Laxmangarh
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Laxmangarh लक्ष्मणगढ Lachhmangarh, Lichhamgarh |
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| Nickname(s): lakshmangarh | |
 Laxmangarh
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| Coordinates: 27°49′21″N 75°01′31″E / 27.8225°N 75.025278°ECoordinates: 27°49′21″N 75°01′31″E / 27.8225°N 75.025278°E | |
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 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Founded by | Maharaja Lachhman Singh |
| Elevation | 424.24 m (1,391.86 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 53,392 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Shekhawati |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 332311 |
| Telephone code | 91-1573 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
Laxmangarh (Hindi: लक्ष्मणगढ़,Rajasthani: लिछमगढ़) is a town in Sikar district of Rajasthan state in India. It is the sub-divisional headquarters of the Laxmangarh sub-division in Sikar district. It is also the Tehsil headquarters of the Laxmangarh Tehsil. Laxmangarh is also Panchayat samiti headquarters of the Laxmangarh Panchayat samiti in the district. It is situated on National Highway-11 at a distance of 24 km from Sikar in north.
Maharaja Lachhman Singh of Shekhawati constructed the Lachhmangarh Fort in 1710 AD, and around it he established the present Lachhmangarh town, which was founded in 1712 AD.
Maharaja Lachhman Singh of Shekhawati princely state planned it nearly 300 years ago under the Shekhawati region of erstwhile. The reigning kingdom of jaipur had many thikanas and was one of them. The Thakurs of these Thikana were called Maharajkumars and Mahendra Singh, son of HH Maharao Shri Sir Madho Singh Ji Bahadur was the first Maharajkumar of Lachhmangarh and that happened to be the Maharajkumars of Lachhmangarh.
Most recently, Lachhmangarh has been of public curiosity due to its place in modern literature. The fictional character Balram Halwai from the bestselling novel The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga came from a village by the same name, but it isn't the same village, because the book is actually set in the Gaya District in the vicinity of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar.
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