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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Churu District
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Rajastan Churu district.png
| map_caption = Location of Churu district in Rajasthan
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Churu
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bikaner Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Churu (tehsil)|Churu]], [[Sidhmukh]], [[Ratangarh South Side, Churu|Ratangarh]], [[Taranagar]], [[Rajgarh , Churu|Rajgarh]], [[Sardarshahar]], [[Sujangarh]], [[Bidasar, Churu|Bidasar]]
| area_total_km2 = 13858
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of =
| population_total = {{increase}} 2,039,547 (2011) <ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/Raj/7-popu-10-19.pdf | title = Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
*{{increase}} 2,112,316 (2018 est.)
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = {{increase}} 576480
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = {{increase}} 67.46%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 940
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = Churu<ref name="Churu Parliamentary Constituency">{{cite web | url = http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | title = Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan | access-date = 2012-02-23 | year = 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616220354/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ECIPDF/State_pc_Map/RAJASTHAN.pdf | archive-date = 2013-06-16 }}</ref>
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH-52
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 43cm mm
| website = {{URL|http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in}}
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Blackbuck deer at Tal Chappar sanctuary.jpg
| image_caption = Blackbucks at [[Tal Chhapar Sanctuary|Tal Chhapar sanctuary]]
}}

'''Churu district''' is a district of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] in northern India.It was founded in 1620 AD by the Nirban clan of Rajputs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Churu-Rajasthan|title=History|url=https://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/churu/en/about-churu/history.html#|access-date=2021-06-20|website=churu.rajasthan.gov.in|language=en-us}}</ref>.The town of [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Churu lies in the [[Bikaner]] region of northern [[Rajasthan]] and shares boundaries with the [[Hanumangarh District]] to the north, the [[Haryana]] state to the east, the [[Jhunjhunun District|Jhunjhunun]] and [[Sikar District|Sikar]] districts to the southeast, the [[Nagaur District]] to the south, and the [[Bikaner District]] to the west.

The district has an area of approximately 16,830 km<sup>2</sup>, with a road length of 1901 km. The 2011 population was approximately 2,039,547. The gender ratio is 938 females per 1,000 males; literacy among residents is 67.46%. There are 8 tehsils in the district: [[Churu (tehsil)|Churu]], [[Sidhmukh]], [[Ratangarh, Churu|Ratangarh]], [[Taranagar]], [[Rajgarh, Churu|Rajgarh]], [[Sardarshahar]], [[Sujangarh]], and [[Bidasar, Churu|Bidasar]]. Sardarshahar is the biggest Tehsil and '''Sidhmukh''' is the newest '''Tehsil''' '''Headquarter''' in Churu District . The major crops include [[Pearl millet|bajra]] and [[guar]].The District Collector of Churu is [https://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/pages/contact-directory/32/30261 Siddarth Sihag]

==Attractions==
Sujangarh On South Side, Ratangarh On Southwest Side, Sardarshahar On North Side, Tarangar On Northeast Side, Rajgarh On East Side , [[Ratannagar]], Chapper, Bidasar and Rajaldesar are the other major towns in the district. The [[Tal Chhapar Sanctuary]], a [[blackbuck]] sanctuary, has more than 1,680 black bucks and migratory birds. It is a major attraction for wildlife enthusiasts. Other attractions include the grand palatial [[Haveli]]es in the towns of Ratannagar, Ratangarh and Sardarshahar, the Hanuman temple at [[Salasar Balaji|Salasar]] and the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birthplace of local deity, Goga Pir, in Dadrewa. The Bhadrakali Temple at Rajaldesar is popular among Shakta Tantra followers from all over India, which was established by Anant Shri Vibhushit Dandi Swami Jogendrashram ji Maharaj. Baba Phool Nath Temple at Nawa, Rajgarh is popular and related to the Nath community.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,34,165|13=1911|14=2,69,411|15=1921|16=2,69,157|17=1931|18=3,29,062|19=1941|20=4,09,890|21=1951|22=4,71,279|23=1961|24=5,92,209|25=1971|26=7,82,149|27=1981|28=10,54,415|29=1991|30=13,73,150|31=2001|32=16,96,039|33=2011|34=20,39,547|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|#FF6600|87.17}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|12.24}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Churu district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of approximately 2,039,547,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Botswana]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Botswana 2,065,398
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 224th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640 districts]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 148 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-11 was approximately 6.1%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Churu has a [[sex ratio]] of 938 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of about 67.46%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.51% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

