Lalgarh, Rajasthan
Lalgarh is a small town in Churu district in Rajasthan, India situated on the border of the Churu and Nagaur districts. The town is named after Raja Lal Singh, who named it after himself about 100 years ago. Its original name was Kaniyana.
Lalgarh Kaniyana | |
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town | |
  Lalgarh Location in Rajasthan, India  Lalgarh Lalgarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°31′11″N 73°54′29″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Churu |
| Founded by | Raja Lal Singh |
| Named for | Raja Lal Singh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,253 |
| • Density | 962/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 331518 |
| 01569 | 01569 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ- |
| Nearest city | Nagour (42 km approx.) |
| Sex ratio | 100/95 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 72% |
History
Maharaja Ganga Singh had developed a bagichi, which has temples of Shivaji, Balaji and Santoshi Mata. A six-bed hospital was made by Kanheyalal Jain. Outside the village there is a forest of 1000 bigha. An annual fair of cattle was organized every year in the village, which is main source of getting Nagauri variety of bulls.
There are 1,500 families residing in the village; out of them 300 families are of Lakhotia, Lohia, Bang, Malani, Jhawar, Bajaj, Toshniwal, swami, Bagada, Tawaniya, ojha sarswat etc.
In the village, there are many castes but still there is a majority of caste is only one caste these are Jats, Some JAT Gotra are Lohmror, Godara, Dhaka, Jakhad, Sangwa, Sirol, Jajra, Sau, Mahiya, Jyani, Kuliya,Dukiya, Potliya, dhetarwal, lochab, saran etc. Rajputs also have a majority same as Jat community, there are several types of Gotra's that the person identify as Chandarvasa or Suryavasa. Some other Gotra's are Rathore, Shekhawat, Sodha, Bidawat, Sankhla, Jodha etc.
The village was established by Maharaja Lal Singh and the village was handed to Thakurs of the village. Rajgarana of Bikaner, Rajkumari Ridhi Kanwar regularly come in the village. The Rajput of Lalgarh made Nadnachya Mandir in end of village border. The Mandir is sharing with 27 villages of Narnoat(Rathore). The shows great power of community. In the middle of village, the one big bhawan is there that name is Rajput Shabh Bhawan. According to political views, the jats are more involved then others. In the village, jats are also strong community as others.
There are many temples. Baba Ramdev temple is situated on bus stand. Shree Ram mandir is in main market. Another temple of Baba Ramdev is on the way of boseri Nagaur.