Bishangarh

Bishangarh is a village in the Indian state of Rajasthan.^[2][3] It is the twin city of Jalore.^{[citation needed]} It was historically part of the Kingdom of Marwar, which is now part of Rajasthan. Bishangarh is expected to become the administrative headquarters of the Bishangarh Tehsil, including more than 26 villages and towns.

Bishangarh
बिशनगढ़
Kailash Dham, Bishangarh
Nickname:  Twin City of Jalore
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Coordinates: 25.44°N 72.56°E / 25.44; 72.56
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Pali
District	Jalore
Sub-district	Bishangarh
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Bishangarh Nagar Palika (Gram Panchayat)
• Member of Parliament	Devji Patel (BJP)
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Jogeshwar Garg (BJP)
• Collector & DM	Indian Administrative Service
Elevation	148.38 m (486.81 ft)
Population  (2021 Census)[1]
• Total	10,000+
Demonym	Marwari
Languages
• Official	Marwari, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	343042
Vehicle registration	RJ-16
Nearest city	Jalore
Lok Sabha constituency	Jalore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jalore

Geography

According to Census 2011 information Bishangarh is located in Jalore district in Rajasthan, Bharat. It is situated 16 km away from Jalore, which is district headquarter of Bishangarh. As per 2009 stats, Bishangarh was also a gram panchayat.^[2]

The total geographical area of Bishangarh is 1979.07 hectares. Bishangarh has a total population of 4,074 peoples, out of which male population is 2,039+ while female population is 2,035+.^{[citation needed]} Literacy rate of Bishangarh is 54.37% out of which 65.87% males and 42.85% females are literate. There are about 716+ houses in Bishangarh. Pincode of Bishangarh locality is 343042.^[2]

Jalore is nearest town to Bishangarh for all major economic activities, which is approximately 16 km away.