Gudhagorji

Gudha Gorji Ka Gudha Gorji Ka, Gudha Godji, Gudha Gaurji Ka, GUDHA
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Gudha Gorji Ka Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Gudha Gorji Ka Gudha Gorji Ka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°53′20″N 75°29′03″E / 27.8889°N 75.4843°E / 27.8889; 75.4843Coordinates: 27°53′20″N 75°29′03″E / 27.8889°N 75.4843°E / 27.8889; 75.4843
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	jhunjhunu
Founded by	Jhunjhar Singh Ji
Languages
• Official	Marwadi and Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-
Website	www.gudha.in

Gudha Gorji is a town in the Shekhawati (which includes three district of rajasthan i.e. Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Churu) region of Rajasthan, India.^[1] The town is named after Saint Gudheshwar Maharaj, and a very religious and wise Thukurainji, named Gorji. Rajendra Singh Gudha is famous Former MLA. in gudha gorji.Today, Gudhagorji is one of the important commercial towns in the Jhunjhunu district. Tourists visit the town to see old temples and samadhis located on the hilltop, or to enjoy tracking on the hill. Gudha Gorji established on Margshirsh shukla 5, samwat 1705 by Thakur Jhunjhar Singh Ji, son of Raja Todermal of Udaipurwati. Thakur sahab Shri. Virendra Pratap Singh Shekhawat former MLA, is the member of the noble family of Gudha Gorji, is present.

Gudhagorji is connected by state highway SH-37, and can be reached by car or bus from Jhunjhunu, Jaipur or Sikar. The town is about 33 km from Jhunjhunu, 50 km from Sikar and 140 km from Jaipur. At present there is no hi-fi hotel but there are hotels just to stay or for emergencies . However, tourists may stay either in dharmsala or at Jhunjhunu or Sikar. The population of the village is approximately 4 lakh. The village can be called to a town according to its development. The language used by local people is Marwari language but everyone knows Hindi as it is a part of north India.

Wooden handicraft items such as lampshades, decorative table lamps, etc., from traditional Kharadis are sold at the Kharadiyon ka Mohalla. One can also taste the delicious pedas, made by the famous halwais of the town, and Kanji ka Bada.Gudha gorji is also famous for education. Central Acedmy Public School gudha gorji and Tagore Public school is very famous for education because in this school the merit holder students are Dinesh Sharma, Amit Dhaka, Nikhil Poddar, Arvind Parik, Jyoti Kedia, Payal Mittal, Sandeep Kumar Jat. Nikhil Poddar got merit twice, in 10th and 12th. Gudhagorji, of late, has also emerged as an educational HUB of Sekhawati.Gudha Public School is recognised as a merit holder school in 2013 and 2014. In addition to a number of vernacular, Hindi and English medium schools (including schools following CBSE syllabus), there are good enough degree colleges(more than five) in Science, Commerce, B.Ed. and Humanities. The village is also famous for his hospitality and his educational town also for mountain and great Rajput stories that lead back to 100 years. Many villages around this towns are located at footstep of mountains like Bhodaki,Bhojgarh, Ponkh, Guda, Chanwara, Hirwana, Newari,Kakrana, Manaksas. Actually this town is a lifeline of 46 villages nearby it. This town is an edutional, career and commercial HUB for people of these 46 villages. Many young students from this town join Indian Defence Forces (Army, Air Force & Navy) and para-military forces every year.

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