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	{{About\|the municipality in Rajasthan, India\|its namesake district\|Jhunjhunu district}}		{{About\|the municipality in Rajasthan, India\|its namesake district\|Jhunjhunu district}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2015}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2015}}

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	\| name = Jhunjhunu		\| name = Jhunjhunu
	\| native_name_lang = ~~jat land~~		\| native_name_lang = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
	\| other_name =		\| other_name =
	\| settlement_type = City		\| settlement_type = City
	\| image_skyline = ~~Rani-Sati Temple at Jhunjhunu.jpg~~		\| image_skyline =
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| image_caption = [[Rani Sati Temple]]		\| image_caption = [[Rani Sati Temple]]
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	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhunjhunu district\|Jhunjhunu]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhunjhunu district\|Jhunjhunu]]
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
	\| government_type =		\| government_type = Democratic
	\| governing_body =		\| governing_body =
	\| leader_title1 = [[Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency)~~\|MP]]~~		\| leader_title1 =Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency)
	\| leader_name1 = [[Narendra Kumar Jat (politician)\|Narendra Kumar]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])		\| leader_name1 = [[Narendra Kumar Jat (politician)\|Narendra Kumar]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
	\| area_footnotes =		\| area_footnotes =
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	\| elevation_m = 323		\| elevation_m = 323
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	\| demographics_type1 = Languages		\| demographics_type1 = Languages
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	\| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language\|Hindi]]		\| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language\|Hindi]]
	\| demographics1_title2 = Spoken		\| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
	\| demographics1_info2 = [[Shekhawati language\|Shekhawati]] & [[Marwari language\|Marwari]]\|& [[Haryanvi language\|Haryanvi]]		\| demographics1_info2 = [[Shekhawati language\|Shekhawati]], [[Marwari language\|Marwari]] & [[Haryanvi language\|Haryanvi]]
	~~\| Foundee = Mohammad khan son of nawab qaimkhan.~~
	}}		}}

	'''Jhunjhunu''' is a city and capital of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]]. ~~Jhunjhunu is the major textile producing and copper providing district of [[India]].~~		'''Jhunjhunu''' is a city and capital of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]]. This city is in the northern state of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] and the administrative headquarters of [[Jhunjhunu District]].

	This city is in the northern state of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] and the administrative headquarters of [[Jhunjhunu District]]~~. It is located 180 km away from Jaipur, 220 km from Bikaner and 240 km from Delhi. The city is famous for the [[fresco]]s on its grand [[haveli]]s~~.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	In the 2011 India [[census]], the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jhunjhunun City Census 2011\|website=census2011.co.in\|~~access-~~date=~~August 13, 2016~~}}</ref>		In the 2011 India [[census]], the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jhunjhunun City Census 2011\|website=census2011.co.in}}{{dead link\|date=June 2022}}</ref>

	Jhunjhunu ~~has~~ a ~~history of communal harmony of Hindus~~ and ~~Muslims living together for hundreds~~ of ~~years~~.<ref>~~{{cite web\|last1=Sharma\|first1=Kalpana\|title=A town full of surprises\|url=http~~://~~www~~.~~indiatogether~~.~~org/jhun-government\|website=indiatogether~~.~~org\|publisher=Indiatogether.org\|access-date=4 February 2018}}<~~/~~ref>~~		==History==
			Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical district, no authentic proof as yet when the city was founded and by whom. It was ruled by Chauhan Rajputs till 15th century. Mohammed Khan defeated Chauhans and conquered Jhunjhunu. It was taken back by the great Shardul Singh Ji Shekhawat (descendant of Maharao Shekhaji) in 1730. After his death it was divided among his sons.<ref>https://jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in/jankalyan-category-and-entry-type/41/2/2</ref>
	~~== Education ==~~
	~~{{unreferenced section\|date=June 2016}}~~
	<!-- ~~This article is about the TOWN, not the district.~~ -->
	Rajasthan Sports University (Hindi: राजस्थान क्रीड़ा विश्वविद्यालय) is a newly established first public sports university situated in the Jhunjhunu Town of the Indian state Rajasthan to promote the sports education in state Rajasthan.
	Jhunjhunu City has many educational institutes (schools, degree colleges, polytechnics, management institutes and other professional education institutes) and thousands of students come from different parts of Rajasthan as well as other states to study.
	<~~!-- This article is about the TOWN, not the district. --~~>

	== Transport ==		== Transport ==

	===Rail===		===Rail===
	{{rws\|Jhunjhunu}} comes within the territory of the [[North Western Railway Zone (India)\|North Western Railway]]. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Delhi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by organising video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Sikar, Rajasthan. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015–16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu, by March, 2017.<ref>[http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-minister-flags-off-new-train-on-newly-build-loharu-sikar-broad-gauge-line/ "Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", ''Rail News'' (Sept. 1 2015)]</ref> Rail service between Jhunjhunu and ~~Dehli~~ (14811/14812) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (bi-weekly) began 2 September 2015.		{{rws\|Jhunjhunu}} comes within the territory of the [[North Western Railway Zone (India)\|North Western Railway]]. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Delhi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by organising video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Sikar, Rajasthan. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015–16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu, by March, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-minister-flags-off-new-train-on-newly-build-loharu-sikar-broad-gauge-line/ \|title="Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", ''Rail News'' (Sept. 1 2015) \|access-date=23 October 2015 \|archive-date=19 November 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119183823/http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-minister-flags-off-new-train-on-newly-build-loharu-sikar-broad-gauge-line/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Rail service between Jhunjhunu and Delhi (14811/14812) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (bi-weekly) began 2 September 2015.

