Chandlai

Chandlai
—  city  —
Chandlai Location of Chandlai in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	26°41′N 75°53′E / 26.68°N 75.88°E / 26.68; 75.88Coordinates: 26°41′N 75°53′E / 26.68°N 75.88°E / 26.68; 75.88
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Tonk
Population	3,176 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 313 metres (1,027 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 303907

Chandlai (Hindi: चंदलाई) is a village in Tonk district of Rajasthan, India. It is located at Latitude 26.68 Longitude 75.88 with Elevation 333 (meters). It is situated at a distance of 10 km from Tonk city on Tonk – Kota road.

History

A Jat chieftain ‘Chandla’ founded it. Chandla was ruler of Tonk at that time. He got constructed a pucca pond near the village in the name of her daughter ‘Bhala’ and put an inscription on it on baisakh sudi 15 samvat 1027 (970 AD). During this period Rajasthan was ruled by a large number of small republics. Thakur Deshraj has written that extent of the rule of Chandla must be in a radius of 20 miles from Chandlai village.

See also

• Pirana, Rajasthan

References

• Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.
• Rajasthan Sandesh, Year 1, Vol 2

External links

• Chandlai on indexmundi
• Population as of 2001 census