Churu district

Churu district
Churu district
Hindi, English
• Native	Bagri
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH-52
Average annual precipitation	43cm mm
Website	churu.rajasthan.gov.in

Churu district is a district of the Indian

state of Rajasthan in northern India. It was founded by Chaudhary Churu singh Jat(Nain). Some believe it was a village of jats known as kalera ka bas.^{[citation needed]} Thakur Kushal Singh constructed the Churu fort in 1649 and during the battle of 1871 the area came under dominance of Bikaner State. The town of Churu

is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Churu lies in the

Bikaner District

to the west.

The district has an area of approximately 16,830 km², with a road length of 1901 km. The 2011 population was approximately 2,039,547. The gender ratio is 938 females per 1,000 males; literacy among residents is 67.46%. There are 9 tehsils in the district:

Rajgarh, Sardarshahar, Sujangarh, Bidasar, and Bhanipura. Bhanipura is the newest Tehsil Headquarter in Churu District . The major crops include bajra and guar

.

Attractions

Sujangarh On South Side, Ratangarh On Southwest Side, Sardarshahar On North Side, Tarangar On Northeast Side, Rajgarh On East Side,

Salasar and the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birthplace of local deity, Gogaji

, in Dadrewa. The Bhadrakali Temple at Rajaldesar is popular among Shakta Tantra followers from all over India, which was established by Anant Shri Vibhushit Dandi Swami Jogendrashram ji Maharaj. Baba Phool Nath Temple at Nawa, Rajgarh is popular and related to the Nath community.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	234,165	—
1911	269,411	+1.41%
1921	269,157	−0.01%
1931	329,062	+2.03%
1941	409,890	+2.22%
1951	471,279	+1.41%
1961	592,209	+2.31%
1971	782,149	+2.82%
1981	1,054,415	+3.03%
1991	1,373,150	+2.68%
2001	1,696,039	+2.13%
2011	2,039,547	+1.86%
source:^[3]

Religions in Churu district (2011)^[4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			87.17%
Islam			12.24%
Other or not stated			0.59%

According to the

640 districts).^[5] The district has a population density of 148 inhabitants per square kilometre (380/sq mi).^[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-11 was approximately 6.1%. Churu has a sex ratio of 938 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of about 67.46%.^[5] 28.25% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.15% and 0.55% of the population respectively.^[5]

Languages

Languages of Churu district (2011)[8]

Rajasthani (94.56%)

Marwari (2.86%)

Hindi

(1.48%)

Others (1.10%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.56% of the population spoke

Rajasthani, 2.86% Marwari and 1.48% Hindi as their first language.^[8]

Percentage distribution of local work force

Cultivators: 73.17%
Agricultural labourers: 3.16%

Local industries

Processing, servicing, and repairs: 2.26%
Other workers: 21.41%

Major crop production

Wheat: 60,654 tonnes
Rapeseed and Mustard: 24,705 tonnes
Pulses: 9,594 tonnes
Gram: 316 tonnes
Bajra: 2545467 tonnes

Communication facilities

Public call offices: 682
Post offices: 392
Telegraph offices: 89
Telephone exchanges: 83

Educational facilities and institutions

Primary and middle schools: 1,472
Secondary and higher secondary schools: 207
Private BED Colleges: 14
Post graduate and under graduate: 11
ITIs: 5
Government BED Colleges: 1
IASE Deemed University
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Medical College

Industrial scenario

Large and Medium Scale Units: 10
Small Scale Units: 3,963
Industrial Areas: 7

Infrastructure

A majority of the district's power supply is provided by the Bhakra Hydel Complex through 132 kV lines coming via Hissar in Haryana. 902 of the district's 926 villages have access to electricity. Water is available at the depth of 30 to 48 metres, with the exception of places such as Sujangarh and Taranagar Tehsils.

The district has good connections within and outside the state. Mega Highway (Bathinda-Ajmer) National Highway Nos. 11 (Agra-Bikaner), 65 (Ambala-Pali), and 709 Ext. (Rohtak-Rajgarh) pass through the district. The total length of roads in the district is 3,010 km and is 240 km from Delhi via Hisar and 210 km. via Behal. The Churu district is served by broad gauge lines of the Northern-Western Railway. The total length of rail line is 363 km. The broad gauge is operational in the district. The nearest airport is at Jaipur (approximately 245 km outside the district).

Primary industries

Aluminium utensils
Blanket weaving
Cement production
Churan
Chatni
Guargum
Hand loomed cloth
Iron and steel fabrication
Oil production
Salt production
Sewing machine (DABLA)
Heart of Desert

Notable people

Khemchand Prakash- one of the best music composers of the 1940s.
Nand Kishore Chaudhary - chairman and managing director of Jaipur Rugs and social entrepreneur.
Lakshmi Mittal - the "Steel King", born at Sadulpur in Churu District.
Bimal Jalan - former RBI governor
Bharat Vyas - Writer of the prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'Ye Kaun Chitrakar Hai'. He directed a Bollywood film Rangeela Rajasthani.
Col. Thakur Kishan Singh Rathore - one of the first recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (second highest military decoration in India)
Devendra Jhajharia - India's first Paralympic gold medalist.
Kanhaiyalal Sethia- prominent Rajasthani writer.
Rai Bahadur
Marwari Shekhawati millionaire