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 MAP OF CHURU DISTRICT 
      churu district map  
 Location
  Churu district is located in the North-Eastern Rajasthan. It is bounded by Sri Ganganagar district in the North, by Sikar and Jhunjhunun and Hissar district of Haryana in the East, by Nagaur in the South and in the West by Bikaner. Its distance from major cities are - from Jaipur -189 kms., Delhi -282 kms. and Ahmedabad-814 kms.
Area
 The total geographical area of Churu district is 16,830 square kilometres
 The total forest area in the district is 80.16 sq.Km. Reserved forest area 7.22 sq.km
 No river. Lakes - Chapper lake.

Climate and Rainfall
The district has dry climate with large variation in temperature.
The minimum and maximum temperature varies from 0.5 to 48.2 degree celsius
The normal rainfall is only 32.8 cm.

Human Resource:
Population: The total population as per 2001 Census is 1923878
                     Male  9887781   Female- 936097,   Sex ratio  948 female  (per 1000 male)
                     Density of population   persons per sq. km  114,   Literacy   per cent     66.81,  Growth 
                     rate 24.60
 Working Population per cent of population  9.50
 Percentage distribution of work force Cultivators  per cent   73.17
 Agricultural labourers   per cent   3.16
 Household industry manufacturing processing, servicing and repairs  per cent  2.26
 Other workers  per cent    21.41

 Major Crops: Bajra,  Wheat,  Rapeseed and Mustard, Pulses,  Gram
District administration
  The District Collector and District Magistrate is the head of District administration. The Additional District Magistrate and the Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad are the two main helping hands at headquarters.
 Subdivision:   Churu district has been divided into five sub divisions. A Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) work at the sub division to provide support and leadership to the administrative system at local level. The five sub-divisions are :
Churu , Sujangarh , Ratangarh , Sardarshahar , Rajgarh
 
Tehsils:  There are six tehsil headquarters in this district. A Tehsildar as the administrative officer of each tehsil, who works in accordance with the land-record system to serve rural farmers and land-holders. The tehsils of the district are : Churu, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Sardarshahar, Rajgarh (Sadulpur) , Taranagar
A tehsil contains a number of "Patwar-Mandals", each of which has a 'Patwari' .  There are one additional tehsil - Bidasar and two Sub tehsils - Bhanipura and Sidhmukh.
Subdiision    Tehsils  Population  Legislative Area  MLA
1 Sujangarh  Sujangarh  3,85,069 1 Sujangarh Kemram Meghwal (BJP)
2 Ratangarh  Ratangarh  2,44,412 2. Rajgarh Nandlal Punia (Cong.)
3.Sardarshahar   Sardarshahar   3,04,373 3. Ratangarh Rajkumar Rinwa (Ind.)
4. Churu  Churu  2,65,070 4. Churu Rajendra Singh Rathore (BJP) 
. Rajgarh  Rajgarh  3,19,043 5. Taranagar Chandrashekar Baid (Cong.)
 Taranagar  1,78,072 6.Sardarshahar  Bhanwarlal Sharma (Cong.)

 Blocks (Panchayat Samitis):  Churu district is divided into 6 blocks (Panchayat Samitis) for the purpose of implementing and coordinating various developmental schemes with a Block Development Officer (BDO) to serve as an executive at block level:   Churu,  Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Sardarshahar, Rajgarh, Taranagar
Various development works and projects at the rural level (Gram Panchayat Level) are run through Block offices. One Gram Sevak is appointed at each Gram Panchayat to keep record of the development works and to project required development works. "Gram Sabha" (Village Meetings) are organized on fixed intervals to discuss about development of villages. There are 249 Gram Panchayats in the district.

Municipality   Population    Chairman Panchayat Samity  Pradhan  Gram p.
1 Sujangarh      83,846      Brhamprakash(B)
2 Ratangarh      63,486      Santosh Kumar(C)
3.Sardarshahar  81,394     Jyan Mohmad (C) 
4 Churu             97,648     Ramakant Ojha (B)
5 Rajgarh          48,093     Taj Bibi  (C)
6Taranagar        27,066     Bhanwar Singh (C)
7 Rajaldehar      22,836     Magilal    (B)
8 Bidasar          30,107     Savitri (B)
9 Chapper         17,909     Bhavari (B)
10 Ratannagar   11,018     Satyanarayan (B)
1 Sujangarh      Pusharam Godra  51   
2 Ratangarh      Harlal Singh (B)   32    
3.Sardarshahar Bharaji                48
4 Churu            Harlal Singh(B)    35    
5 Rajgarh         Nirmala (B)          55
6 Taranagar      Nima (B)             28

