Nawalgarh, Rajasthan
Encyclopedia
Nawalgarh is a town in Jhunjhunu
district of Rajasthan
state, India
. It is part of the Shekhawati
region. It is midway between Jhunjhunu
and Sikar
. It is 30 km from Sikar
and 39 km from Jhunjhunu
. Nawalgarh is located at 27°51' North, 75°18' East. Nawalgarh is famous for its fresco and havelis and considered as Golden City of Rajasthan
. It is also the motherland of some great business families of India
.
Ji Bahadur (Shekhawat) founded Nawalgarh in 1737 AD at the village site of Rohili, before abolition of Jagirs in Rajasthan
. Many great business families of marwari community have their origins from Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh was a tazimi
thikana of Bhojraj Ji Ka
sept of Shekhawat
in Shekhawati
. Nawalgarh was encircled by the high Parkota (walls) consisting of four Pols (gates) in different directions, namely Agoona Darwaja, Bawadi Darwaja (in north), Mandi Darwaja and Nansa Darwaja. Each gate has iron doors. Bala Kila Fort is situated in the center of the Thikana, and Fatehgarh Fort is situated outside the Parkota as an Outpost. The market place of the town and layout of the havelis indicate that the original city was well-planned before construction. Nawalgarh was considered to be the most modern towns of Shekhawati
. The Rulers of Nawalgarh belong to the Shekhawat
sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka
September) of Kachwaha
Dynasty of the earlier Jaipur Princely State.
Built by Thakur Nawal Singh. Founded in 1737 AD but today it stands largely disfigured by the modern accretions. Now it houses two banks and a few government offices.
About one km from the Nawalgarh
fort is the salubrious Roop Niwas Palace. Built by Thakur Roop Singh Ji and Rawal Madan Singh Ji. The palace is enchanting with a well-laid garden and fountains. It has now been converted into a heritage hotel.
This haveli, built in the 1920s, houses a school, but has many fine paintings. It is the only haveli in the whole Shekhawati, which has been restored by its owner.
It is an astounding building with a ceiling mural that includes maps of Nawalgarh and Jaipur.
Murarka Haveli, Bansidhar Bhagat Haveli, Chokhani Haveli are also important sites to visit.
Shekhawati
region is known for education in Rajasthan
. Sikar
and Jhunjhunu
are education hubs in the region. Pilani
, Laxmangarh
, and to a small extent, Nawalgarh
are important education centers.
Seth GB Poddar College (commonly known as Poddar College)and Shri Nawalgarh (P.G.) Mahila Mahavidyalaya(Commonly known as SN Girls College) are the most important educational institutions in Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh has some good schools like GEMS Gurukul International School, Shri Nawalgarh senior secondary School, Shri Nawalgarh Primary School Prerana Senior Secondary School
,Shri Seksaria Saraswati Girls Senior Secondary School, Holy Light Play School, Shekhawati Public School and Dundlod Public school CBSE (in Dundlod
), New Indian Senior Secondary School, Kariwala Public School, Poddar Matushri Senior Secondary School, Gyanodya School,godavaribai ramdev poddar sr. sec. school (GPS)an english medium school affiliated with CBSE from new delhi located near poddar college,Gautam Balika Senior Secondary School (exclusively for girls), New Indian Senior Secondary School, Mother Terasa School, Sheksariya School (exclusively for girls). It also has New Indian Polytechnic College. Shekhawati Engineering College is located in Dundlod
, not very far from Nawalgarh
.
Shri Gautam R Morarka’s trust SEWA JYOTI (R.R. Morarka Charitable Trust) has built a large campus for the government college of Jhunjhunu by spending more than 03 crors rupees. The college, named in his father’s memory, as ‘Shree Radheshyam R Morarka Government PG College’, was inaugurated on 26th March’2006. Now, our trust has also carried out expansion work in the campus to built new rooms and labs. Rajasthan Government has twice recognized his services to the society and social service in the field of education and has bestowed upon him the highly prestigious “BHAMASHAH AWARD” twice in year 2006 and 2011 in the field of education and highest contribution for the government college of Jhunjhunu and donated to the govt. of Raj..
is connected through Metre gauge
railway line, it has its own railway station, which is situated in the western corner of it. Nawalgarh
railway station is situated on the Jaipur
-Loharu
railway track. Nawalgarh
has very well bus facility for major cities like Jaipur
, Delhi
, Ajmer
, Kota
, Bikaner, Jodhpur
. All the buses operated from Sikar
and Jhunjhunu
depot passes through Nawalgarh
as well as other depot buses also operated. Recently ministry of Railway has been surved Jaipur
-Loharu
railway track and it will be expected that this railway track soon be converted in Broad gauge
.
