Sirohi
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Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan
state in western India
. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District
, and was formerly the capital of the princely state
of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.
on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sahastramal, Sehastramal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.
India census
, Sirohi had a population of 161133. urban population 35531 , Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sirohi has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 54%. In Sirohi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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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...
state in western 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 administrative headquarters of Sirohi District
Sirohi district
Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sirohi is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan , after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh.-Demographics:...
, and was formerly the capital of the princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.
Geography
Sirohi is located at 24.885°N 72.8625°E. It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).History
In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of ShivpuriShivpuri
Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level.-History:Shivpuri is an ancient...
on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sahastramal, Sehastramal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.
Demographics
In 1901 the population of the town Sirohi was 5651.India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sirohi had a population of 161133. urban population 35531 , Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sirohi has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 54%. In Sirohi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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Places to see
- Sirohi fort on Siranwa Hill
- markundeshwar mahadeo mandir ajari 5000 year old historical
- rare saraswati maa temple at markundeshwarji
- bhateshwar mahadeo basantgarh - old civilization of maharana kumbha
- chandrawati nagari - old Sirohi or golden city of its era
- kambeshwar mahadeo mandir - sheoganj
- banas dam
- delwada jain mandir - the extra ordinary fine art on stone
- vishnu, dattatriya and bramha mandir basantgarh
- Temple street
- Ambeshwarji temple
- Fort of Sirohi (Kesar Villa palace)
- Pavapuri (temple of Jainism)
- Sarneshwar Mahadev temple
- Maa Vaarahi Temple (Maandva)