Jhalrapatan

Jhalrapatan is a city and municipality of India in Jhalawar district in the state of Rajasthan. Its population is approximately 37,506.^{[citation needed]}

Jhalrapatan
City
Surya Statue, Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India
Nickname:  City of Bells
Jhalrapatan Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Jhalrapatan Jhalrapatan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.55°N 76.17°E / 24.55; 76.17
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Founded by	Zalim Singh
Named after	bells(jhalar) sound
Government
• Type	Municipality
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	37,506
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Rajasthani, Hadoti
• Native	Hadoti dialect
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	326023(common)

A municipality was established at Jhalrapatan in 1892.^[1]

History

Jhalrapatan was founded in 1796 by Zalim Singh,^[2] approximately half a mile north of the ruins of Chandravati, which had been destroyed by Aurangzeb.^[3]

Education

Schools in Jhalrapatan include

•Government Engineering College, Jhalawar •Government Higher Secondary School •Government Girls Higher Secondary School •Vasudha Sr. Secondary School •Dr Radhakrishanan Sr Sec School •Gyan Ganga Public School

Geography

Jhalrapatan is located at 24.55°N 76.17°E / 24.55; 76.17. It has an average elevation of 317 metres (1040 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[4] Jhalrapatan had a population of 30,103. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jhalrapatan has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 60%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.