Dhaulpur
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Dholpur Dhaulpur |
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Chhatri of Rana Udaybhanu Singh at Dholpur
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| Nickname(s): Dang | |
 Dholpur
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| Coordinates: 26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7°N 77.9°ECoordinates: 26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7°N 77.9°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| Founded by | Dhaval Dev in 11th century |
| Area | |
| • City | 3,034 km2 (1,171 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 126,142 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 133,229 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 328001 |
| Telephone code | 05642 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 11 |
| Sex ratio | 862 ♂/♀ |
| Website | dholpur |
Dholpur is a city in eastern-most parts of the Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur princely state, before Independence.
Dhaulpur became a separate district in 1982 comprising four tehsils of Bharatpur: Dholpur, Rajakhera, Bari and Baseri. It is bordered by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the south, Karauli district to the west and Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to the east.
The geographical coordinates for Dholpur (Dhaulpur) are 26° 42' 0" North, 77° 54' 0" East. Total area of Dholpur district is 3,034 sq. kilometers.
To liberate the country, many people sacrificed their lives for the country. Similarly, the names of martyrs of Tasimo village of Dholpur come as martyrs Chhatar Singh Parmar and Shaheed Pancham Singh Kushwah. Who sacrificed his life for the country. The important event in the history of Dhaulpur was on 11th April, 1947 when the workers of the society gathered at Tasimo village gathering place. Then there was a ban on hoisting the flag, but the neem tree had a tricolor wave and the meeting was going on. At the same time, the Samajwadi police station Shamsher Singh, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gurudat Singh, and the Thanedar Aliazam reached the meeting with the police at the meeting and when they came forward to bring the flag of the Tricolor, Thakur Chhattar Singh, who was present in the assembly, stood in front of the soldiers and Tricolor said in the condition of not releasing the flag. In that very same, the police shot Thakur Chhattar Singh. Then Pancham Singh Kushwaha came forward and the police shot him too. As soon as the two martyrs fell on the ground, the people present in the gathering surrounded the neem tree that had become a tricolor and said that the shoot shot is ready for us to die for Bharat Mata. And the shouting of the name of Bharat Mata, the police retreated, seeing the matter deteriorating. Due to this martyrdom of freedom fighters, Tasimo village was recorded not only in Rajasthan but in the entire history of India, which is known in history as 'Tasimo Goli Kand'. He, who did not care for his life, left his life for the Tricolor. Such were our heroes of Shaheed Chhattar Singh Parmar and Pancham Singh Kushvah of Dhaulpur. Pandit Roshanlal 83, who witnessed the incident, points out that the marks of bullets run by the police at the behest of the monarchy have not even blurred on their hands. The same witness, 86-year-old Jamunadas Mittal, said that for the shame of the Tricolor, two of his sons They are curious on martyrdom.
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