Jaitsar
Jaitsar is a town in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan,
Jaitsar | |
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  Jaitsar Location in Rajasthan, India  Jaitsar Jaitsar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′43″N 73°39′36″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sriganganagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sub-Tehsil |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,500 |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (IST) |
| PIN code | 335702 |
| Website | www.jaitsar.com |
Jaitsar was named after TH. Jatan singh ji rathore. Th.Jatan Singh Rathore belongs to royal family of marwar (retd. police inspector under the Bikaner estate)
ANCESSTORS OF TH. JATAN SINGH RATHORE-
Th. Kishan Singh Rathore
Th. Durga Singh Rathore, Th. prithvi Raj Singh Rathore. (Sons of Th. Kishan singh ji)
Th. Ravindar singh Rathore,Th. Girdhari Singh Rathore. (sons of Th. Durga singh Rathore)
Th. Prithvi Raj Singh Rathore
Th. Abhisek Singh Rathore. (s/o prithvi raj singh)
Kunwar Harshvardhan Singh Rathore (s/o Girdhari singh)
Kunwar Kartavya Raj singh Rathore (s/o Ravindar singh)
Kunwar Navnidhyaraj singh Rathore (s/o Abhishek singh)
Jaitsar Central State Farm was established in 1964.[1] It is the second largest farm of Asia. Indian cabinet also approved 200 mW solar plant on 400 hectare of CSF, Jaitsar .[2] Jaitsar panchayat is also known as 1Gb-A Village whose census was 7297 in 2011.
Jaitsar is a sub tehsil having a Senior sec. school, colleges, police station , PHC, GSS and a Dhan mandi etc.
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 aroras, traditional Punjabi culture with some native Rajasthani influence. Kashmiri Pandits (Kashmiri 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 14 km from Jaitsar & 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
- Hanuman Temple, 1 GB
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 the sarpanch Nathuram Setia.
There is an infrastructure for the practice of sports such as cricket, football, badminton, volleyball and basketball.
Railway stations
Jaitsar Station: Jaitsar has a railway station that connects it to major stations such as Delhi, Sriganganagar, Suratgarh, Jaipur etc.
Sarupsar Junction: a Jaitsar Area Railway Junction which connects it to Vijaynagar, Anoopgarh etc.
Bugia Halt: a Jaitsar Area Railway Station which is constructed for people of near Rural Area like 3lc,4lc,bugia etc
References
- Singh, Rama Shankar (1989). Indo-Soviet Cooperation and India's Economic Development. Deep & Deep Publ. ISBN 978-81-7100-134-7.
- "Cabinet approves 200 mw solar project at Jetsar in Rajasthan". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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