village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
Indian state
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of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. Its
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...
is
Surajgarh
Surajgarh is a city and a municipal corporation in the district of Jhunjhunu in the Shekhawati region of the Indian state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, s ...
and
district
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is
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city and municipal council in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jhunjhunu district. It is also the largest city of the Shekhawati region, which includes Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar ...
. It is located from
Surajgarh
Surajgarh is a city and a municipal corporation in the district of Jhunjhunu in the Shekhawati region of the Indian state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, s ...
, from
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city and municipal council in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jhunjhunu district. It is also the largest city of the Shekhawati region, which includes Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar ...
, and from
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
.
History
Baloda established 1505 AD by Jat (Balwada gotar) and Thakur Dalel Singh ji come here in 1775 AD.
Earlier Baloda was a Thikana under jaipur state.Baloda Thikana was established by Raj Shree Thakur Dalel Singh Ji Shekhawat, and named after Baloda Gotra of Jats. Thakur Dalel Singh Ji Shekhawat was the first ''Jagirdar''/''Thikanedar'' of Baloda Thikana with other village jagir.who migrated from pilani (dalelgarh) fort. Pilani and baloda both thikana founded by Thakur dalel singh ji shekhawat. He was the son of Raj Shree
Thakur Nawal Singh
Thakur Shri Nawal Singh Shekhawat Ji Saheb Bahadur (1742—1780) was the ruler of Nawalgarh and Mandawa, born in 1715, he was fifth son of Thakur Shardul Singh of Jhunjhunu, and his third wife, Thakurani Bakhat Kanwar, he was granted the ...
ji Shekhawat of Nawalgarh and grandson of Shri Raja
Shardul Singh
Maharao Shardul Singh ji Shekhawat (1681-1742) was the Shekhawat ruler of Jhunjhunu (in present-day Rajasthan, India). During his reign, the Shekhawats are considered to have reached the height of their powers. After his death the estate was d ...
Ji Shekhawat ruler ofJhunjhunu. Shekhawat Jagirdar of Baloda Thikana are Thakur Bhojraj Ji clan shardulsinghot subclan panchpana.
The village has a big Anaj Mandi. Other castes include Shekhawat Rajput, baloda Jat , Gujjar,
Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
Kumhar
Kumhar or Kumbhar is a Indian caste system, caste or community in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Kumhars have historically been associated with the art of pottery.
Etymology
The Kumhars derive their name from the Sanskrit word ''Kum ...
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Sunar
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The Sunar (alternately, Swarnkar, Soni, Sonar, Singh, Shah, Sonkar) is a caste in India.The Sunar community work as traders of gold or as goldsmiths. The community is primarily Hindu, Sikhism, Muslim and found all over India.
Etymology
The te ...
,
Meghwal
The Meghwal or Meghwar (also known as Megh and Meghraj) people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. Their traditional occupation was agricultural farming, cattle-herding and weaving. Meghwals are known for th ...
, khati, Nayak, bhopa, Banwariya, Gunwariya, Nai, Purohit, Rawana Rajput, Muslim teli, Muslim lohar, Hindu lohar, Sawami, Dakot ,etc.
Infrastructure
The village has a
Bank of Baroda
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Chirawa
Chirawa is a municipal town and tehsil in Jhunjhunu district of Shekhawati region in Rajasthan state of India. Its elevation is above sea level.Satnali, Jhunjhunu. The village has a direct bus service to Jaipur. The nearest railway station is Satnali (
Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
) which is 16 km from Balonda. Balonda touches the Haryana Border at Dhana and Satnali. Currently Smt. Manoj soni is Sarpanch of baloda.
Temples
The village has 13 main temples:
*Shree jamwai mata ji Temple (kuldevi shekhawat Rajpariwar)
*Shree baba bhani nath ji maharaj Temple
*Shree Baba Karni Nath ji maharaj Temple
*Shree Khet ka Balaji, Hospital Road
*Shree baba udaidas ji Temple
*Shree bujannath ji Temple
*Shree sitla mata ji Temple
*Shree durga mata ji Temple
*Shree sati mata ji Temple
*Shree gogaji maharaj Temple
*Shree shanidev ji Temple
*Shree Balaji Temple
*Shree Shiv ji Temple
Education
A government
Senior Secondary School
The senior secondary years are the years of later adolescence corresponding to the later part of secondary education. Although definitions vary, the senior secondary years are sometimes defined as being from approximately age 15 to age 18. The ...
with Arts faculty is available. Sarpanch Shree Sardar Singh Shekhawat helped upgrade the village school to a secondary school in 1966 and invited Chief Minister Sh. Sukhadia for the village.