Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
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Pratapgarh, is a town in Rajasthan
, India
. It is the district headquarters of Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)
the newest District of Rajasthan
. Famous for its Thewa
art, the town is surrounded by tribal villages.
state. it came into existence on jan 26, 2008 as the 33rd district of Rajasthan. Pratapgarh is located at 24.03° N 74.78° E. It has an average elevation of 491 metres (1610 feet). It is the second highest place in Rajasthan after Mount Abu.
, the city also looks tribal. After the declaration as a district, new development plans has been executed in the city by state government.
Nearby cities include Chhoti Sadri
47 km, and Mandsaur
32 km.
zone when it was built in 1945. Nowadays it is running only adult movies. The former Darpan cinema has now been shut off to run some other business. Communication services are being run by Airtel, BSNL(evdo), Idea
, Reliance
, Tata Indicom
, and Vodafone
. Due to its strategic location the Airport Authority of India has installed here a VOR station for guiding aircraft their path. It is said that Pratapgarh is midway between Delhi-Mumbai route.
Though Pratapgarh is connected to all important towns by road, a railway line is unlikely, since due to the height at which it is located, it would be very costly to build a railway line here.
Local and national newspapers include Dainik Bhaskar
, Dainik Kanthal Jyot, Dainik Kuber, Jai Kanthal, and Rajasthan Patrika
.
Colleges in Pratapgarh
. The Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
encompasses attractive fauna and flora, including flying squirrel
s, Black-naped Monarch
s, and Lesser Florican
s.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is the district headquarters of Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)
Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)
Pratapgarh district is the 33rd district of Rajasthan, created on 26 January 2008. It is a part of Udaipur Division and has been carved out from the erstwhile tehsils of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Banswara districts...
the newest District of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. Famous for its Thewa
Thewa
Thewa is a special art of jewelry making which involves embossing of intricately worked out sheet gold on molten glass evovled Pratapgarh district India. Its origin dates back to the mughal age.-Process:...
art, the town is surrounded by tribal villages.
History
Maharana Kumbha ruled Chittorgarh in 14th century. Due to some dispute with his younger brother Kshemkarn he expelled him out of his territory. Kshemkarn's family was refugee for some time and lived in the Aravali ranges in near south of Rajasthan. In 1514, his son Rajkumar Surajmal became the ruler of Devgarh, and this raj later came to be known as Pratapgarh raj. As the environment of Devgarh was not found to be suitable by the royal family, one of the descendants of Raja Surajmal, Rajkumar Pratapsingh started to build a new town near Devgarh in 1698 and named it Pratapgarh.Geography
Pratapgarh District is a newly constituted district in RajasthanRajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state. it came into existence on jan 26, 2008 as the 33rd district of Rajasthan. Pratapgarh is located at 24.03° N 74.78° E. It has an average elevation of 491 metres (1610 feet). It is the second highest place in Rajasthan after Mount Abu.
Culture
The city is a blend of old and new cultures. In nearby villages, the tribal culture still thrives. Every Sunday when the tribes come to the city to buy merchandise in the weekly haat marketMarket
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
, the city also looks tribal. After the declaration as a district, new development plans has been executed in the city by state government.
Topography
The internal part of the city has many narrow streets and some of them are so narrow that it is hard for two bikes to cross each other. In the last decade, the outer parts of the city are developing rapidly.Nearby cities include Chhoti Sadri
Chhoti Sadri
Chhoti Sadri Chhoti Sadri Chhoti Sadri (Hindi: छोटी सादड़ी is a city and a municipality in Pratapgarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated near Neemuch on the Ajmer-Khandwa railway line.This place was famous for a temple of Devi built in the 5th century AD...
47 km, and Mandsaur
Mandsaur
Mandsaur or Mandsour is a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District.-Origin of name:...
32 km.
Demography
As of the 2001 Indian census, Pratapgarh had a population of 50,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pratapgarh has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Pratapgarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Services and infrastructure
There are three cinema halls. They are Archana, Pratap and Samata. The Pratap theatre was the first cinema hall in the whole UdaipurUdaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
zone when it was built in 1945. Nowadays it is running only adult movies. The former Darpan cinema has now been shut off to run some other business. Communication services are being run by Airtel, BSNL(evdo), Idea
Idea
In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images...
, Reliance
Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications Ltd. is an Indian broadband and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. RCOM is the world's 16th largest mobile phone operator with over 144 million subscribers. Established on 2004, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group...
, Tata Indicom
Tata Indicom
Tata Teleservices Limited is a Indian broadband and telecommunications provider based in Mumbai, India. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate...
, and Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
. Due to its strategic location the Airport Authority of India has installed here a VOR station for guiding aircraft their path. It is said that Pratapgarh is midway between Delhi-Mumbai route.
Though Pratapgarh is connected to all important towns by road, a railway line is unlikely, since due to the height at which it is located, it would be very costly to build a railway line here.
Local and national newspapers include Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper published by D B Corp Ltd.. It was started in year 1958 from Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh...
, Dainik Kanthal Jyot, Dainik Kuber, Jai Kanthal, and Rajasthan Patrika
Rajasthan Patrika
Rajasthan Patrika is a Hindi language daily newspaper published from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota and other cities of Rajasthan and from major Indian cities such as Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur , Raipur, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi and Bangalore.-History:Rajasthan...
.
Education
The standard of education in Pratapgarh has risen radically since the late 1980s. The first English-language middle school was opened in 1989. Since then many education institutes have opened up. Educational services are available now for primary (up to 5th class), middle (up to 8th class), secondary (up to 10th class), higher secondary (up to C12th class) and graduation (Bachelors Degree).| School Name | Established | Medium of Instruction | Education Level | Affiliated Board of Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's School | 1989 | English | Secondary | CBSE |
| Burhani Bagh Naunihal | 1995 | English | Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School | - | Hindi | Sr. Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Adarsh Bal Mandir | - | Hindi | Sr. Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School | - | Hindi | Sr. Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Bhattarak | - | Hindi | Sr. Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Saifiyah | - | Hindi | Sr. Secondary | Rajasthan Board |
| Pragati Academy | - | Hindi | Middle | Rajasthan Board |
Colleges in Pratapgarh
| College Name | Established | Courses Available | Affiliated University | Medium of Instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. P.G. College, Pratapgrah | 1966 | B. A., B.Com, B. Sc. | Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur | Hindi |
| M.V.M. Teachers Training College | - | B. Ed. | Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur | Hindi |
| Sarawati Girls College Pratapgarh | - | B. A. | Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur | Hindi |
| LBS (Lal Bahadur Shastri) | - | BCA & BBA Diploma | - | Hindi |
| APC (Asia Pacific) | - | BCA & BBA Diploma | - | Hindi |
Ecotourism
Pratapgarh is a popular venue for ecotourismEcotourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism...
. The Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated in south-east portion of Pratapgarh district , declared as the protected forest area vide Government of Rajasthan Notification no. F 11 Revenue/8/79 Dated 2.11.1979. Having an area of 422.95 square kilometers, it is a dense forest...
encompasses attractive fauna and flora, including flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrels, scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini, are a tribe of 44 species of squirrels .- Description :...
s, Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Monarch
The Black-naped Monarch or Black-naped Blue Flycatcher is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar while the female is duller and...
s, and Lesser Florican
Lesser Florican
The Lesser Florican , also known as the Likh, is a large bird in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent where it is found in tall grasslands and is best known for the leaping breeding displays made by the males during the Monsoon...
s.