Sub-Tashils :3, Girdavari Circle: 39, Patwar Circle: 309, Total vilages: 979, Gram panchayat: 279,  Village with Elctricity: 938, Police Station: 16, Chokia: 15, Jails:03
Infrastructure:

Electricity:
Power supply to the district is from Bhakra hydel Complex through 132 KV lines coming via Hissar in Haryana. of the total 979 vilalges in the district, 938 villages have been electrified.
Water:
Water is available at the depth of 30 to 48 metres except in some places viz. Sujangarh and Tanaragarh tehsils.
Road Transport :
The district has good conections within and ouotside the State. National Highway No.11 (Agra-Bikaner) passes through the district. The total length of roads in the district is 3,031 km.
Rail Transport: 
Churu district is served by meter gauge lines of Northern and Western Railways. Total length of rail line is 363 km.
Air Transport:
Nearest airport is at Jaipur (189 km.)
Communication Facilities:       (Nos.)
Post offices                                   397
Telegraph offices                            20
Banking:                                      Branches of all major banks

Educational Facilities/Institutions                             (Nos.)
Primary and middle schools                                         1929
Secondary and higher secondary schools                       323
ITIs                                                                                 3
Post graduate and under graduate  Colleges                     19
Health
Allopathic Hospitals: 12
Ayurvedic & Unani Hospitals: 117 
Community Health Centers: 10 
Health sub-centers: 308
Industrial Scenario
No. of Co-operative Society                            718
No. of Milk Co-operative Society                     171

No. of Large and Medium Scale Units:               9
No. of Small Scale Units:                            5,986
No. of Industrial Areas:                                      6
Industrial areas are located at Churu , Ratnagarh, Sadulpur, Sardarsahar, Sri Dungargarh, Sujangarh
Main Industries: 
Aluminium utensils, Blanket Weaving, Cement, Churan and Chatni, Guargum, Handicraft items on Sandal Wood, Handloom Cloth, Iron and Steel Fabrication, Oil Mills, Papad and Mangori, Polythene Films and Bags, Salt, Sand Lime bricks, Steel Furniture, Toilet and Washing Soap, Woollen yarn.

 
Visiting Places:  The visiting places of Churu district are:
  Salasar:           Famous Shri Hanumanji temple
  Sardarsahar:    Ichapuran Balaji temple
  Tal Chapper:    Wildlife sanctuary with a good population of Black bucks.
  Ratannagar:    Wall painting and Havelies
  Gopalpura:      Also called Dronpur is 9 km from Sujangarh. On the hill top there temples of Ganeshji and Kaka Mata.
 Sthanan Temple:  There is a famous temple of Sthanan, 3 Km from Ratangarh on Ratangarh-Salasar road.
  Churu:            Famous for Havelies and Dharma Stupa
 
         
         The district's bird is
          (the national bird) 
          is peacock.
 Famous People:
The famous people of Churu districts are:
Hanuman Prasad Poddar - Editor Kalyan from Ratangarh (Churu)
Jaydayal Goenka - Founder Kalyan from Churu
Lakshmi Mittal - the "Steel King" was born at Sadulpur in Churu District.
Daulatram Saran - freedom fighter
Prof. Dasharatha Sharma
Bimal Jalan - Ex.Governor RBI India from Sadulpur (Churu)
Devendra
Rao Maldeo Kandhal
Rao Shivji Singh
Swami Gopal Das
Seth Bhagwan Das Bagla
Mohar Singh Rathore
Seth Sagarmaljee Mantri
Om Prakash Ramgariya
Seth Ridhkaran Surana
Prahlad Rai Sharma
Mukun Singh writer of Dingl VELI

Kanhaiyalal Sethia - famous poet in Rajasthani (Sujangarh)
  .
 
 The district's animal is camel

 

 The district's tree is kejari.

History
 It is said that Churu district was founded by Chuhara Jat in the year 1620. 
Social development

  Several general awareness and rural development Yatras and programs are organized by the district authorities as : 
 
Jal Chetana Yatra - To create awareness about the importance of water, how to preserve water by roof top tanks, storage of water etc. organized by Rajasthan Government in May 16, 2006.
 
Swasthya Chetna Yatra - December 2006
 
Rojgar Mela - November 2006
 
Population Stablization Programe -  Churu district achieved third rank in the state in the population stabilization  programe.
Member of Parliament (MP):  
 Shri Ramsingh Kasba
Churu Distric Collector:
 
Shri Ajitabh Sharma (Now from 1st November, 2008)
 ( Shri Arjun Singh Megwal Prev. collector transfered)


  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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