Takhatgarh
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Takhatgarh is a town in Sumerpur tehsil
of Pali District
of Rajasthan
state in India
. The town is one of the 9 municipalities in the district, located near the district boarder. It is about 150 years old only.
", then king of Jodhpur
. Some people ran away due to atrocities of the Thakur
s and wanted to settle in the empire of Jodhpur State. They taken permission of the king Takhat Singh and told him their desire that they want to establish a village on king's name and want to settle there. They dug a well, but the water was not sweet. They found one already dug well nearby and taken permission to settle there.
It is told that this well was dug by the sons of King Sagar, for whom his 60,000 sons dig everyday one well. The well is still used as drinking water for the town, which is called Pechka.
After there settlement also the Thakur was coming there, and one soldier of king Pir singh is killed there in struggle with Thakur. Pir Bavasi Majar is situated there now. In 1858 (Vikram Samvat 1914), Takhatgarh's Janma-Patrika prepared by Pandits and Pond, Cremation place, temples etc. established according to the Vastu
. So now the town is about 150 years old. Chauhata is also called as Jawahar Chauk, as in 1947 on the occasion of independence here Guard of Honour was given to the country by police. The old Police station was near to Jawahar Chauk only.
It is located near the Jalore
district border. It lies on Jalore-Sanderao
road (SH-16
). Takhatgarh map can be seen on Google Maps. There is one pond and one dam also in Takhatgarh. Pond water is very useful here in increasing water level in wells, used for drinking water supply to the town.
, Karnataka
, Tamilnadu etc. Except SBBJ, here two more banks are MGB Gramin Bank and Pali Co-operative Bank.
In 1961-62, the highest per capita income was recorded at Rs. 17.86 per capita in Takhatgarh Panchayat. The Panchayat was richest in the Rajasthan that time.
of Pali district
in Rajasthan
state. It is represented in the center under Pali (Lok Sabha constituency)
, while in state it is represented under the Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
.First Sarpanch of the village was Saremal Kesarimal Sanghavi. It is a municipality of class IV since 1974. Takhatgarh was considered as town in 1951, but in the 1961, as definition of the town is changed, so it is made again rural during 1961 to 1974. There are 20 wards for the municipality. Presently Takhatgarh has Indian National Congress
board and Chairman is Mr. Raju Rawal. Indian National Congress
came first time in power in the history of the town in Municipal election of August 2010. Vice Chairmen elected is Prakash Solanki.
Takhatgarh municilpality is the only municipality in Rajasthan
, which also manage the water supply to the town.
, which is approx 28 km from the town, while some people prefer Jawai Bandh also.
, Takhatgarh had a population of 16,742. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Density per km2 is 698. Growth rate of population from 1991 to 2001 is 28.48% and 2001 to 2011 is 5.9% . Takhatgarh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 47%. In Takhatgarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
, Jain and Muslim
. They celebrate every festival with full enjoy. Deepawali, Holi
and Eid
are the main festivals here. The town is a center for the nearby all villages.
Here people speak mostly Marwari language
, while official language is Hindi
. There is one Govt Hospital, while many private clinics run by individual doctors. Here life is very peaceful. There is an old (Hindu) temple of Shri Kundeshwar Mahadev and Jain temple of Shri Adinath
Bhagwan in the town. There is also temple of Hindu deity Ambikadevi situated opposite to hospital. There are many temples of Hindu deities, some of them are Baba Ramdevji
temple, Chondra Mataji temple, Mahalaxmi temple, Panchmukhi Hanuman temple, Gogaji Temple. On temple of Takhat Bihari Raj Thakurji's Pran Pratistha is happened on 29th April 2011. This temple is dedicated to the then king Takhat Singhji.
Like many innovators, he had worked on many ideas, not all of which were equally feasible or practical. Nonetheless, his life story needs to get included in the syllabus of primary education so that many more children can draw inspiration and embark upon similar innovative trails. Obviously, science and technology policy planners never cared to highlight the role of grassroots innovations. It is his destiny that now he has been forgotten.
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 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...
state in 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...
. The town is one of the 9 municipalities in the district, located near the district boarder. It is about 150 years old only.
History
The town is named after the "Takhat SinghTakht Singh of Jodhpur
Takht Singh's titular name was Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Takhtsinhji Karansinhji Sahib Bahadur .He was first the regent and the final Maharaja of Ahmednagar 1841–1843 as a result of an agreement with the British.Once he ceded Ahmednagar to Idar, he was recognized as Maharaja of Jodhpur...
