Rol is a village in Jayal tehsil of

Nagaur district Nagaur District is one of the 41 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and the area of the district is . The city of Nagaur is the district head ...

in the

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Location

Rol is situated at a distance of 21 km from

Nagaur Nagaur (also Nagor and Nagore) is a city and municipal council in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. Na ...

in the east direction on

Didwana Didwana is a city and the district headquarters of the Didwana-Kuchaman district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is known as "the lion gateway" of Marwar and "the archway" of Merta. It is mentioned in Puranic texts such as Abhanagri an ...

state highway no.- 19 .

History

Rol was founded about 500 years ago. It was

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dominated at that time. There is a big dargah in the village. Muslims organize a fair every year (According to Hindi month Kartik krishn dvitiya). The book ''Arabic, Persian and Urdu Inscriptions of West India'' by Dr. Ziyaud-Din Abdul-Hayy Desai provides a comprehensive list of more than 2,000 inscriptions from West Indian states. At S.No. 249, mentions as ''Rohal Sharif'' which is same as present ''Rol'' in

district.

Occupation

The main occupations people have are in agriculture and government/private jobs. Some villagers are employed in government services and many people are doing BIG Business and private jobs in other states i.e.

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. Seth Ghanshyamdasji Pusaramji Inani of Latur constructed a Govt. Higher Secondary School at ROL which was inaugurated by the then

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Sri Harideo Joshi. Rukminidevi Inani Girls Govt. Primary school & Nathi Bai Ramprasadji Inani Govt. Girls High School are other institutions endowed by INANI family in ROL . H.R. Inani family hailing from ROL got constructed a Dharmashala at Prithvi Raj Marg,

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somewhere in 1923 AD.and presently known as Ramsukh Balmukund Inani ROL walon ki Dharmashala.

Transport

Rol is connected to nearby villages through the railway line nearly station is Marwar Mundwa (MDW), equal about 16.5 Km and

( NGO ) equal about 22.5 Km. Division:

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

Railway Division Zone: North Western Railway Road network with presence of State Transport Service and Private Bus Services which link it to

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Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Fo ...

, Ratanga, Mundwa, Jayal, Deh,

Kuchera Kuchera is a town and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state 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 p ...

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- Manglod.

Mosques and Temples

In Rol Village Many Ramsaenhi People live & also have a temple of Shree Ranabaiji Maharaj. The village has temples of Hanuman Mandir, Rangnath Mandir, Charbhuja Mandir, Satyanarayan Mandir, Shitla Mata Mandir, Jhawar Mandir etc. As per the inscriptions found during renovation, the Charbhuja Mandir was built by Maheshwari community of ROL village somewhere in 1281 Samvat i.e. 700 years back. The village also has many mosques, including Shahi Jama Masjid. There is Jubba Mubarak of

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, which is said to possess a holy relic brought by Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri from Bukhara, Russia. Devotees from various parts of the country gather on ''urs'' of Quazi Sahab to celebrate the occasion. There is an annual
Urs Mela
' (Urs Fair) organised in village. Other mosques include - Chille Wali Masjid, Aaisha Siddiqua Masjid, Chimpa wali Masjid, Uparlabas Masjid and Peer Pahadi.

Geography

Rol is located at . It has an average elevation of 318 meters (1043 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Rol had a population of 7359. The male population is 3799, while the female population is 3560.Rol on Censusindia.gov.in
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References

External links

Flickr Geo API Explorer: Rol
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