Udaipurwati

Udaipurwati

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
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state_name = Rajasthan
district = Jhunjhunun
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Udaipurwati is a city in Shekhawati and a municipality in Jhunjhunun district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

History

Rao Bhojraj (Shekhawat) was the ruler of Udaipurwati. He was a Good King and the ancestor of Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats. The group of 45 villages of Udaipurwati was known as Pentalisa. The Shekhawat Thakurs of Pentalisa paid allegiance to their overlords, the Maharajas of Jaipur, which was collected from Udaipurwati. The famous villages of Pentalisa was Jhajhar, Khirod, Chirana, Gudhagorji etc.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Udaipurwati had a population of 27,831. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Udaipurwati has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 43%. In Udaipurwati, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

Chhatris (cenotaphs) in India

References


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