasthan, India. It is the headquarters of the tehsil by the same name. Located on National Highway No 15, the town is situated 154 km from Jalore. Sanchore is a historical town and in olden days was known as Satyapur. It was ruled by Jalore rulers....
and RaniwaraRaniwaraRaniwara is a village in Jalore District of Rajasthan state in India. Situated 25 km south of the Bhinmal on Jalore-Sanchore road it is headquarters of the tehsil by the same name. Raniwara is 64 km from Mount Abu and 20 km from the town of Bhinmal....
and four panchayat samitis namely Bhinmal, SanchoreSanchoreSanchore is a town in Jalore district of Rajasthan, India. It is the headquarters of the tehsil by the same name. Located on National Highway No 15, the town is situated 154 km from Jalore. Sanchore is a historical town and in olden days was known as Satyapur. It was ruled by Jalore rulers....
, RaniwaraRaniwaraRaniwara is a village in Jalore District of Rajasthan state in India. Situated 25 km south of the Bhinmal on Jalore-Sanchore road it is headquarters of the tehsil by the same name. Raniwara is 64 km from Mount Abu and 20 km from the town of Bhinmal....
and JaswantpuraJaswantpuraJaswantpura is a village in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It holds the headquarters of panchayat samiti of the same name and is part of the Bhinmal sub division. It is named after the ruler of Marwar Maharaja Jaswant Singh. Prior to 1947, it was the headquarters of the pargana by the ...
. - The civic affairs are administered by the Bhinmal Municipal Council (BMC) (Nagarpalika Mandal Bhinmal), with executive power vested in the Municipal excutive officer. The Council comprises 25 directly elected councillors representing the twenty five municipal wards. Three nominated Councillors and a local MLA also have a rights of councillor.
- The Bhinmal sub-division area is under the jurisdiction of a Deputy District Collector/Sub divisionl Officer (SDO)
- Bhinmal Tehsildar is in charge of property records and revenue collection of Bhinmal tehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
- The Bhinmal Police is headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police who is an IPS officer.
- Bhinmal also has a Lower court, the Small Causes Court for civil matters and the Sessions Court for criminal cases.
- Bhinmal constituency elects one member to the Vidhan Sabha (RajasthanRajasthanRājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
State Assembly) - Mr.Hiralal bohra is selected as chairman of Municipality Bhinmal
- Mr. Pooraram choudhary is elected as MLA of Bhinmal in State Legislative Assembly.
Demography
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Bhinmal had a population of 221546. Rural Population is 184751, urban population is 39280, Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhinmal has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 67% and female literacy of 36%. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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Jain Temples
- MahaviraMahaviraMahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
Swami Jain temple - parshvanatha Pratap Sarai Jain Temple
- Parshvanatha Jain temple [Hathi pole]
- ShantinathShantinathShantinath was the sixteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present age . According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shantinath was born to King Viswasen Raja and Queen Achira Rani at Hastinapur in the Ikshvaku clan...
Jain temple [Ganesh chowk] - Ganthi Mehata vaas [4 Jain temple complex]
- NakodaNakodaNakoda is a village in the Barmer District of Indian state of Rajasthan. The village name is Mewanagar in the Rajasthan state Government records....
Parshvanatha Jain temple - Riddhi-Siddhi Parshvanatha Jain Temple
- Chomukhji Jain temple
- Manmohan Parshvanatha Jain temple'
- Jagawallabh Parshvanatha Jain temple
- Padmaprabhu Jain temple [magh colony]
- Jeerawalla Parshvanatha Jain temple
- Seemandhar swami Jain temple [Rath Mandir]
- ShankheshwarShankheshwarShankheshwar is an important tirthas of Jainism. It is situated in the Patan district of Gujarat state of India.According to Mughal history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan to Shantidas, a former nagarsheth of Ahmedabad.A fair is held here on the full moon days of...
Parshvanatha Jain temple complex. - Gaudi Parshvanatha Jain temple.
- Kirti Stambh Jain Temple [Tower Temple].
- BafnaBafnaBafna also spelt Bafana is an Indian Jain community, and also the surname used by this community. The name is derived from Bahufana and Bafanha. They were originally Hindu Rajput and later converted to Jainism. However, they still continue to follow their earlier Hindu traditions as were allowed...
Wadi Jain Tirth (Lord MahaviraMahaviraMahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
). - ShankheshwarShankheshwarShankheshwar is an important tirthas of Jainism. It is situated in the Patan district of Gujarat state of India.According to Mughal history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan to Shantidas, a former nagarsheth of Ahmedabad.A fair is held here on the full moon days of...
Parshvanatha Temple, Dhora-Dhal. - Kunthunathji Jain Temple, Hundia Street.
- Laxmi vallabha Parshvanatha (72 jeenalay - complex of 72 Temple dedicated to 72 Jain Tirthankar), Jalore Road.
