Jaswantpura

Jaswantpura
Jaspra
Lohiyonagad
village
Jaswantpura
Location in Rajasthan, India
Jaswantpura
Jaswantpura (India)
Coordinates: 24°48′00″N 72°28′00″E / 24.8000°N 72.4667°E / 24.8000; 72.4667Coordinates: 24°48′00″N 72°28′00″E / 24.8000°N 72.4667°E / 24.8000; 72.4667
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jalore
Named for Maharaja Jaswant Singh
Government
  Body Bhartiya Janta Party
Elevation 272 m (892 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 4,399
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 307515
Telephone code 02990
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-16
Sex ratio 968 /
Website www.jaswantpura.weebly.com

Jaswantpura is a village in the bhinmal District of Rajasthan, India. It holds the headquarters of panchayat samiti (block) of the same name and is part of the jaswantpura sub division. It is declared to be made as tehsil in Rajasthan budget-2012-13.[1] It is named after the ruler of Marwar (Jodhpur ) Maharaja Jaswant Singh Prior to 1947, it was the headquarters of the pargana by the same name. The Navodaya vidyalaya of Jalore district, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jaswantpura is located here .

Demographics

Population of Jaswantpura is 4,399 according to census 2001. where male population is 2,235 while female population is 2,164.[2]

Transportation

The Sagi river flows through town. The nearest airport to Jaswantpura is in Udaipur. Raniwara is the nearest railway station. Most of the commutation is being through buses only.

Temples

. Jaswantpura holds Shree Satimataji Temple, and within 20 km is the Sunda Mata temple. mahadev ka mandir(bageech). There is a famous Jain Temple in Loyana as Godiji ( shree Godi Parshwanth Bhagawan)is more than 187 years old.

References

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