Tibbi is a town and one of the seven

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 ...

headquarters of Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan state in

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. It is nearby Hanumangarh city. It is at the junction of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, and

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 ...

states. The total population of Tibbi as of 2011 is 11,553 .

Geography

It is also called the "Rice Belt of Rajasthan".

Indira Gandhi Canal The Indira Gandhi Canal (originally, Rajasthan Canal) project, with total length of to depending on how the length is calculated which either way includes the length of the Rajasthan Feeder Canal and the downstream length of main Indira Gan ...

enters Rajasthan, from Punjab, at Masitawali and Talwara Jheel head village of Tibbi. Tibbi is situated on the bank of Ghaggar River which is the present form of the last mythological river Saraswati. Ghaggar River, which is also called as ‘Nali’ in local dialect. The Ghaghar river (

paleochannel In the Earth sciences, a palaeochannel, also spelled paleochannel, is a significant length of a river or stream channel which no longer conveys fluvial discharge as part of an active fluvial system. The term ''palaeochannel'' is derived from th ...

of sacred

Sarasvati River The Sarasvati River () is a Apotheosis, deified myth, mythological Rigvedic rivers, river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedas, Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Historical Vedic religion, Vedic religio ...

), which originates at

Adi Badri, Haryana Adi Badri, also Sri Sarasvati Udgam Tirath,Sivalik Hills The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Pale ...

, also enter in Tibbi from Haryana, and it flows to Pakistan via

Anupgarh Anupgarh is a town in the Sri Ganganagar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is about 123 km from the city of Sri Ganganagar, the district headquarters. Geography Anupgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet ...

and

Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahad ...

Demography

As per 2011 census, Tibi

had a population of 165,217, of which 86,128 were males and 79,089 were females across 31,401 families with an average sex ratio of 918 female per 1000 male. The whole population live in Rural areas. The average literacy rate is 54.8% overall, 63.4% male and 45.4% female.Demographics of Tibi in Hanumangarh of Rajasthan
Census of India.

History

Thakur Parasaram Singh Gahlot (sisodiya) came from

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 ...

to Tibbi village in 1769 during the rule of Maharaja Gaj Singh of the princely state of

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 ...

.At that time,

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 ...

King Bakht Singh and Bikaner Maharaja Gaj Singh were jointly fighting with

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 ...

Maharaja Ram Singh in Nagaur.After defeating the Medtiyas, Gaj Singh gave villages as a reward to the assistant Thakurs. Thakur Parsaram Singh got the Bhomiyat of Tibi pargana by

Gaj Singh Gaj Singh II (born 13 January 1948), known as 'Bapji' (meaning 'father'), is the titular Maharaja of Jodhpur since 1952, as well as an Indian politician and diplomat. Early years and accession Gaj Singh was born on 13 January 1948 to Hanwant ...

in 1769 and they shared tibbi's bhomiyat with DHAKA'S who were already residing here. Thakur Parasram Singh ended the Terror and Robbery of Mushlim Akranta Sher Khan here. The village of Sherekan near Tibbi is named after the same robber. The "Gaddi" here was constructed by Bikaner

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in 1801, which is currently the Tibbi police station. Talwara lake in tibbi tehsil is also known for Taraian war (1191-119

between

Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; 22 May 1166 – February 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, w ...

and Mohammad Gauri . In his invasion of India in 1398-99 CE,

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encamped at the banks of this lake after overpowering

Bhatner fort The Bhatner Fort was built by son of Rao Bhati, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Multan-Delhi route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. Another name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means "fortress of the Bhati". Believe ...

in modern-day

Hanumangarh Hanumangarh is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar also identified as ancient Sarasvati river, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative headquarter o ...

. The first elected

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of Tibbi village, under the Panchayati Raj System after Independence, was Thakur Kesari Singh

Gahlot Guhila is a clan of Rajputs and claims to have descended from the Suryavanshi dynasty. They ruled a number of kingdoms and principalities including Mitaron, Mewar, Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Shahpura, Bhavnagar, Palitana, Lathi and Val ...

Sisodiya Sisodia or Sisodiya may refer to: * Sisodia (surname), an Indian Hindu surname * Sisodia dynasty, a Hindu dynasty * Piplia Sisodia, a village in Madheya Pradesh, India * Sisodiya Rani Bagh, a palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India See also

*Sodhi ...

. His son, ''Rajendra Singh Gahlot/Sisodiya'', was also elected to the same post in the succeeding years.

References

Cities and towns in Hanumangarh district Hanumangarh district {{Bikanerdivision-geo-stub bn:রাওয়াতসর bpy:রাৱাতসর pt:Rawatsar