Erinpura
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Erinpura or Arenpura is a village in the Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Various official sources give rather differing accounts of its location and administrative affiliations:
  • According to the Sirohi district website. Erinpura s located in the Sheoganj
    Sheoganj
    Sheoganj is a town in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in India located on the bank of Jawai River. Sheoganj is the tehsil headquarters of Sheoganj Tehsil by the same name....

     Tehsil
    Tehsil
    A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

     of the Sirohi district
    Sirohi district
    Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sirohi is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan , after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh.-Demographics:...

     of Rajasthan
    Rajasthan
    Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

     It is located near the Pali district
    Pali district
    Pali District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Pali is the district headquarters.-History:...

     border, near to Sumerpur
    Sumerpur
    Sumerpur is a town in south part of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur tehsil. Sumerpur lies in the north of the Jawai River and is an important agriculture mandi of Pali, Sirohi and Jalore districts...

     and Sheoganj
    Sheoganj
    Sheoganj is a town in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in India located on the bank of Jawai River. Sheoganj is the tehsil headquarters of Sheoganj Tehsil by the same name....

    .

  • According to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
    Ministry of Panchayati Raj
    The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India looking after the ongoing process of decentralization and local governance in the States....

     in the Govt. of India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

    , Erinpura (एरनपुरा) is a Gram Panchayat
    Gram panchayat
    Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

     (with the name of Arenpura) in the Sumerpur Tehsil
    Sumerpur Tehsil
    Sumerpur Tehsil is one of the 9 tehsils in the Pali district of Indian state Rajasthan.Sumerpur links Pali district from Sirohi district and is an agriculture Mandi. Cotton and Chillis are exported from Sumerpur.-Geography:...

     of the Pali district
    Pali district
    Pali District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Pali is the district headquarters.-History:...

     of Rajasthan
    Rajasthan
    Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

     containing Sonpura, Galthani, Balwana and Ramnagar villages. These villages are near to Jawai Bandh Station and earlier Jawai Bandh station was known as Erinpura Road.


Erinpura is also a center for weather reports.

Historically, Erinpura was the base of two successive military units: The Jodhpur Legion and the 43rd Erinpura Regiment
43rd Erinpura Regiment
The 43rd Erinpura Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army. They were raised in 1860, as the Erinpoorah Irregular Force by a Lt-Col J F W Hall and at that time consisted of both cavalry and infantry units. After the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903, they became an infantry...

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1857 Revolt

The Jodhpur Legion based at Erinpura started revolt on 23 August 1857, during the war called by the British "The Indian Mutiny and nowadays called considered in India to be its First War of Independence. Its troops operated in Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...

 state for some time, in cooperation with Khushal Singh, Thakur
Thakur (Indian title)
Thakur is an Indian feudal title in several Indian languages, literally meaning "lord". A Thikana is the state or estate of a Thakur. A Thakurani is the wife of a Thakur...

 of Auwa
Auwa
Auwa is a village in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan state of India. The village is situated 13 km from Marwar Junction railway station....

, who was in rebellion against the British. On 8 September, 1857, the Legion defeated a force of local levies raised by the Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

 of Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...

, who remained loyal to the British.

Subsequently, this Legion remained at Auwa till 10 October, 1857, when they embarked on a march towards Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 via Marwar Junction
Marwar Junction
Marwar Junction is a census town in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. This is the only Railway Junction located in Pali district....

 and Rewari
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around from Delhi and from Gurgaon.- Etymology :...

. The British sent from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 a force commanded by Colonel Gerrard, to intercept them. On 16 November, 1857, a battle took place at Narnaul
Narnaul
Narnaul is a city, a municipal council and headquarter of Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the very few districts in India with the name of the district different from the name of the main town in the district.- Geography :...

 where Gerard's force defeated the Legion. However, Gerrard suffered mortal wounds during the pursuit and subsequently died.

43rd Erinpura Regiment

Erinpura was the base for the 43rd Erinpura Regiment
43rd Erinpura Regiment
The 43rd Erinpura Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army. They were raised in 1860, as the Erinpoorah Irregular Force by a Lt-Col J F W Hall and at that time consisted of both cavalry and infantry units. After the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903, they became an infantry...

 of the British India Army between 1860 and 1921. It was an irregular force till 1903, when it was officially regularized. In 1921 the regiment was disbanded.

Cultural references

, a passenger liner built for the British-India Steam Navigation Company
British-India Steam Navigation Company
British India Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. The company had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading partnership of the Scots William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie, to carry mail between Calcutta and Rangoon. It...

, and the first British India ship built for Eastern Service to be fitted with radio, takes its name from the village.

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