Jaitsar
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  Jaitsar Location in Rajasthan, India  Jaitsar Jaitsar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°21′03″N 73°39′39″E / 29.350783°N 73.660722°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sriganganagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Up-Tehsil |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,142 |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (IST) |
| PIN code | 335702 |
| Website | www.jaitsar.com |
Jaitsar is a town in the Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, India. Jaitsar was mentioned in the Indian soap opera, Balika Vadhu.
Jaitsar Central State Farm was established in 1956. It is Second largest Farm of ASIA.
Culture
Jaitsar town contains a wide cultural diversity. Most of the people from the main city are local merchants and the people from surrounded rural area are farmers.The city has a traditional Punjabi culture with some Bagri influence. Kashmiri Pandits (POK migrants) have been living in the city and nearby villages (3LC (A); 4LC) since 1950 speak their native language Poonchi.
Tourist attractions
Tourist attractions include
- Historical Gurudwara Buddha Johad. A large gurudwara, which is 55 km from Ganganagar in the south-west. This is a place where Bhai Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh brought the head of Massa Rangarh (guilty of sacrilege of the Amritsar Golden Temple) and hung it on a tree on 11 August 1740.
- Jaitsar-Sardargarh Central State Farm
- Jaitsar open Jail
- Johdi Temple
Education
Jaitsar's education system is considered very good. Almost 5000 students in its near vicinity come here for study.
Colleges in Jaitsar
Maharaja Ganga Singh college
Saraswati Sah Shiksha College
Schools in Jaitsar
Amrit Bal Vidya Peeth Sen. Sec. School
R.N.K. AAdarsh Vidya Mandir Sec. School
Saint Andrews Convent Sen. Sec. School
Genius Convent School
Kirti Public School
Raman Dhara Sen Sec School
Central Academy Sen Sec School
Govt.Shradhhanand AArya Sen Sec School
Govt. Balika Sen Sec School
Bharat Aadarsh Sen Sec School
Sports
Jaitsar Stadium
Jaitsar Stadium is located at Govt.sen.sec School. Hundreds of people come here on daily basis for the physical training for the recruitment process of Military and Police. Stadium was constructed with the help of the fund of local political representative by Sh. Nathu Ram Setia.
There is an infrastructure for the practice of sports such as cricket, football, badminton, volleyball and basketball.
Jaitsar Station:Jaitsar has a railway station that connects it to major stations such as Delhi, Sriganganagar, Suratgarh etc.
Sarupsar Junction: It is a Jaitsar Area Railway Junction which connects it to Vijaynagar,Anoopgarh etc.
Bugia Halt: It is Jaitsar Area Railway Station which is constructed for people of near Rural Area like 3lc,4lc,bugia etc
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