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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{For|the other city Ramgarh in Sikar district|Ramgarh Shekhawati}}<br />
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| name = Ramgarh Shekhawati<br />
| other_name = Ramgarh Sethan<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Sikar district|Sikar]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = 1791<br />
| founder = Poddar family & Ruia Family<br />
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| postal_code = 331024<br />
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''Ramgarh Shekhawati''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in Ramgarh tehsil of [[Sikar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]].<br />
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==History==<br />
During the second half of the nineteenth century, the prosperous merchant families of the Ruias and the Poddars jointly developed the city of Ramgarh Shekhawati.<br />
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The Poddars, a family of wool traders from Churu, were the first to establish a settlement there. They had been subjected to heavy taxes by the thakurs of Churu and, in protest, challenged them to build a more affluent city. The king of Sikar allotted them land for this purpose. The Poddars then built numerous havelis, painting them with high-quality, imported German colors that have retained their luster for over 230 years.<br />
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Later, the Ruias, another wealthy merchant family, migrated to Ramgarh<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fabled Cotton Baron Of Mumbai |url=https://www.marwar.com/archive/the-fabled-cotton-baron-of-mumbai/ }}</ref>. They had been forced to leave their hometown of Fatehpur after a dispute with the Nawab over levies on the passage of goods. They joined the Poddars in developing the city, which today is known for its more than 125 historic havelis and serves as a tourist destination.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Ramgarh Shekhawati town is located in [[Shekhawati]] region of Rajasthan. The area surrounding this town is [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]]. The town located at [[Tripoint|trijunction]] of [[Churu district]] in north, [[Jhunjhunu district]] in East and Sikar district in south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ramgarhshekhawati.com/|title=Ramgarh Shekhawati town site|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> The city of [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]] is at a distance of about 17&nbsp;km from the town. The [[Nimakidhani]], famous as Shri Shivraj Kavia's village, is 3 km from RamgRh Shekhawati.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2001 Census of India|2001 Indian census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ramgarh had a population of 90124. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramgarh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 48%. In Ramgarh, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
The city is known for the most of its tourism. Mainly for its beautiful [[haveli]]s named Ramgopal ki Chatri and many more. All the havelis are now commercialised as an hotels.<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Ramgarh is well connected by road and rail transport. [[National Highway 52 (India)|National Highway 52]] passes on western outskirt of town. Ramgarh Shekhawati railway station<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/ramgarh-shekhawati-rswt/1258|title=India Rail info|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> is located on the eastern part of the town.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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