Surajgarh

Shyalu Kalan
city
Shyalu Kalan Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhunjhunun
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	18,857
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	333029

Surajgarh is a city and a municipality in the Jhunjhunun district of the Indian state Rajasthan.

History

The former name of Surajgarh used to be Adicha. Surajgarh was built by Maharaja Surajmal Sing, a Jat ruler of Bissau. The Surajgarh Fort has now been converted into a heritage hotel. There are many old Hindu temples in Surajgarh. The town is divided in mainly two parts, first one is Surajgarh Bazar (old Surajgarh) and Surajgarh Mandi. There is one old temple on the Chirawa by pass called Bhairu ke Bagiche and one old lake called Shivalya near Ghardu village. Another notable landmark is the Dalmia House/Shekhawati Resort which was constructed in the year 1947 by a prominent citizen of Surajgarh, Murli Dhar Dalmia. The house is now a guest house.

Geography

Surajgarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet).

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, Surajgarh had a population of 18,857; of this 53% were male and 47% females. Surajgarh has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Surajgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Surajgarh has many educational institutes (schools and degree colleges). Many students from different parts of Rajasthan and neighbouring states, come to the town to study.education schools like Tagore Children Academy (Tagore Public Senior Secondary School), Saraswati, P. B. School, Govt. Girls School, St. Mann school etc. and in college like RKJK Barasiya P.G. College, Tagore Girls College, Keystone Engineering College, Arya Nursing College.

External links

• Surajgarh Fort