Mukundgarh

Mukundgarh is a small city. Mukundgarh is a municipality and Subdistrict in Nawalgarh Tahasil Jhunjhunu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Shekhawati region. It lies a few kilometres from Nawalgarh.

Mukundgarh
city
Mukundgarh Location in Rajasthan, India Mukundgarh Mukundgarh (India)
Coordinates: 27.95°N 75.2167°E / 27.95; 75.2167
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhunjhunu
Elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,469
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	333 705
Telephone code	+91-1594 / 01594
Vehicle registration	RJ-18

Mukundgarh town was established by Thakur Mukund Singh Saheb in the 18th century. Mukundgarh was renamed from Shahabsar.

The main attractions include the Mukundgarh Fort, Ganeriwal Haveli, Kanodia Haveli and Saraf Haveli. These are old fresco-rich mansions that are still well-preserved. A few temples worth visiting are the Shiv Ji Temple, and Gopinath Ji Temple built by the Shekhawat Thakurs.

The town has a vibrant and colorful culture, with various festivals and celebrations held throughout the year. Mukundgarh hosts the annual Gangaur festival, a traditional Rajasthani event dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, Ganesh Mahotsav and Ashwin Navratri.

If you visit Mukundgarh you must visit Shri Bawliya Baba mandir. There is a miraculous wick burning inside the temple. Which can be seen only from the left side. If you enter inside the Garbhgrah(Sanctum Sanctorum) of the temple, then the burning wick will not be visible.

Ganesh Mahotsav is celebrated in the town on a large level for 10 days from Ganesh Chaturthi by:

1. Swami Vivekanand Seva Sangh, near municipality building or lal kua
2. Shri Nav Ganesh Mahotsav, behind the Mukundgarh Fort

During Ashwin Navratri(as per Hindu calendar), the people of the town establishes Goddess Durga statues for 9 days.

If you visit Mukundgarh don't forget to purchase Sweets from Phool Ji Pede Wale and Man Ji Pede Wale's shops.

Phool ji Pede wale:

Some famous education points in the town are as follows:

1. Seth Shree Sagarmal Bagrodia Schools and ITI
2. Kanoria Schools and Colleges
3. Gurukripa Education Point
4. Ramkumari Group of Educations
5. Kesri Devi Gyan Mandir
6. Gigi Devi Chokhani Bal Mandir
7. Mukundgarh Public School
8. Kids World Public School
9. All Govt Schools

Geography

Mukundgarh is located at 27.95°N 75.2167°E / 27.95; 75.2167. It has an average elevation of 349 metres (1148 feet).

Demographics

The Mukundgarh Municipality has population of 18,469 of which 9,314 are males while 9,155 are females as per report released by Census of India, 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2732 which is 14.79% of total population of Mukundgarh. Female Sex Ratio is of 983 against state average of 928. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Mukundgarh is around 852 compared to Rajasthan state average of 888. Literacy rate of Mukundgarh city is 73.28% higher than state average of 66.11%. In Mukundgarh, Male literacy is around 85.60% while female literacy rate is 61.05%.

See also

• Shekhawati
• Thikanas of Shekhawati
• Shyam Sunder Surolia