Jhunjhunu

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Jhunjhunu

Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name and of the Shekhawati nizdmat in the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 28 degree 8' N. and 75 degree 23' E., about 90 miles north-by-north-west of Jaipur city. Population (1901), 12,279. The place was the head-quarters of the Shekhawati Brigade, a force maintained by the Darbar from 1836 to 1842 to preserve the peace, and now represented by the 13th Raj- puts (the Shekhawati Regiment). At the eastern end of the town is a suburb still called Forsterganj after the officer who raised and com- manded the brigade. To the west is a hill 1,684 feet above sea-level and visible for miles round ; it is said to have been seen with the naked eye from a distance of 95 miles. The town contains the mauso- leum of Kamar-ud-din Shah, the patron saint of the Kaimkhanis ; a Jain temple said to be 1,000 years old ; a combined post and tele- graph office ; 10 schools ; and a hospital with accommodation for 4 in-patients.