Ghanerao
Ghanerao is a village in Desuri tehsil of Pali district of Rajasthan.
Ghanerao Gona/ Gonerao | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Ghanerao Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 25.2333°N 73.5333°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Pali |
| Talukas | Desuri |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,650 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | ENGLISH , Hindi , Marwadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-RJ |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-22 |
| Sex ratio | 1050 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pali (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pali |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
| Avg. annual temperature | 30 °C (86 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 05 °C (41 °F) |
The village is located on the Sadri-Desuri road State Highway 16. Due to its proximity to Kumbhalgarh fort, Ranakpur Jain temple and Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, it is an important place in tourism with history. There are many Hindu and Jain temples in and around Ghanerao. In the village, there are many Hindu temples such as Laxmi Narayanji, Murlidhar and Charbhujaji. On the outskirts of the village is situated a ‘mahanth’ (Sant) known as Giriji Ki Dhani. The village have many temples of Riddhi & Siddhi Gajanand, a Sri Mahalaxmi ji, Sri Britwesar Mahadev Temple {Sri Bohra Shrimali Brahmins}. There are about 11 Jain temples some of them are quite old, Muchhal Mahavir Temple being the most notable one.
Britwaiser Temple
The Bratwesher mahadev ji temple was pronounced 'Britwesar Mahadev' by the British, resulting in a name change to Britwaiser Mahadev Temple.
Demographics
The population of Ghanerao is 7,650 according to a 2001 census, where male population is 3,732 and female population is 3,918.
Ghanerao Jagir
Ghanerao was a princely thikana of 37 villages founded in 1606. It was a member of two states Jodhpur State as well as Udaipur State. It was ruled by Rathores of Mertia clan. The village has a fort which is now a heritage hotel.[1]
Notable places
- Ghanerao Castle
- Mahavira Jain temple, constructed around 1020 CE[2]
- Ghanerao Jungle Lodge (Bagha Ka Bagh)
- Sri Shrimali Brahmins Mahalaxmi Tempal Ghanerao
- Sri Britwaser Mahadev (Lord Shive Ji)Temple {Sri Bohra Shrimali Brahmins}
References
- Ghanerao Royal castle
- Dhaky, Madhusudan A. (1977). The Indian Temple Forms in Karṇāṭa Inscriptions and Architecture. Abhinav Publications. p. 19. ISBN 978-8-17017-065-5.