	===Road===		===Road===
	SH 8 proceeds from Jhunjhunu town to Sikar and connects to NH 52 in Sikar (Gokulpura) but direct way from [[Jhunjhunu]] town to [[Jaipur]] is via [[Udaipurwati ]] , [[ Sri Madhopur]] , [[Reengus]] this Super State Highway proceeds from [[Pilani]] to [[Reengus]](Sri Madhopur tehsil) via [[Chirawa]] , [[ Jhunjhunu]] , [[Udaipurwati ]] and [[ Sri Madhopur]] main city .		SH 8 proceeds from Jhunjhunu town to Sikar and connects to NH 52 in Sikar (Gokulpura) but direct way from Jhunjhunu town to [[Jaipur]] is via [[Udaipurwati]], [[Sri Madhopur]], [[Reengus]] this Super State Highway proceeds from [[Pilani]] to [[Reengus]](Sri Madhopur tehsil) via [[Chirawa]], Jhunjhunu, [[Udaipurwati]] and [[Sri Madhopur]] main city.

	===Air===		===Air===
	The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is [[Jaipur International Airport]].		The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is [[Jaipur International Airport]].

			===Hospital===
			The nearest Hospital to Jhunjhunu city is [http://www.rr-hospital.com/ R&R Multispeciality Hospital].

			==See also==
			* [[Jhunjhunwala]]
			* [[Tibrewal]]

	==References==		==References==

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{{About|the municipality in Rajasthan, India|its namesake district|Jhunjhunu district}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jhunjhunu
| native_name_lang = jat land
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Rani-Sati Temple at Jhunjhunu.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Rani Sati Temple]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|28.13|N|75.4|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhunjhunu district|Jhunjhunu]]
| established_title = 
| government_type =
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| leader_title1 = [[Jhunjhunu (Lok Sabha constituency)|MP]]
| leader_name1 = [[Narendra Kumar Jat (politician)|Narendra Kumar]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
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| elevation_m = 323
| population_total = 118,473
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 333001
| area_code = +91-1592
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = RJ-18
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| blank1_info_sec1 = 73.58%
| website = {{URL|jhunjhunu.rajasthan.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| leader_title2 = [[Jhunjhunu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = Brijendra Ola ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Shekhawati language|Shekhawati]] & [[Marwari language|Marwari]]|& [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]]
| Foundee = Mohammad khan son of nawab qaimkhan.
}}

'''Jhunjhunu''' is a city and capital of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]]. Jhunjhunu is the major textile producing and copper providing district of [[India]].

This city is in the northern state of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] and the administrative headquarters of [[Jhunjhunu District]]. It is located 180 km away from Jaipur, 220 km from Bikaner and 240 km from Delhi. The city is famous for the [[fresco]]s on its grand [[haveli]]s.

==Demographics==

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In the 2011 India [[census]], the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jhunjhunun City Census 2011|website=census2011.co.in|access-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>

Jhunjhunu has a history of communal harmony of Hindus and Muslims living together for hundreds of years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharma|first1=Kalpana|title=A town full of surprises|url=http://www.indiatogether.org/jhun-government|website=indiatogether.org|publisher=Indiatogether.org|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>

== Education ==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2016}}

Rajasthan Sports University (Hindi: राजस्थान क्रीड़ा विश्वविद्यालय) is a newly established first public sports university situated in the Jhunjhunu Town of the Indian state Rajasthan to promote the sports education in state Rajasthan.
Jhunjhunu City has many educational institutes (schools, degree colleges, polytechnics, management institutes and other professional education institutes) and thousands of students come from different parts of Rajasthan as well as other states to study.


== Transport ==

===Rail===
{{rws|Jhunjhunu}} comes within the territory of the [[North Western Railway Zone (India)|North Western Railway]]. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari, and Delhi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off two trains to mark the completion of Rs. 260 crore gauge conversion of the 122 km Loharu-Sikar railway line in Rajasthan. Both trains were flagged off by Prabhu through remote control by organising video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New Delhi and Sikar, Rajasthan. Prabhu pointed out that sufficient funds have been provided in 2015–16 to complete this project, i.e., Jaipur-Ringas-Churu, by March, 2017.<ref>[http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-minister-flags-off-new-train-on-newly-build-loharu-sikar-broad-gauge-line/ "Railway Minister flags off new Train on newly build Loharu-Sikar broad gauge line", ''Rail News'' (Sept. 1 2015)]</ref> Rail service between Jhunjhunu and Dehli (14811/14812) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (bi-weekly) began 2 September 2015.

===Road===
SH 8 proceeds from Jhunjhunu town to Sikar and connects to NH 52 in Sikar (Gokulpura) but direct way from [[Jhunjhunu]] town to [[Jaipur]] is via [[Udaipurwati ]] , [[ Sri Madhopur]] , [[Reengus]] this Super State Highway proceeds from [[Pilani]] to [[Reengus]](Sri Madhopur tehsil) via [[Chirawa]] , [[ Jhunjhunu]] , [[Udaipurwati ]] and [[ Sri Madhopur]] main city .

===Air===
The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu city is [[Jaipur International Airport]].

==References==
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