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Churu is a major town of Rajasthan, India and is
presently the administrative headquarters of Churu District. Churu is
located at 26.6° N 75.45° E. It has an average elevation of 315 metres
(1033 feet). Churu is on Rewari - Bikaner section of Northern Railway.
The name of railway station is Churu Junction. The railway tracks are
meter gauge. There are plans to convert these to broad gauge. Churu is
connected to all major cities by all weather roads.
Population: As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Churu had a
population of 97,648. Males constitute 52% of the population and
females 48%. Churu has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than
the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% and, female
literacy is 51%. In Churu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of
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History: The city of Churu was founded in 1620
by a Jat
chieftain Churru. It was part of Jangladesh prior to annexation
by
Rathores. Churu was ruled by Thakur Maldeo, the grandson of the
famous Rao Kandhal and uncle of Rao Bika, the Rathore Rajputs of
Bikaner. In 1871 Churu fall to Bikaner. In this battle between the
forces of Churu and Bikaner when all the copper and brass had been
exhausted, Churu Thakur asked his womenfolk to part off their silver
ornaments and with this metal, shells for the cannons were made
and used in the battle. The famous temple of Salasar Balaji is
situated in the Churu district. |
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Economy
The economy of the town and surrounding area is mainly based on
agriculture and animal husbandry. The oilseeds, especially mustard
seed, is the predominant crop in recently developed small,
well-irrigated fields. Wheat, kharif pulses, bajra (pearl millet), and
gwar are other produces. Churu is the main mandi (market) for
agricultural produce of the area. The town has a Krishi Upaj Mandi
Samiti (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) . The Food Corporation
of India has its warehouses in Churu. The town is the main supply
point for surrounding villages.
There is no large or medium size industry in the Bhinmal industrial area.
The main small-scale industries are granite slabs and tiles, cutting
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Infrastructure
Electricity- There is one sub grid station of 220 KV at Churu itself.
The town
receives power from Power Grid Corporation of India's grid station in
Hissar
Haryana. Almost all villages of the Churu sub division are
electrified.
Water- The town gets drinking water from local wells which is hard and
salty.
The town area drinking water supply is managed by PHED (water dept. of
Govt. of
Rajasthan). The Govt. is trying to get drinking water for the area
from Indira
Gandhi Canal. The main source of irrigation for farmers continues to
be rain
water and wells at a few places.
Accommodation- There are a few hotels in the town. Some well known
hotels are:
Rathore Lodge, Hotel Natraj, etc. There is a Government Rest house and
Circuit House too run by Public Works Department (PWD).
Education- The town has a Post-graduate College called Lohia College
affiliated
University of Bikaner. There are several higher secondary and primary
and middle
schools in Churu.
Telecommunications- All the basic phone and cellphone service provider
companies have their network in Churu. Internet and fax services is
available at Public booths.
Hospitals- Churu town has good medical facilities .The town has a
government D B
hospital and a few private hospitals. There is an Aryuvedic hospital
too.
Sports- The town has a Stadium. It has indoor & outdoor games
facilities. The
yearly state level tournaments can be held here.
Banking: Many nationalised Banks State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur ,
Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Rajasthan Bank & some other
banks have their brances here. Some co-operative banks also have their
branches in the town. They are: Churu Central Cooperative Bank and
Bhumi Vikas Bank.
Library: The town has a public libraries managed by the Government
Language and Religion: The main dialect are Rajastani and Hindi.
There are many temples in the city mostly dedicated to Hindu deities –
Hanuman,
Bhagwan Ram, Krishana, Satyanarain, Durga Mata, Santoshi Mata Local
Deities
Gogaji, Ramdevji, Karni Mataji, Shitala Mata and a few Mosques as well
as a
Digambar Jain Mandir. Also there is a Dharam Stup
Climate
This City shows maximum range
of temperature in any given 12 month and often comes into news for
extreme
temperatures in winters and summers; with lowest rain. The recorded
minimum and
maximum temperatures are -6 °C (21 F) and 52 °C (125 F) respectively.
Churu (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Churu constituency elects one member to the Vidhan Sabha ( Rajasthan
State
Assembly) & one to Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament).
Narendra Budania - Member of Parliament elected from Churu in 1985,
1996 and
1998.
Ramsingh Kasba - the present member of Parliament elected from Churu.
Maqbol Mandelia (Cong.) - the present MLA from Churu.
Churu Municipality: The chairman is
Shree Ramakant Ojha
Churu Panchayat Samity: The Pradhan is Shri
Harlal Singh
Places of
Tourist Intrest
Fort
Seth S.S. Poddar Haveli
Jain Temple
Nagar Shree Museum
Surana Hawa Mahal
Seth handmal Banthia Haveli
Sagarmal Hanut Mal Baid Haveli
Kothari Haveli
Ganga Mata Temple
Seth Chaganlal Parak Haveli
Tknet Chatri
Seth Bajranglal Manri Haveli
Nathji ka Dhora
Bunthia walo ki Haveli
Satyanaran Temple
Bagla Dharmsala
Famous persons from Churu Town
Shree Jaidyal Goenka - Founder 'Kalyan"
Swami Gopal Das - freedom fighter
Devendra Jhajharia - India's first ever gold medalist at the
Paralympics
Swami Keshwanand - freedom fighter
Seth Sagarmaljee Mantri
Om Prakash Ramgariya
Jai Singh Rathore General Secretary, Rajasthan PCC
Karni Singh Rathore KIRTI CHAKRA receipant
Mohar Singh Rathore - a Gandhian social & Polital activist
Daulatram Saran - freedom fighter
Prof. Dasharatha Sharma
Prahlad Rai Sharma
Vidyavachaspati Pandit Vidyadhar Shastri
Mukun Singh writer of Dingl VELI
Seth Ridhkaran Surana
Bhart Vyas - well known Geetkar of Film Industry |
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Wall painting and Havelies:
The famous wealthy Marwari merchants of the town, added to its splendour by building beautiful majestic
havelis,
made of lime and brick and decorated them by the best of the frescoes
on the
facade as well as inside of the rooms. The best of the masons and 'Chitera'
or
painters were employed to decorate these buildings. Initially, the
Chiteras
practised dry and wet methods using mineral and vegetable colours.
Later on,
around in 1860's they made brighter and colorful paintings with the
help of
chemical colours. Some merchants, the Mantries, Suranas and Kotharis got
few rooms painted in gold with extensive mirror work. The prosperity
of Churu reached its zenith in 18th century when the atmosphere of
peace and security prevailed and
the caravans passed through. Consequently, the business of wool, silk,
opium and
spices flourished. The merchants moved away to the British India and
onwards to Kolkata and other business centers in central India. There is yet another haveli
known as 'Jahaz Kothi' The Agarwals, Lakhotia, Bagla, Poddar,
Kothari, Banthia, Surana, Heerawat, Jain, Sharma, Vyas, Bohra, are the some of the
surnames of the
people from the town.
Many people from Churu are now settled in Mumbai, Kolkatta and are
engaged in
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