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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagaur]]
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| leader_title1 = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name1 = Bhanwar Lal Birda
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 341306<ref>[http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/Rajasthan/Nagaur.htm "Pin codes of Nagaur district, Nagaur pincodes, Rajasthan zip code."] Whereincity.com Accessed 25 September 2010</ref>
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[[File:Village Well.jpg|thumb|right|Well at Sunari's historical foundation site.]]
'''Sunari''' is a village in [[Ladnun]] [[tehsil]] (I sector), [[Nagaur]] district, [[Rajasthan]], north west [[India]]. Its [[Lok Sabha|lok sabha]] (lower house region of governance) is [[Churu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Churu constituency]]. The residents, numbering between five and six thousand, are [[Hinduism|Hindu]]. Sunari lies on the edge of the [[Thar Desert|Thar (Great Indian) desert]].

== Location ==
Sunari village is located in north west India, in Rajasthan state on the edge of the [[Thar Desert|Thar (great Indian) desert]]. The nearest service centres are [[Ladnun]], 12 km to the east and [[Sujangarh]] 20 km to the north east. The nearest cities are [[Jaipur]], 100 km to the south and [[Nagaur]] 82 km away on the [[Ladnun]] road. [[Sariska National Park]] is located in the distant mountains to the east.

== History ==
[[File:Ker Bush.jpg|thumb|Blossoming ker bush]]

=== Legend ===
[[Marwar]] region (Maru mandal, Marudhara, Maruwad, Maru Desh or Marwad) was once a sea called ''[[Drumkulya]]''. When the [[Lord Rama]] fired a flaming arrow into the ground, a large part of the sea became a desert.

=== Origin ===
Sunari village was founded by the Birda clan of the [[Jat people|Jat]] community in the 13th century. Four brothers from nearby [[Bainatha]] village insulted the son of [[Thakar tribe|Thakur]] who misbehaved with the sister of the Birda boys and cut off the water used to keep their cattle. The Birda family left Bainatha village in search of a new home.

When they came to the Marwar region, they saw a ''soun chidi'', a [[long-tailed shrike]] in a [[Khejri]] tree on left side of the path. Tradition held that on seeing a shrike, on the left, the journey should stop. So, they made camp there for the night. At dawn, one of the brothers saw a sheep in the [[Capparis decidua|ker]] struggling to protect her new born lamb from a pack of three [[jackals]]. The family was so moved by the struggle of the sheep that they decided make that place their new settlement. Initially, the settlement was called ''Sugnawali'' after the soun chidi. Gradually, ''Sugnawali'' became ''Sunari''.

== Geography ==
Sunari rests at the boundary between semi-arid agricultural land and the [[Thar desert]].

=== Water ===
Water sources in Sunari are [[tube well]]s to a depth of up to {{convert|600|ft|m}} and local precipitation into four large [[reservoir|ponds]]: Nadiya, Chhapli, Kacholiya and Urlai. Canals supplement ground water irrigation.

=== Climate ===
[[File:The Great Banyan Village Sunari.jpg|thumb|A [[banyan]] tree provides shade in Sunari]]

The climate of Sunari is characterised by its dryness and extremes of temperature. It has very hot summers and cool winters. Summer starts in April and lasts until mid-October. May is the hottest month, with the maximum temperatures to 48 °C. The ''Loo'', the hot winds, blow from May to July. Dust storms are common. The summer monsoon from late June to September is weak. Average yearly precipitation is {{convert|15|in}}. The mild, mostly sunny winter begins in November. Freezing temperatures may be reached at night.

=== Baas ===
The village is divided into ten [[baas]] (localities):
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* Kuve wala
* Shankhala
* Unchala (upper)
* Godara
* Mandir walo
* Aathuna
* Ratda
*meghwalon ka baas
* Nadiay
* Bawari
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=== Transport ===
Sunari lies on national highway 65 from [[Nagaur]] to [[Ladnun]].

==Administration==
[[File:Bull Memorial.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bull memorial]]
Local government in Sunari is by its democratically elected [[panchayat samiti]] (council) under a Gram Panchayat village code. Sunari's middle level of governance has varied. Sunari has been assigned to [[Ladnun]] [[Tehsil]] or to Ladnun [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency in Nagaur district, or to the "no reserve for candidates"{{clarify|date=January 2014}} of Vidhan Sabha constituency in [[Ladnun]]. For example, Sunari has been governed by Nagaur Zilla panchayat, Ladnun-I Intermediate panchayat.

Sunari has a [[patwari]] (a government land record officer); an agricultural development officer (ADO).;<ref>[http://Nagaur.nic.in/Agriculture.htm "O/o Agriculture, Nagaur."]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Nagaur.nic.in Accessed 22 September 2010.</ref> a rural health officer (RHO); and, an [[Anganbadi]] worker.
[[File:Jalawaa Pujan(Kua Pujan).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jalawaa Pujan, the well worshiping ceremony.]]

== Demographics ==
In 2001, Sunari had 896 households and a population of 5,119. There were 2,712 males and 2,407 females. Children under six years numbered 835. Fifty-one percent of the population were literate. Sixty-five percent of literate people were men and thirty-five percent of literate people were women. The literacy rate for women was thirty-eight percent.<ref>[http://www.voiceofbharat.org/Nagaur/view_results_detail.asp?ID=328&m "Nagaur."] Voice of Bharat organisation website.</ref>

In July 2010, Sunari had 1,147 households and a population of 5,733 with 1,196 [[Scheduled Caste]] inhabitants.
<ref>[http://ddws.gov.in/ddwsimis/RuralWaterSupply/Reports/ReportYSRHabitationDistrict.aspx? "Report for YSR habitation district, Nagaur."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926172116/http://ddws.gov.in/ddwsimis/RuralWaterSupply/Reports/ReportYSRHabitationDistrict.aspx |date=26 September 2011 }} Ddws.gov.in 22 September 2010.</ref> The inhabitants are [[Hindu]]s of the [[Jat]]s clan belonging to a variety of Hindu [[caste]]s.

Sunari is covered by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. In July 2010, 135 [[job cards]] were issued.<ref>[http://164.100.112.66/netnrega/writereaddata/state_out/bank_jobcard1215016_1011.html "Job cards by state."] {{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:Traditional Turban.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Child in traditional [[Chundadi]] [[turban.]]]]
Sunari's schools include two government run schools and two Rajeev Gandhi primary schools funded in the private sector.

* Government primary school.
* Government senior secondary school.
* Rajeev Gandhi primary school, Kacholiya.
* Rajeev Gandhi primary school, Urlai.
* Sharda Bal Vidyamandir secondary school.
* Veer Teja middle school.
* Gyani Ram Harakh Chand P.G. government degree college, Sujala Point (17 km from Sunari)
* Tapadiya ITI College (15 km from Sunari).

== Visitor destinations ==
Sunari hosts ten temples. The Thakur Ji temple was built in the 18th century. It is dedicated to Lord [[Krishna]]. Others include: the [[Baba Hariram]] temple; [[Khatushyamji|Khatu Shyam]] temple; [[hanuman|Hanuman Ji]] temple; [[dadhimati mata temple|Dadhimati Mata]] temple; [[Baba Ramdevji|Baba Ramdev]] temple; [[Veer Teja]]ji temple; and the [[gogaji|Jahar Veer Goga]] temple.

== See also ==
* [http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=183203 "Sunari."] Our Village India organisation.
* [http://www.ramapir.org "Ramsa Pir"] Rainywall.

== References ==
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{{Nagaur district}}
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[[Category:Villages in Nagaur district]]

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