Jhalawar
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Place details
- Locality
- Jhalawar
- Region
- Rajasthan
- Country
- India
- Population
- 66,919
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.demographics1_title2
- Native
- Settlement.name
- Jhalawar
- Settlement.nicknames
- The Purple City, The Cherrapunji of Rajasthan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Garh Palace, Gagron Fort
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Rajasthan#India#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rajasthan, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajasthan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jhalawar State
- Elevation
- +312
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Jhalawar State
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Princely state of Jhalawar
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Education
- Sports
- Notable places
- Transport
- Air
- Rail
- Road
- Thermal power station
- Notable people
- Culture and Festivals
- References
- External links
Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the administrative headquarters of Jhalawar District. Jhalawar was once known as Brijnagar.
==History==