Jasol
| Jasol | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
  Jasol Location in Rajasthan, India  Jasol Jasol (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°29′N 72°08′E / 25.49°N 72.13°ECoordinates: 25°29′N 72°08′E / 25.49°N 72.13°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,414 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344024 |
| Telephone code | 02988 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-39 |
| Sex ratio | 935 ♂/♀ |
Jasol is a located in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district, India.
The historical village of Jasol, the capital of the former Malani area was ruled by the independent Mahecha clan of the Rathore Rajputs. It includes cenotaphs, and the temple of Rani Bhatiyani. The horses of the indigenous Malani breed are raised there.
Jasol is known for the temple of mata rani bhatiyani ( Jasol Ranisa ) as devotees from various parts of India come to seek blessings of Majisa .
History
Establishment
The village was established by the Rathore rulers. The Rathores of Jasol, who are the descendants of Rawal Mallinath, are the eldest amongst all houses of Rathores in Rajasthan. Rawal Mallinath[1] was the eldest son of Rawal Salkhaji, Salkhaji's other two son were Viramdeo and Jaitmal.
Rawal Mallinathji
Rawal Mallinath[2] was a warrior-saint and songs of his heroic valour and saintly attitude are still sung by folk singers of western Rajasthan. His wife Rani Rupade was also a saint; bhajans composed by her are still popular in Western Rajasthan. Rawal Mallinath was an ardent horse lover, annual cattle fair by the name of Rawal Mallinath cattle fair is held every year at Tilwara village in the Luni river near Jasol. It is said that the cattle breeders after praying Rawal Mallinath dig the dry river just by their hands and pits of water are filled for the cattle. This phenomenon only takes place during the cattle fair. Hundreds of horse breeders of the indigenous Marwari, Kathiawari and Sindhi breeds of horses attend the annual fanfare along with several camel breeders, cattle owners of breeds like Tharparkar and Kankerj breeds of cows attend the fair
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Demographics
Jasol village population was 12,414 according to census 2001, when the male population was 6,415 and females numbered 5,999.
Places of interest
There is an old fort, cenotaphs, and a Temple of Shri Rani Bhatiyani Mandir, the wife of the erstwhile ruler of Jasol.
The building where the current police station is situated was the office of the British Resident Commissioner of the Malani Paragana.
Notables
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and ex finance, defence and foreign minister of India Jaswant Singh's birthplace is Jasol.
- Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh, Military strategist of the Indian Army [3]
- Lalit K. Panwar, I.A.S. officer, (1979 batch) of Rajasthan Cadre is Chairman and Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).