Recently BHAMASHAH SHRI GAUTAM R MORARKA’s trust SEWA JYOTI built a large SHREE RADHESHYAM MORARKA GVOT. ROADWAYS BUS TERMINAL in Nawalgarh and donated Govt. of Rajasthan RSRTC on 21-04-2011 for development of truism and self-employment.
, Nawalgarh had a population of 56,482. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nawalgarh has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 46%. In Nawalgarh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
district of 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...
state, India
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 part of the Shekhawati
Shekhawati
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....
region. It is midway between Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
and Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
. It is 30 km from Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
and 39 km from Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
. Nawalgarh is located at 27°51' North, 75°18' East. Nawalgarh is famous for its fresco and havelis and considered as Golden City of 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...
. It is also the motherland of some great business families of India
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...
.
History
Thakur Nawal SinghThakur Nawal Singh
Thakur Shri Nawal Singh Shekhawat Ji Saheb Bahadur was the ruler of Nawalgarh and Mandawa , born in 1715, he was fifth son of Thakur Shardul Singh of Jhunjhunu, and his third wife, Thakurani Bakhat Kanwar, he was granted the title of Bahadur and a mansab of 3000 zat and 2000 sawars in 1775, built...
Ji Bahadur (Shekhawat) founded Nawalgarh in 1737 AD at the village site of Rohili, before abolition of Jagirs 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...
. Many great business families of marwari community have their origins from Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh was a tazimi
Tazimi
Tazim was a medieval system of respect given to some noble person in India. During medieval period, gold was not allowed to be born by every person. However, some castes were allowed to bear gold, but they too were not allowed to bear the gold in foot, except for the ladies. A Tazimdar was allowed...
thikana of Bhojraj Ji Ka
Bhojraj Ji Ka
Bhojraj Ji Ka is Subsub Clan or branch of Shekhawat Clan of Kachawa Dynasty. The descendants of King Bhojraj of Udaipurwati are known as "Bhojraj Ji Ka" Shekhawats. Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats ruled over two territories one was Pentalisa and another was Panchpana.....
sept of Shekhawat
Shekhawat
Shekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. The Shekhawat clan claims descent from the great rajput warrior Maharao Shekha Ji. The Shekhawats were the most prominent among all sub clans of Kachwahas of Jaipur. Shekhawats were the rulers of Shekhawati.-History:The...
in Shekhawati
Shekhawati
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....
. Nawalgarh was encircled by the high Parkota (walls) consisting of four Pols (gates) in different directions, namely Agoona Darwaja, Bawadi Darwaja (in north), Mandi Darwaja and Nansa Darwaja. Each gate has iron doors. Bala Kila Fort is situated in the center of the Thikana, and Fatehgarh Fort is situated outside the Parkota as an Outpost. The market place of the town and layout of the havelis indicate that the original city was well-planned before construction. Nawalgarh was considered to be the most modern towns of Shekhawati
Shekhawati
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....
. The Rulers of Nawalgarh belong to the Shekhawat
Shekhawat
Shekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. The Shekhawat clan claims descent from the great rajput warrior Maharao Shekha Ji. The Shekhawats were the most prominent among all sub clans of Kachwahas of Jaipur. Shekhawats were the rulers of Shekhawati.-History:The...
sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka
Bhojraj Ji Ka
Bhojraj Ji Ka is Subsub Clan or branch of Shekhawat Clan of Kachawa Dynasty. The descendants of King Bhojraj of Udaipurwati are known as "Bhojraj Ji Ka" Shekhawats. Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats ruled over two territories one was Pentalisa and another was Panchpana.....
September) of Kachwaha
Kachwaha
Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...
Dynasty of the earlier Jaipur Princely State.
Geography
Nawalgarh is located at 27.85°N 75.27°E. It has an average elevation of 379 metres (1243 feet).Forts and Palace
Nawalgarh Fort (Bala Kila Fort)
Built by Thakur Nawal Singh. Founded in 1737 AD but today it stands largely disfigured by the modern accretions. Now it houses two banks and a few government offices.
Roop Niwas Palace
About one km from the Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
fort is the salubrious Roop Niwas Palace. Built by Thakur Roop Singh Ji and Rawal Madan Singh Ji. The palace is enchanting with a well-laid garden and fountains. It has now been converted into a heritage hotel.
Anandi Lal Poddar Haveli
This haveli, built in the 1920s, houses a school, but has many fine paintings. It is the only haveli in the whole Shekhawati, which has been restored by its owner.
