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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Jhunjhunu}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jhunjhunu district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Rajasthan|District of Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| image_map = Rajastan Jhunjhunur district.png
| map_caption = Location of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{coord|75.02|76.06}} - {{coord|27.38|28.31}}
| coor_pinpoint = Jhunjhunu
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jaipur Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jhunjhunu]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Jhunjhunu]], 2. [[Chirawa]], 3. [[Buhana]], 4. [[Khetri]], 5. [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]], 6. [[Udaipurwati]] 7.[[Malsisar]] 8. [[Surajgarh]]
| area_total_km2 = 5,928
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,137,045<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/428-jhunjhunun.html
| title = 2011 Census of India: Jhunjhunu district
}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 22.89 percent
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 74.72
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 950
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = Jhunjhunu<ref name="Jhunjhunu 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 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Jhunjhunu]], 2. [[Mandawa|Mandwa]], 3. [[Pilani]], 4. [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]], 5. [[Khetri]], 6. [[Udaipurwati]], 7. [[Surajgarh]]<ref name="Jhunjhunu district Assembly Constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF%5CRaj_Maps%5Cac_jhunjhunu.pdf |title=Assembly Constituencies of Jhunjhunu district |access-date=2012-02-23 |year=2012 |publisher=gisserver1.nic.in }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = State Highway 8
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in}}
| official_name =
}}
[[File:Map rajasthan dist num shaded.png|290px|right|thumb|26. Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan]]

'''Jhunjhunu district''' is a district of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] [[Rajasthan]] in northern [[India]]. The city of [[Jhunjhunu]] is the district headquarters.

==District location==
The district falls within [[Shekhawati]] region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by [[Haryana]] state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by [[Sikar District]], and on the northwest and north by [[Churu District]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,41,572|13=1911|14=3,69,081|15=1921|16=3,53,140|17=1931|18=4,05,519|19=1941|20=4,91,003|21=1951|22=5,88,736|23=1961|24=7,19,650|25=1971|26=9,29,230|27=1981|28=12,11,583|29=1991|30=15,82,421|31=2001|32=19,13,689|33=2011|34=21,37,045|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
|title=Religions in Jhunjhunu{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|89.17}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10.68}}
{{bar percent|Others|blue|0.15}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jhunjhunu district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,137,045,<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}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Namibia]]<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 = Namibia 2,147,585 }}</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 214th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 361 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jhunjhunun has a [[sex ratio]] of 950 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 74.72%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.09% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.70% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Places of interest==
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* Birla temple Pilani
* Birla Musieum Pilani
* [[Ramakrishna Mission]] in the [[Khetri]] town of the district.
* Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati
* [[Dhosi Hill]]
* [[Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu]]
* [[Khetri Mahal]]
* Shree Jhujhar Ji Temple, Dhanuri
* Bhopal Garh Fort in Khetri
* Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar
* Shri Panchdeo Mandir
* Sculpture of Jujhar singh
* Havelis in [[Nawalgarh, Rajasthan|Nawalgarh]]
* GogaMedi at [[Sotwara]]
* Science park in Nawalgarh
* Temple of [[Ramdev Pir|Ramdevji]] in Nawalgarh (First one is in [[Ramdevra]])
* Tibrewala and Modi Haveli
* Bissau Fort in Bissau
* [[Surajgarh Fort]] in Surajgarh
* [[Bissau Mahal]] in Jhunjhunu
* [[Shyamgarh Fort]] in Jhunjhunu
* [[Bishangarh Fort]] in [[Tamkor]]
* Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon
* Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa
* Desert Resort in Mandawa
* Balaji Temple in Bheemsar
* Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple in Jhunjhunu
* Dargah Hajarat Qumarudsin Shah
* Gangaur mela Bhagera
* Ashtavinayak temple
* Ghoriwara Balaji Mandir
* Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh
* Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau

==Industries==
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Famous copper mines are situated in the [[Khetri]] tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of [[Hindustan Copper Limited]] is situated at a distance of 10 km from the [[Khetri]] town. It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc.

==Education==
*[[BITS Pilani]]
*CSIR-CEERI, PILANI
*Sainik School, Jhunjhunu
*Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Kajra,Jhunjhunu
*Jhunjhunu Academy, Jhunjhunu
*Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jhunjhunu
*Kendriya Vidyalaya, [[Indrapura, Rajasthan|Indrapura]]
*Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khetri Nagar
*Sports University, Jhunjhunu
*Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University.
*Keystone Group of Institutions, Surajgarh, Jhunjhunu
*Singhania University Pacheri
*Seth Motilal PG College, Jhunjhunu
*Sophia School, Khetri
*Birla School Pilani, Pilani

==Notable people ==
* [[G.D. Birla]], industrialist
* [[Karmveer Choudhary]], [[Bollywood]] and television actor
* [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]], BJP politician and [[Governor of West Bengal]]
* [[Piru Singh]], an [[Indian Army]] non-commissioned officer, awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]] (PVC), India's highest military decoration<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Param-Vir-Chakra-winners-since-1950/articleshow/2731710.cms</ref>
* [[Kirti Kulhari]] , bollywood actress
* [[Kulwant Khejroliya]] , Domestic cricketer. Only player from [[Jhunjhunu]] to play in [[Indian Premier League]]

==See also==
*[[Khudania]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website|http://www.jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jhunjhunu district
|North =
|Northeast = [[Bhiwani district]], [[Haryana]]
|East = [[Mahendragarh district]], [[Haryana]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Sikar district]]
|Southwest =
|West =
|Northwest = [[Churu district]]
}}

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{{Districts of Rajasthan}}
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