Surajgarh is a city and a municipal corporation in the district of Jhunjhunun in the Shekhawati region of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Surajgarh | |
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city | |
Surajgarh Location in Rajasthan, India Surajgarh Surajgarh (India) | |
Coordinates: 28°19′N 75°44′E / 28.32°N 75.73°E[1] | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Jhunjhunun |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18,857 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 333029 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Rambilas Sharma served as headmaster Ji, who devoted his life to the development of Surajgarh. A book on his life and on Surajgarh is titled Headmaster ji: The Man with Literacy Mission.[2][3] The Government of India, Postal Department honored Headmaster Ji's contribution to society and released a special cover in memory of him during the first philately exhibition of Jhunjhunu in 2016.[4][5] Headmaster Ji, with Vinoba Bhave, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, and others took part in Bhoodan Movement in Surajgarh from 1958-1960.
Surajgarh is around 180 Km from Delhi. The town is divided into two parts: Surajgarh Bazar (old Surajgarh), and Surajgarh Mandi.
In the 2001 Indian census,[6] Surajgarh had a population of 18,857, 53%, male and 47% female. Surajgarh has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: The male literacy rate is 75%, while female literacy is 54%. In Surajgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Surajgarh Fort operates as a heritage hotel.[7]