Sandwa SANDWA Devnagri |
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CITY | |
Nickname(s): Dev nagri | |
Location in Rajasthan, India | |
Coordinates: 27°45′N 74°10′E / 27.750°N 74.167°ECoordinates: 27°45′N 74°10′E / 27.750°N 74.167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Churu |
Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 23,348 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 331517 |
Telephone code | 01560 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ 10 |
Sandwa (Devanagari: सांडवा) is a town in Churu district in the Shekhawati region of Indian state of Rajasthan. Sandwa is situated on Jaipur-Bikaner Highway (SR 20). It is 245 km away from the Jaipur, 125 km from Bikaner and 405 km from Delhi. It is known for Best Schools & Colleges and a famous Cattle Fair of Rajasthan . Near Sandwa town is Chhapar, a small beautiful town, which is famous for Black Bucks & Tal Chhapar Sanctuary. Great wrestler Nathmal Pahalwan was from Sandwa.
Sandwa village is also known as Education village in near area and it is also a place of religious people, who lived here. People from sandwa, every year, go to "Padh-yatra" to Salasar Balaji, Punarasar Balaji, Baba Ramdev ji Runicha and Baba Hari ram ji maharaj and Pir Baba.
In this village, Community harmony is example for the all the city in the Rajasthan State. It is the site of Sandwa Fort.