Jhilai or Jhilay is a small village and gram panchayat in

Niwai Newai or Niwai is a town, and a municipality and tehsil in Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Tonk district is bounded in the north by Jaipur district, in the east by Sawai Madhopur district, in the southeast by Kota district, i ...

panchayat samiti Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government ( panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has b ...

(block) in the district of Tonk,

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 ...

, India. Jhilai was formerly the seat of a

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

principality. The former palace is known for its distinctive artistic style, closely related to that of

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 ...

.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: ''A Prince Hunting Boars with His Retinue''
/ref>Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: ''Portrait of Thakur Utham Ram''
/ref> There is a separate fort, now ruined but still a significant landmark, sited on a rocky outcrop 40–60 metres high.Worldorgs.com:Jhilai Old Fort (with photos)
/ref> Jhilai is near Niwai which is a vegetable oil hub. Near Niwai is the

Banasthali Vidyapith Banasthali Vidyapith, also known as Banasthali University, is a private women's university located in Tonk district, Rajasthan, India. The university offers programs at the secondary, senior secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate degree le ...

university.

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