Churu district General information
Churu is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan. Churu lies in 28° 18' N latitude and 74° 58' E longitude. It is bounded by Hanumangarh District to the north, Haryana state to the east, Jhunjhunun and Sikar districts to the southeast, Nagaur District to the south, and Bikaner District to the west.
The district has an area 16,830 km², with a road length of 1901 km. The population is 1,922,908. The sex ratio is 948 females per thousand males and literacy percentage is 66.97 %. There are 6 tehsils in the district, namely - Churu, Ratangarh, Taranagar, Rajgarh, Sardarshahar, and Sujangarh. The major crops are bajra and gram. The major minerals found in the district are copper and gypsum.
History
Before independence, it was a part of Bikaner State. The district came into existence in 1948 comprising three tehsils Churu, Rajgarh and Taranagar when the administration of Bikaner State reorganized. The district is situated in the middle portion of the north-east of Rajasthan between 27 degree 24 minutes to 29 degree latitude and 73 degree 40 minute to 75 degree 41 minute longitude. The district having diversified climate and culture, occupied nearly 4.5 % area of the state. It is bound on the north by Ganganagar district, on the east by Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan and Hissar district of Haryana, on the south by Nagaur district and on the west by Bikaner district. Now it comprises of 5 sub-divisions, 6 tehsils, 2 sub-tehsils, 10 Municipalities and 908 villages.
Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Sardarshahar, Tarangar, Rajgarh, Ratannagar, Chapper, Bidasar and Rajaldesar are the other major towns in the district. Blackbuck sanctuary, having more than 1680 black bucks and migratory birds, is the major attraction for wild life enthusiasts. The other attractions are grand palatial havalies in Ratannagar, Ratangarh and Sardarshahar towns, the Hanuman temple at Salasar, the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birth place of local deity Goga Pir in Dadrewa and the Gurudwara in Sahawa
Geography
Churu is located at 28°18'N 74°57'E? / ?28.30°N 74.95°E? / 28.30; 74.95.It has an average elevation of 292 m (958 ft).
CHURU is a district of enchanting topography in Thar Desert. The Churu City is encircled by large shifting sand dunes. The area is scanty in vegetation. Phoge and Kair bushes and Khejra, Royara and Babul trees are to be mainly found on the sand dunes. In the towns Neem and Peepal and Sira trees can also be noticed. One can find Sand dunes all over the area with a couple of small limestone hills.
The region boasts record temperatures ranging from below freezing point in the winters to over 50 degrees I the summer afternoons. Before dawn in the months of December/ January one may not be surprised to notice ice in small waterpots or frozen water dews on the little vegetation. Yet one may find that summer nights are cooler and winter days are warmer. The variation in the minimum and maximum temperature is perhaps greatest for any place in the world. Perhaps it is the only place in the world where temperature dips below sub-zero but does not have snowfall.
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 and polishing, and mustard seed crushing. the city is recognise by the main area of the city name KALERA BASS surrounding areas of CHANDANI CHOWK, ADARSH NAGAR, BALMIKI BASTI, MOCHIWARAH etc.
Places of interest
Ratangarh : This fort is an important attraction of the state and was constructed in 1820 AD by Raja of Bikaner - Ratan Singh. The fort is located on Agra - Bikaner highway. The shape of the market place is in the form of cross which suggest that city was planned before construction. You can see a spectrum of havelis which is around the main clock tower at the main crossing.
Salasar Balaji : In Churu city, this is one of the famous temple devoted to Lord Hanuman. Located at Japur-Bikaner highway, Churu is a well known pilgrimages of India. It is said that this is the place where Lord Balaji fulfills the desires of thousands of devotees.
Surana Haveli : This is a six storeyed edifice with an artistic windows and elegant doors. The haveli have more than 1100 doors.