Jaitaran is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Beawar district in the
India
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state
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of
Rajasthan
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. Formerly in
Pali
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district.
Jaitaran is known by the place of
Jaita-Koopa
History
Jaitaran was one of the districts under
Jodhpur State.
Rao Suja's son, Rao Uda, did not receive Jaitaran as a grant; he conquered it from the Sindal
Rajputs with his friend Khetsinh Kaviya of Birai. Khetsinh Kaviya's successors were later granted the
jageer of Gehwasni (later divided into two villages Nokh and Basni Kaviyan) situated near Jaitaran for his bravery. Uda's descendants are known as Udawats and till 1947, Udawats held major ''thikanas'' around Jaitaran, like Raipur, Nimaj, Ras, Lambia.
During Maratha raids in
Marwar
Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. 'Maru' is a Sanskrit word for desert. The word 'wad' literally means fence in Rajasthani languages. Engl ...
, Holkar found it very difficult to extort money from people around Jaitaran,
Sojat and Raipur as they preferred to quit their huts, set fire to them rather than being forced to make any kind of payment.
Geography
Jaitaran is located at . It has an average elevation of 307metres (1007feet).
Demographics
India
census
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,
Jaitaran had a population of 22,639. Males constitute 51% (11,564) of the population and females 49% (11,074). Jaitaran has an average literacy rate of 65.15%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 75.2%, and female literacy is 54.7%. In Jaitaran, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
*
Dariyavji (1676–1758), Rajasthani poet
References
Cities and towns in Beawar district
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