Hindaun

In the ancient time Hindaun came under the Matsya kingdom. There are many ancient structures still present in the town built during the regime of Matsya Kingdom. Traditionally in some mythological stories the town is believed to be associated with the mythology of Hiranyakashipu and Prahlada mentioned in Bhagavata Purana.

Hindaun is named after the name of ancient ruler king Hiranyakashipu, father of Prahlada. The temple to Narasimha, an Avatar of Hindu God Vishnu who killed Hiranyakashipu, along with the historic Prahalad Kund (now in dilapidated condition) demonstrates the town's connection to the mythology surrounding Hiranyakashipu and Prahlada.[1]

During the start of April 2018, Hinduan was subjected to curfew in response to caste-related violence.[2][3][4][5][6]

Hindaun is located in the eastern part of Rajasthan, (a north-western state in India) in the vicinity of the Aravalli Range.

The town is well connected with Jaipur, Agra, Alwar, Dholpur, Bharatpur with modernized roads.

Hindaun has an average elevation of 235 metres (771 ft). Its distance from the state capital of Jaipur is around 150 km.

The city is known for its sandstone industry.[7] The Red Fort, Akshardham Temple of Delhi, and Ambedkar Park are made of this sandstone. The slate industry is well rooted here and is important in the state. Slate is transported abroad also. Various small-scale industries, e.g. candle, battis, wooden toys, and plastic water pipes, also exist.

Barah Khamba Gumbat

The main places of attraction in Hindaun City are: The Prahladkund, forest, Hiranyakashayap ka kua, palace and the Narsinghji Temple, Shri Mahavirji Temple is a major pilgrimage center in Jainism. The Jaggar Dam of Jagar, Kundeva, Danghati, the Suroth Fort, City of Moradwaja, the castle of Garmora and Padampura, the Timangarh fort, Sagar Lake, Dhruv Ghata and the well of Nand-Bhaujai are some popular attractions. The temples of goddess Chamunda Mata Temple, Chinayata and Chamunda Mata Temple, Sankarghanta in western part of city, Nakkash Ki Devi - Gomti Dham (the heart temple of Hindaun City) with adjacent sacred pond termed as Jalsen pond. Radha-Raman Ji Temple and Shri Hardev Ji Temple are also famous and located within the city.

Jachcha Ki Baori

List of Attractions

Palace at Hindaun fort

Matia Mahal, Hindaun

Name	Location	Type	Period
Hindaun Fort	Purani Kachehri	Fortress	14th century
Jachcha Ki Baori	Prahalad kund	Baoli/Bawdi(Stepwell)	13th-15th century AD
Matiya Mahal	Near Prahalad kund	Place(Mahal)	13th-15th century AD
Shri Mahavirji	Mahaveer ji	Temple	17th century AD
Shri Raghunath Ji Temple	Old Hindaun	temple	16th century AD
Nakkash Ki Devi - Gomti Dham	Gomti Dham	Temple	20th century
Narsinghji Temple	Prahalad kund	temple
Jaggar Dam	Jagar	Natural Dam & Hills	1957
Timangarh	Timan Garh	Fortress	12th century

Dargah of Sufi Saint Shaikh Abdur-Rehmaan Chishti is also at Hadoli. The shrine has the grave (Maqbara) of the revered saint, Shaikh Abdur - Rehmaan Chisti nephew of greatest sufi saint of India Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	11,938	—
1911	10,640	−10.9%
1921	8,687	−18.4%
1931	10,825	+24.6%
1941	13,804	+27.5%
1951	14,673	+6.3%
1961	20,237	+37.9%
1971	27,895	+37.8%
1981	42,706	+53.1%
1991	60,780	+42.3%
2001	84,591	+39.2%
2011	105,690	+24.9%
Source: Census of India[8]

Religions in Hindaun
Hinduism			80.56%
Islam			17.33%
Christianity			0.11%
Jainism			1.75%
sikh			0.18%
Buddhism			0.02%
Others			0.4%
Distribution of religions

As per provisional reports of Census India the population of Hindaun in 2011 was 105,690; of which male and female are 49,541 and 56,149 respectively. The sex ratio of Hindaun is 881 per 1000 males.[9]

As per the census, the total number literates in the city is 105,690 of which 56,149 are males and 49,541 are females. Average literacy rate of Hindaun is 76.58 percent of which male and female literacy was 87.79 and 63.94 percent.

Total children (aged 0–6) in Hindaun are 45,451 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 25,345 boys and 20,106 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 852 per 1000 boys.

Temperature in summer ranges between 25 and 45 degrees Celsius and in winter it is between 2 and 23 degrees Celsius. [10]

The land of the area is fertile and the crop rotation is commenced by the ryots. The central agriculture yard is located at Kyarda village opposite to 220kv power house. The major crops are wheat, millet, maize, mustard, cluster bean, ground nut, gooseberry, lemon potato, gram, barley. The monsoon, Jagar damand canal, wells and underground water are the source of irrigation. The seasonal vegetables and fruits are also sown by peasants.

The city is famous for its Industrial Training Institutes. There are Teacher Training Institutes. Almost all district topper in RBSE Exams are from Hindaun City.[11]

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