===Percentage distribution of local work force===
* Cultivators: 73.17%
* Agricultural laborers: 3.16%

===Local industries===
* Processing, servicing, and repairs: 2.26%
* Other workers: 21.41%

===Major crop production===
* Wheat: 60,654 tonnes
* Rapeseed and Mustard: 24,705 tonnes
* Pulses: 9,594 tonnes
* Gram: 316 tonnes
* Bajra: 2545467 tonnes

===Communication facilities===
* Public call offices: 682
* Post offices: 392
* Telegraph offices: 89
* Telephone exchanges: 83

===Educational facilities and institutions===
* Primary and middle schools: 1,472
* Secondary and higher secondary schools: 207
* Private BED Colleges: 14
* Post graduate and under graduate: 11
* ITIs: 5
* Government BED Colleges: 1
* IASE Deemed University
* Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

===Industrial scenario===
* Large and Medium Scale Units: 10
* Small Scale Units: 3,963
* Industrial Areas: 7

==Language==
Bagad language of Hindi having devanagari dialect is the official language and Hindi is additional official.Bagad language is used mainly in sardarshahar,Taranagar,Ratangarh & sadulpur. Rajsthani is major speaking Language in Churu,Sujangarh, Chapar, Bidasar.

==Infrastructure==
A majority of the district's power supply is provided by the Bhakra Hydel Complex through 132 kV lines coming via Hissar in Haryana. 902 of the district's 926 villages have access to electricity. Water is available at the depth of 30 to 48 metres, with the exception of places such as Sujangarh and Taranagar Tehsils.

The district has good connections within and outside the state. Mega Highway (Bathinda-Ajmer) National Highway Nos. 11 (Agra-Bikaner), 65 (Ambala-Pali), and 709 Ext. (Rohtak-Rajgarh) pass through the district. The total length of roads in the district is 3,010 km and is 240 km from Delhi via Hisar and 210 km. via Behal. The Churu district is served by broad gauge lines of the Northern-Western Railway. The total length of rail line is 363 km. The broad gauge is operational in the district. The nearest airport is at Jaipur (approximately 245 km outside the district).

Churu was ranked as 423rd in a ranking of 423 districts for the National Urban Sanitation Policy in 2009-2010. In the absence of citizen awareness, it continues to hold that rank, making it officially India's dirtiest district.[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/may/d2010051101.pdf (Report)]

===Primary industries===
* Aluminium utensils
* Blanket weaving
* Cement production
* Churan
* Chatni
* Guargum
* Hand loomed cloth
* Iron and steel fabrication
* Oil production
* Salt production
* Sewing machine (DABLA)

== Notable people ==
*[[Khemchand Prakash]]- one of the best music composers of the 1940s.
* [[Nand Kishore Chaudhary]] - chairman and managing director of Jaipur Rugs and social entrepreneur
*Anand Nahar - Youngest SEBI Registered Research Analyst in India
* [[Lakshmi Mittal]] - the "Steel King", born at Sadulpur in Churu District.
* [[Bimal Jalan]] - former RBI governor
* [[Bharat Vyas]] - Writer of the prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'Ye Kaun Chitrakar Hai'. He directed a Bollywood film ''Rangeela Rajasthani''.
* [[Kishan Singh Rathore|Col. Thakur Kishan Singh Rathore]] - one of the first recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (second highest military decoration in India)
* [[Devendra Jhajharia]] - India's first Paralympic gold medalist.
* [[Kanhaiyalal Sethia]]- prominent Rajasthani writer.
* Rai Bahadur [[Bhagwandas Bagla]]- the first [[Marwaris|Marwari]] [[Shekhawati]] [[millionaire]]
* Krishna Poonia Olympian and MLA from Sadulpur
*Nahar Brothers - Founders of ZORKO SuperDrinks

==See also==
* [[Churu (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Gugalwa]]
* [[Ratangarh, Churu|Ratangarh]]
* [[Ratannagar]]
* [[Sadulpur]]
* [[Sardarshahar]]
* [[Bidasar, Churu|Bidasar]]
* [[List of villages in Churu district]]
* [[Sujangarh]]
* [[Sandwa]]
* [[Tal Chhapar Sanctuary]]
* [[Rajaldesar]]
* [[Taranagar]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in Churu District website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Churu district
|North = [[Hanumangarh district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Bhiwani district]], [[Haryana]]
|Southeast = [[Jhunjhunun district]]
|South = [[Sikar district]]
|Southwest = [[Nagaur district]]
|West = [[Bikaner district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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