Surajgarh
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| Coordinates | 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°ECoordinates: 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Rajasthan | ||
| District(s) | Jhunjhunun | ||
| Population | 18,857 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Surajgarh is a city and a municipality in Jhunjhunun district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. MLA - Sharwan Kumar
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[edit] History
it is an ancient town and famous for mandi
[edit] Geography
Surajgarh is located at 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet). For more information on Surajgarh please visit www.surajgarh.com
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Surajgarh had a population of 18,857. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Surajgarh has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Surajgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Higher and Technical Education
Surajgarh, which literally translates into Castle of the Rising Sun, has many institute in education line. and doing progress because of thousands students from different places are coming in surajgarh for studying. Surajgarh is very peaceful town and since it is on border of rajasthan and haryana, it is attracting students from all the places.
[edit] People
Surajgarh is the home town of the Kedias, one of the top industrial families in India. The first well-known non-politician and the first man with post-graduate qualifications from Surajgarh was Late.Shri Rambilas sharma(Ghagshyan) also known as Headmasterji. He was a principal of PB SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL in Surajgarh . Late . Shri.Rambilasji Sharma born-1913 at surajgarh,was a man for literacy mission for a very small town-surajgarh. He was the first Post-graduate in Surajgarh,in year 1936, from LAHORE UNIVERSITY. Present Union Cabinet Minister From Congress- Sheshram Ola, The Promoter Of The First Degree College -Jugalkishore Barasia, Present MLA- Sharvan Kumar, Are All His Students to name a few . The first library in Surajgarh has a lot of contribution of headmasterji. It is because of life time service to Surajgarh in education and development of late. Shri.Rambilas ji Sharma that today Surajgarh, though a small place, is on national map for education. Truly Shri.Rambilasji- headmasterji has been a man of literacy mission . Today this place has a public school, degree college, an engineering college,MBA Collge.. Usually the people from this area are considered very loud with their language with a mixture of shekhavati and haryanvi.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Surajgarh
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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