Sirohi

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Sirohi district.

Sirohi Hirohi Devnagri
Town
Sirohi town in Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi district, Rajasthan
Sirohi Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Sirohi Sirohi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Sirohi
Founded	aft. 1450
Founded by	Rao Sobhaji, Sehastramal
Government
• Type	Rajasthan Government
• Body	Municipal Council/Nagar Parishad, Sirohi
• MP	Lumbaram Chaudhary
• MLA	Otaram Dewasi
Area
• Total	5,179 km^2 (2,000 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	39,229 (Urban)
• Density	164/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Sirohian
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Local	Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	307001
Telephone code	02972
Vehicle registration	RJ-24,RJ-38
Nearest city	Ahmedabad, Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Patan, Udaipur, Reodar, Abu Road, Pindwara
Avg. summer temperature	42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	6 °C (43 °F)
Website	sirohi.rajasthan.gov.in

Sirohi is a town, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rulers. The nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road railway station. Sirohi got first rank in 33 districts of Rajasthan for "Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” in year 2014.

Geography

Sirohi is located at 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625.[1] It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).

History

In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the eastern slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins.[2] In 1425, Sobhaji's son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sainsmal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.[2]

See also

• Pavapuri
• Sirohi (Rajasthan Assembly Constituency)
• Jawan Singh (politician)
• Mirpur Jain Temple

Notes

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sirohi
2. Adams, Archibald (1899). A medico-topographical and general account of Marwar, Sirohi, and Jaisalmir. Junior Army and Navy Stores.

References

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sirohi" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 257.
• Cahoon, Ben (2000), Indian princely states, WorldStatesmen — also shows the state's flag
• P.R.O. Sirohi (15 April 2013), Sirohi district web site, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, District Unit-Sirohi, archived from the original on 1 April 2013
• Temples of Sirohi, archived from the original on 18 November 2012
• Official population of Sirohi city (Urban) (PDF), Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India

External links

• Indian Princely States- Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Sirohi, archived from the original on 17 February 2005