", then king 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...
. Some people ran away due to atrocities of the 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...
s and wanted to settle in the empire of Jodhpur State. They taken permission of the king Takhat Singh and told him their desire that they want to establish a village on king's name and want to settle there. They dug a well, but the water was not sweet. They found one already dug well nearby and taken permission to settle there.
After there settlement also the Thakur was coming there, and one soldier of king Pir singh is killed there in struggle with Thakur. Pir Bavasi Majar is situated there now. In 1858 (Vikram Samvat 1914), Takhatgarh's Janma-Patrika prepared by Pandits and Pond, Cremation place, temples etc. established according to the Vastu
Vastu Shastra
Vastu Shastra is an ancient doctrine which consists of precepts born out of a traditional and archaic view on how the laws of nature affect human dwellings. The designs are based on directional alignments...
. So now the town is about 150 years old. Chauhata is also called as Jawahar Chauk, as in 1947 on the occasion of independence here Guard of Honour was given to the country by police. The old Police station was near to Jawahar Chauk only.
Geography
Takhatgarh is located at 25.33°N 73.0°E. It has an average elevation of 221 metres (725 feet) Area of Takhatgarh is 24 km2.It is located near the Jalore
Jalore
Jalor, also known as Jalore , is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.- Geography :...
district border. It lies on Jalore-Sanderao
Sanderao
Sanderao is a village in Pali district of Rajasthan state in India. It lies 16 km north west of Bali town. It was founded by Yasobhadra in the tenth century. This place was governed by Sisodia rulers of Udaipur. There is a holy 5000 years old pilgrimage " Nimbeshvara Mahadeva ". Many visit...
road (SH-16
RJ SH 16
State Highway 16 is a State Highway in Rajasthan state of India that connects Chawa in Barmer district of Rajasthan with Amritia in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan. The total length of RJ SH 16 is 276 km....
). Takhatgarh map can be seen on Google Maps. There is one pond and one dam also in Takhatgarh. Pond water is very useful here in increasing water level in wells, used for drinking water supply to the town.
Economy
Here people are mostly agriculture dependents and many people do business in other states like MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Tamilnadu etc. Except SBBJ, here two more banks are MGB Gramin Bank and Pali Co-operative Bank.
In 1961-62, the highest per capita income was recorded at Rs. 17.86 per capita in Takhatgarh Panchayat. The Panchayat was richest in the Rajasthan that time.
Administration
Takhatgarh comes under Sumerpur tehsilSumerpur 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 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:...
in 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. It is represented in the center under Pali (Lok Sabha constituency)
Pali (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Pali Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
, while in state it is represented under the Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
Sumerpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
Sumerpur is a constituency of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Pali district. YearName of Elected M.L.A. Party Affiliation1. 1962AldaramIndian National Congress2. 1967P. BafnaSWA...
.First Sarpanch of the village was Saremal Kesarimal Sanghavi. It is a municipality of class IV since 1974. Takhatgarh was considered as town in 1951, but in the 1961, as definition of the town is changed, so it is made again rural during 1961 to 1974. There are 20 wards for the municipality. Presently Takhatgarh has Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
board and Chairman is Mr. Raju Rawal. Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
came first time in power in the history of the town in Municipal election of August 2010. Vice Chairmen elected is Prakash Solanki.
Takhatgarh municilpality is the only municipality in 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...
, which also manage the water supply to the town.
Transport
The usual mode of transport is state owned buses, although private buses are also a part of it, whereas for long journeys trains are preferred and the most preferred one station is FalnaFalna
Falna is a town in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an important railway station on Ahmedabad-Jaipur railway line. Falna is 75 km from the district headquarter of Pali....
, which is approx 28 km from the town, while some people prefer Jawai Bandh also.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Takhatgarh had a population of 16,742. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Density per km2 is 698. Growth rate of population from 1991 to 2001 is 28.48% and 2001 to 2011 is 5.9% . Takhatgarh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 47%. In Takhatgarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
People and culture
There are mainly three religion HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, Jain and Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. They celebrate every festival with full enjoy. Deepawali, Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...
and Eid
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...
are the main festivals here. The town is a center for the nearby all villages.
