Todaraisingh is a city and a municipality

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 in Tonk district

Tonk District

Tonk District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Tonk is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded on the north by Jaipur district, on the east by Sawai Madhopur district, on the southeast by Kota district, on the south by Bundi...

 in the India

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 of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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, Todaraisingh had a population of 21,203. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Todaraisingh has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 42%. In Todaraisingh, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jain's are the most influential business community in Todaraisingh, has 10 historic temples, specially teample of Shree Adinath Bhagwan, which holds very old & charismatic Idol of Adinath bhagwan.
NGO's (like Bharat Vikas Parishad, currently headed by Mr. avinash jain & Mr. kamlesh bohra) are also working to propser the minorities, old age people, schools etc. through camps, charities & cultural programmes. Todaraisingh is historical place and has almost 300 years old Palace & other histotic monuments. It is famous for four things- Ghatti (used in flour mill), Patti (use in building, houses), Bawdi (small well) & Dawdi (Beautiful girls).In ancient time It was as good as other big regional powers.

TodaRaiSingh Town

Surrounded by hills, the picturesque town of Toda Raisingh is situated in Tonk district. It is an ancient town of archaeological significance. In earlier times, it was also known as Takshakagadha or Takshakpur, Todapattan, Ishtikapur, etc. Founded by the Nagas in or around 4th century, this town was also ruled by Yuhilas of Chatsu and Chauhans of Ajmer. In 15th & 16th centuries, it was the capital of Solanki Rajputs. The town got its present name from Rail Singh Sisodia, the famous ruler of this place. He was a Mughal 'Mansoobdar' during the reign of Shahjahan. Toda Rai Singh is blessed with glorious historical past as well as rich cultural heritage. It has a number of places of tourist interest. Prominent among them are - Hadi Rani Ki Baori (kund), Raja Rai Singh's Mahal, Isar Baori, Bhopat Baori and beautiful temples of Kalyanji, Raghoraiji, Gopinathji, Govinddeoji, etc. Bijolia inscription of V.E. 1226 suggests that Toda Rai Singh was a popular centre of Jainism.

Hathi- Bhata Hathi Bhata mean Stone elephant is big attraction for tourist in Tonk district. Situated at 30 km on Tonk- Sawai Madhopur Road from Tonk it is carved from a single stone and bigger than real elephant.