Sri Madhopur is a

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and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in Sikar

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in the

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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 ...

. It was founded on 18 April 1761 under the reign of Maharaja Sawai

Madho Singh I Sawai Madho Singh I (20 May 1728 – 5 March 1768) was the Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Jaipur. He was the younger son of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II and younger half brother of Sawai Ishwari Singh. He became ruler of Jaipur after ...

. It is mainly famous for his temples. Sri Madhopur wheat market is the biggest wheat market in Sikar district. Sri Madhopur Government School is one of the biggest schools of the Sikar district. It is one of the five

tehsil 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 Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

s of the district. The dedicated Delhi-Mumbai Freight Corridor passes through the city. This city is chosen for the development of a crossing station on this route (Shri Madhopur DFC Station).

History

Sri Madhopur is a city and a municipality in

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in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Pradhan Dewan of Jaipur Khushali Ram Bohra a

khandelwal brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a '' 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). The traditional occ ...

khandela Khandela is a city and municipality in the Sikar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Etymology Khandela is associated with the origin of Maheshwari Banias, Khandelwal Jains ( Sarawagi), Khandelwal Banias and Khandelwal Brahmins. The K ...

Demographics

India

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, Sri Madhopur had a population of 31,366. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.3%. Sri Madhopur has an average literacy rate of 85.53%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 93.69%, and female literacy is 72.45%. In Sri Madhopur, 12.24% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Location

Sri Madhopur is located 12 km from the

National Highway 11 (India) National Highway 11 or NH 11 is a National Highway in India that links Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) and Rewari (Haryana). This 848 km-long highway passes through Myajlar, Pithala, Jaisalmer, Pokaran, Ramdevara, Phalodi, Bap, Diyatra Gajner, ...

. The nearest

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is at Sri Madhopur, and the nearest

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at Jaipur. It is 75 km from the state

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Jaipur, and 217 km from the national capital

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Connectivity with Metro Cities

Shri Madhopur city has direct connectivity with different metro cities such as Delhi, Mumbai through railway network of India. The direct trains are available from Sri Madhopur to Mumbai, Delhi and Chandigarh.

References

{{Jhunjhunu district Cities and towns in Jhunjhunu district