Here people speak mostly Marwari language
Marwari language
The Marwari language , also variously Marvari, Marwadi, Marvadi), is spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Marwari is also found in the neighboring state of Gujarat and Haryana and in Eastern Pakistan...
, while official language is Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
. There is one Govt Hospital, while many private clinics run by individual doctors. Here life is very peaceful. There is an old (Hindu) temple of Shri Kundeshwar Mahadev and Jain temple of Shri Adinath
Adinath
Adinath or Adin atha is a Sanskrit word meaning "First Lord" and can refer to:* Adi Jina, a title of the Lord Rishabha* Adi Nath, a title of the Hindu deity Shiva* Adinath Sampradaya, a sadhu sub-sect of the Nath Sampradaya...
Bhagwan in the town. There is also temple of Hindu deity Ambikadevi situated opposite to hospital. There are many temples of Hindu deities, some of them are Baba Ramdevji
Baba Ramdevji
Baba Ramdevji is a folk–deity of Rajasthan in India. He was a saint of the fourteenth century who devoted his life for the upliftment of downtrodden and poor people of the society, which were marginalized by Invaders. A temple was built around Ramdevji's final resting place by Maharaja Ganga...
temple, Chondra Mataji temple, Mahalaxmi temple, Panchmukhi Hanuman temple, Gogaji Temple. On temple of Takhat Bihari Raj Thakurji's Pran Pratistha is happened on 29th April 2011. This temple is dedicated to the then king Takhat Singhji.
Education
There is one Govt High school, namely Sanghvi Keshari Senior Secondary School, having classes VI to XII, three Govt. upper primary schools and two Govt Girls Schools out of them one is up to Senior Secondary level. While in Private there are many primary and middle schools out of which Defence Public school, Abhay Nobles School, Tagore Public Secondary school, Sainik Children Academy, Saraswati Bal Vidya Mandir and Adarsh school are main. New Adarsh School is located at Adarsh Nagar in front of the bus stand. On the whole there are totally 22 schools in Takhatgarh. The present municipal administration is also trying to get a sanction for a government college in Takhatgarh.Sub-areas
Some area in Takhtgarh are:Jodha Nagar (Padarli Road), Sainik Colony, Khedawas, Dhorawas, Mahaveer Basti, Chakki Gali, Ramdev Gali, Sutharo ki gali, Hanumanji ki Gali, Main Bazar, Chunda Gali, Jogni Gali, Nehru chauk (Chauhta), Kachramuta Gali, Balana Gali, Holi Chauk, Masjid area, Nehru Road, Chauraha, Vishwakarma Colony, Chandanbala Nagar, Taskavawas, Adarsh Basti, Bandhara Gali, Bandi Gali, Banshilal Baldia Marg, Bheru Chauk, Bhilo ki Basti, Bokra Gali, Gogra Road, Kalalo Ki Gali, Kharchiyawas, Nag Chuak, Sado Ki Gali, Harijan Basti, Ramkavawas, Rabariyo ka was, Rajpura Road, Pechka Gali, Suni Gali, Sanga Gali etc.Shri P L Mistry- a forgotten innovator
Late Shri Poonamchand Lakhaji Mistry (श्री पूनमचन्द लखाजी मिस्त्री) born in 1914 in a poor family, was an outstanding innovator of his time. Poonamchand couldn’t continue his education after fifth standard because he had to assist his father in carpentry work. Shri P L Mistry has been awarded posthumously by Second National Grassroots Technological Innovation and Traditional Knowledge Awards - 2002 for his great inventions like Wise platform ticket machine, automatic air pump for bicycles and other innovations. The other innovations that he had developed and in most cases patented are: (a) improved tea coffee maker, (b) animal body weight drawn water lifting pump, (c) device for constant pressure of water in pipeline/tap, (d) improved machine for making chapatis/puris, (e) system for prevention of train collision and accident due to derailment and sabotaging, (f) improved churner, (g) small flour mill, (h) folding cradle, (i) cloth washing and drying machine, (j) folding swing bed, (k) automatic lighting and delighting kerosene lamp and (l) power generation from road traffic.Like many innovators, he had worked on many ideas, not all of which were equally feasible or practical. Nonetheless, his life story needs to get included in the syllabus of primary education so that many more children can draw inspiration and embark upon similar innovative trails. Obviously, science and technology policy planners never cared to highlight the role of grassroots innovations. It is his destiny that now he has been forgotten.