Sujangarh is a city and Sub District in Churu District in the

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region of

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, India. Sujangarh lies on the Churu city-

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Highway ( NH 65) and Hanumangarh-Kishangarh Mega Highway. The town is well known for a second Tirupati Balaji Temple.The first one being in Tirumala – the Tirupati Balaji Venkateshwar Mandir. It is the first of its kind built in South Indian style, in Rajasthan. Lord Shiva Temple on Sujangarh Road in Thardaa and Dungar Balaji on Sujangarh - Dungar Balaji Road in Gopalpura are other two nearby Hindu temples that are popular. Sri Devsagar Singhee Jain Mandir at Sujangarh is a century-old Jain Tirth that is located within the town.

Demographics

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, Sujangarh had a population of 101,528; 52,078 males and 49,450 females, giving a sex ratio of 950. The average literacy rate was 74%, male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 63%. 14,723 (14.5%) of the population was under 6 years of age.

Geography

Sujangarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 312 metres (1023 feet). Sunangarh is situated in the

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, on the ''dhoras'' (large sand dunes).

Notable people

* Gauri Shankar Pandey, Cancer Scientist and Business man . * Mubarak Begum, Playback singer. * Khemchand Prakash, Musician (Aayega Aane Wala from Mahal 1949) * Kanhaiyalal Sethia, Rajasthani and Hindi poet. * Jaya Kishori, an Indian spiritual speaker, singer, motivational speaker, life coach, and social reformer

Education and institutes

Industrial Training Institute- Sujangarh (Churu), is entrusted with the responsibility of providing trained technical manpower for the technological upgrade of industrial production, services, productivity and innovation, contributing to the planned growth of the country's economy.

Tourist Place's

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan, in the Shekhawati region of India. It is known for blackbucks and is also home to a variety of birds. The sanctuary is 210 km from Jaipur on the ...

, it's a wildlife sanctuary. * Salasar Balaji Temple, it's a hindu religious place and temple.

Transportation

Sujangarh railway station is major railway station in the town. Many Superfast and passenger train halts in the Station. * Trains The following trains halt at Sujangarh railway station in both directions: * Bandra Terminus–Jammu Tawi Vivek Express * Jodhpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express * Salasar Express * Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Expresshttps://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sujangarh-sujh/2490

References

External links

* http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/churu/en/about-churu/blocks-tehsil-pnchayats.html * https://rajasthan.gov.in/Pages/default.aspx {{Churu district Cities and towns in Churu district