Lalgarh
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Lalgarh is a village in the Sujangarh tehsil of the Churu
district in Rajasthan
, India. It is situated at a distance of 57 km from Sujangarh in the southwest direction near the border of Nagaur
and Bikaner districts. This is a well-connected village by road from Sujangarh or Nagaur. Raja Lal Singh renamed the village about 100 years back in his own name. Hence the name of village became Lalgarh. Earlier its name was Kaniyana.
had developed a bagichi, which has temples of Shivaji, Balaji and Santoshi Mata
. A six-bed hospital was made by Kanheyalal Jain. Outside the village there is a forest of 150 bigha
. An annual fair of cattles is organized every year in the village, which is main source of getting Nagaur
i variety of bulls.
There are 1000 families residing in the village; out of them 600 families are of Lakhotia, Lohia
, Bang
, Malani
, Jhawar, Bajaj
, Toshniwal, swami
, Bagada
, Tawaniya, ojha
etc.
There are a minority of Jats, as well. The Jat Gotras in the village are Lomrod, Jakha, Godara
, Jakhar
, Kulhari
, Dhaka, Saran
, Dookya
, Rad
, Jajada, Jyani
, Sau
, Potaliya, Sangwan
, Sirol, Isram and Dhayal.
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
district in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān 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...
, India. It is situated at a distance of 57 km from Sujangarh in the southwest direction near the border of Nagaur
Nagaur
Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...
and Bikaner districts. This is a well-connected village by road from Sujangarh or Nagaur. Raja Lal Singh renamed the village about 100 years back in his own name. Hence the name of village became Lalgarh. Earlier its name was Kaniyana.
History
Maharaja Ganga SinghMaharaja Ganga Singh
His Highness General Sir Maharaja Ganga Singh GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GCStJ, GBE, KCB was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1888 to 1943...
had developed a bagichi, which has temples of Shivaji, Balaji and Santoshi Mata
Santoshi Mata
Santoshi Mata or Santoshi Maa is a relatively new goddess in the Hindu pantheon. She is venerated as "the Mother of Satisfaction", the meaning of her name. Santoshi Mata is particularly worshipped by women of North India and Nepal...
. A six-bed hospital was made by Kanheyalal Jain. Outside the village there is a forest of 150 bigha
Bigha
The bigha is a unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in Nepal, Bangladesh and in a few states of India including Uttaranchal, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan etc. The precise size of a bigha appears to vary considerably...
. An annual fair of cattles is organized every year in the village, which is main source of getting Nagaur
Nagaur
Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...
i variety of bulls.
There are 1000 families residing in the village; out of them 600 families are of Lakhotia, Lohia
Lohia
The Lohia are a Bania sub-caste found in the state of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh in India. They belong to Maheshwari caste. According to the traditions of the community, they derive their name from the place of their origin - a certain Lohiya Ban. The Lohia are found mainly in western Uttar Pradesh,...
, Bang
Bang
-Performers:* Bang , a Greek pop music group* Bang , a hard rock group* Bang * Bang! , a British happy hardcore group* Bangs , an American punk rock group...
, Malani
Malani
Roko Malani was the eldest son of Rasolo, the first Tui Nayau , and of Laufitu a high-ranking lady of Totoya and Tongan descent. He succeeded to the title Roko Sau, after engineering a successful coup d'état and slaying his uncle, Matawalu, the fourth Roko Sau, in battle...
, Jhawar, Bajaj
Bajaj
Bajaj may refer to:People* Jamnalal Bajaj , prominent Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies* Rahul Bajaj, Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, and MP of Rajya SabhaCompanies...
, Toshniwal, swami
Swami
A swami sometimes abbreviated "Sw." is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Sankara, or to a religious teacher.The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology as...
, Bagada
Bagada
Bagada is a village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4597 people living in 878 individual households.-External links:*...
, Tawaniya, ojha
Ojha
The term Ojha is a surname for Saraswat Brahmin and Saryu Pareen\Kanyakubj Brahmin castes of India and Nepal. The term is used amongst speakers of Hindi, Oriya and Bengali, as well as amongst the Santhals. This term has been derived from Sanskrit over time. Literal translations vary, but one such...
etc.
There are a minority of Jats, as well. The Jat Gotras in the village are Lomrod, Jakha, Godara
Godara
Godara may refer to:*Godara , a gotra or surname found in Jat community in India.*"Godara",a place in Afghanistan...
, Jakhar
Jakhar
Jakhar, also known as Jakhu is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, and in Rajasthan, and in the Pakistani province of Punjab.-Etymology:...
, Kulhari
Kulhari
Kulhari or Kularia/Kuladia is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.-History:It is a branch of the Johiya Jats. Kulhari Jats ruled in the Marwar area in the 11th to 12th century. Bahipal was their king and Kot-Marot was their capital. There was a fort also at Kot-Marot...
, Dhaka, Saran
Saharan (gotra)
Saharan or Sran or Saran is a gotra of jats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India and Some districts of Punjab, Pakistan claim from Rajputs still today, Saharan's lineage goes to both Brahmins and Kshatriya Rajput. This is an ancient clan of India and belong to Hindu as...
, Dookya
Dookya
Dookya or Dhukiya Daukiya is gotra of Jats found in Distt Hisar and Fatehabad in Haryana. They are also found in district Churu, Nagaur of Rajasthan in India....
, Rad
RAD
Rad may mean:* Rad , a villainous character in AC Comics's "Femforce"* Rad , a 1986 release about a young BMX rider* Rad , several fictional characters in the Transformers toy line...
, Jajada, Jyani
Jyani
Jyani , Jani gotra Jats are found inHaryana, Punjab, Rajasthan,and Madhya Pradesh...
, Sau
Sau
SAU may stand for:*Saint Ambrose University*Social Affairs Unit*Southern Adventist University*Southern Arkansas University*Southern Arkansas University Tech*Spring Arbor University*Sindh Agriculture UniversitySau is also the name of:...
, Potaliya, Sangwan
Sangwan
Sangwan or sangwa is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in India. The Sangwan clan is also settled in Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan...
, Sirol, Isram and Dhayal.