Sheesh Mahal
It is an astounding building with a ceiling mural that includes maps of Nawalgarh and Jaipur.
Other places
Murarka Haveli, Bansidhar Bhagat Haveli, Chokhani Haveli are also important sites to visit.
Temples
- Lakshmi Narayan Mandir: Built by Thakur Udai Singh in 1869 V.S.
- Shri Gopinath Ji Mandir: Built by Thakur Nawal Singh.
- Shri Kalyan Ji Mandir
- Gangamai Temple
Education
Shekhawati
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....
region is known for education 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...
. Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
and Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
are education hubs in the region. Pilani
Pilani
Pilani is a small town situated in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. It is in the Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan, India. It notable for being the home of a large number of education institutes for its size.-Etymology:...
, Laxmangarh
Laxmangarh
Laxmangarh or Lachhmangarh or Lakshmangarh is a town in Sikar District of Rajasthan State in India. It is sub divisional Headquarter of the Laxmangarh sub division in Sikar District. It is also Tehsil Headquarter of the Laxmangarh Tehsil in Sikar District...
, and to a small extent, Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
are important education centers.
Seth GB Poddar College (commonly known as Poddar College)and Shri Nawalgarh (P.G.) Mahila Mahavidyalaya(Commonly known as SN Girls College) are the most important educational institutions in Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh has some good schools like GEMS Gurukul International School, Shri Nawalgarh senior secondary School, Shri Nawalgarh Primary School Prerana Senior Secondary School
Prerana Senior Secondary School
Prerana Senior Secondary School, Nawalgarh is located in the Nawalgarh town, of Jhunjhunu district, of Rajasthan state, in India. It is a fully residential school which offering study from primary class level to the 10+2 level to their students in Hindi medium.-History:The school was established...
,Shri Seksaria Saraswati Girls Senior Secondary School, Holy Light Play School, Shekhawati Public School and Dundlod Public school CBSE (in Dundlod
Dundlod
Dundlod is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is situated in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. It is famous for its fort and havelis. It extends between latitude 28°.06’ in the north and longitude 75°.20’ in the east...
), New Indian Senior Secondary School, Kariwala Public School, Poddar Matushri Senior Secondary School, Gyanodya School,godavaribai ramdev poddar sr. sec. school (GPS)an english medium school affiliated with CBSE from new delhi located near poddar college,Gautam Balika Senior Secondary School (exclusively for girls), New Indian Senior Secondary School, Mother Terasa School, Sheksariya School (exclusively for girls). It also has New Indian Polytechnic College. Shekhawati Engineering College is located in Dundlod
Dundlod
Dundlod is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is situated in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. It is famous for its fort and havelis. It extends between latitude 28°.06’ in the north and longitude 75°.20’ in the east...
, not very far from Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
.
Shri Gautam R Morarka’s trust SEWA JYOTI (R.R. Morarka Charitable Trust) has built a large campus for the government college of Jhunjhunu by spending more than 03 crors rupees. The college, named in his father’s memory, as ‘Shree Radheshyam R Morarka Government PG College’, was inaugurated on 26th March’2006. Now, our trust has also carried out expansion work in the campus to built new rooms and labs. Rajasthan Government has twice recognized his services to the society and social service in the field of education and has bestowed upon him the highly prestigious “BHAMASHAH AWARD” twice in year 2006 and 2011 in the field of education and highest contribution for the government college of Jhunjhunu and donated to the govt. of Raj..
Transportation
NawalgarhNawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
is connected through Metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
railway line, it has its own railway station, which is situated in the western corner of it. Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
railway station is situated on the Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
-Loharu
Loharu
Loharu is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the 4 administrative sub-divisions of the district which comprises 119 villages....
railway track. Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
has very well bus facility for major cities like Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, 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...
, Kota
Kota, Rajasthan
Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
, Bikaner, Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , 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...
. All the buses operated from Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
and Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
depot passes through Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh
Nawalgarh may refer to:*Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India*Nawalgarh, Himachal Pradesh, India...
as well as other depot buses also operated. Recently ministry of Railway has been surved Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
-Loharu
Loharu
Loharu is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the 4 administrative sub-divisions of the district which comprises 119 villages....
railway track and it will be expected that this railway track soon be converted in Broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
.
Recently BHAMASHAH SHRI GAUTAM R MORARKA’s trust SEWA JYOTI built a large SHREE RADHESHYAM MORARKA GVOT. ROADWAYS BUS TERMINAL in Nawalgarh and donated Govt. of Rajasthan RSRTC on 21-04-2011 for development of truism and self-employment.
Demographics
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...
, Nawalgarh had a population of 56,482. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nawalgarh has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 46%. In Nawalgarh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.