Hindu Temples
- Khimat Mataji / Kshemekari Mataji Temple (Mataji ki Bhakri temple)- Kul Devi of SolankiSolankiThe Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
's - VarahaVarahaVaraha is the third Avatar of the Hindu Godhead Vishnu, in the form of a Boar. He appeared in order to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story. The battle between Varaha and Hiranyaksha is believed to...
ShyamShyamShyam may refer to:*a name of Krishna*Shyam , a Hindi film actor*Shyam , an Indian music composer from Kerala*Shyam , a Tamil Journalist, Father of Investigative Journalistm from Tamilnadu, India...
temple - Chandinath temple
- Neel Kantha MahadevShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple - MahalaxmiMahalaxmiMahalaxmi can refer to:* Mahalaxmi : the Hindu goddess of wealth and patron goddess of the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.* Mahalaxmi : a location in the city of Mumbai....
temple, Mahalaxmi road - Mahalaxmi temple, Dhora-dhal
- GayatriGayatriGayatri is the feminine form of , a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is a consort of Brahma and the goddess of learning. Brahma married her when there was a need for a companion during a yajna. Brahma had to start the yajna along with his wife...
temple - Fafariya HanumanHanumanHanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
temple - Baba RamdevjiBaba RamdevjiBaba Ramdevji is a folk–deity of Rajasthan in India. He was a saint of the fourteenth century who devoted his life for the upliftment of downtrodden and poor people of the society, which were marginalized by Invaders. A temple was built around Ramdevji's final resting place by Maharaja Ganga...
temple - Vishwakarma temple
- SaraswatiSaraswatiIn Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
temple - Lord Shanidev Temple, Near Old Police Station.
- Charbhuja temple (main market)
- Ardhnareshwar Mahadev mandir
- Varunachi yogeshwari mandir
- Priyuteshwar mahadev mandir
- Siddhivinayak mandir
- guru jambheshwarGuru JambheshwarGuru Jambheshwar, also known as Jambhoji, was the founder of the Bishnoi Religion. He preached to worship God Almighty and stopped the worship of any thing that has taken birth and which can be seen around . He gave the message that God is a divine power that is everywhere...
mandir bhinmal bishnoisBishnoisThe Bishnois are known as the conservationists to whom the preservation of animal and vegetable life is a religion and has been so from the early 15th century. Their spiritual mentor, Guru Jambheshwar was a wise ecologist. He formulated Bis + noi = Bisnoi tenets from which the community derives... - Dhundhleshwar Mahadev Temple, Gajipura, Bhinmal
- Boteshwar mahadev Temple,Karlu
- Sundha mataji temple[sundhaparvat]
- Hanumanji mandir sawidhar
- Vatyakshni mataji mandir
- Lord Rajeshwar mandir bhinmal(Choudhary)
- Varahashayamji mandir bhinmal
- Kalka Maa Mandir[Balotiya Kuldevi][17 century]
- Ganga mata mandir,jatiya mohalla,BHINMAL
Monuments
- Chandinath Baori (Bavadi) (9th century)
- Jeevdaya Gaushala
- Jakoba Talab (8th century)
- Bal samundra pond
- Trayamkeshwer pond
Distances
Nearest Airports:- JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
200 km; UdaipurUdaipur, RajasthanUdaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
230 km;AhmedabadAhmedabadAhmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
: 240 km
Nearest airstrips:
- Noon JaloreJaloreJalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...
; SirohiSirohiSirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.-Geography:...
; Abu RoadAbu RoadAbu Road is a city in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. It lies southeast of Mount Abu and its train station is a stop on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad. Mount Abu is 27 km up the hill from Abu Road.-History:...
; DeesaDeesaDeesa is a city and a municipality in the heart of Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:Deesa is situated on banks of the river Banas. Deesa was also recognized as camp Deesa as it was under the rule of Deewan saheb. In the year 1821 A.D, a British cantonment was established...
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By Road
- JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
:200 km; JaloreJaloreJalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...
:72 km; SirohiSirohiSirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.-Geography:...
:73 km; Mount Abu:170 km; PalanpurPalanpurPalanpur is a city and a municipality of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the largest city and the administrative headquarters of the district....
:120 km - RanakpurRanakpurRanakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range...
:140 km; JaisalmerJaisalmerJaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...
:335 km; AhmedabadAhmedabadAhmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
: 315 km; Abu RoadAbu RoadAbu Road is a city in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. It lies southeast of Mount Abu and its train station is a stop on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad. Mount Abu is 27 km up the hill from Abu Road.-History:...
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Bhinmal in News
- A 450 years old Jain temple was unearthed in year 2002 during construction work at the premises of Shri Parshwa Nath temple at Bhinmal. The temple has five images of Jain Tirthankars made in white marble.