Sardarshahar
| Sardarshahar | |
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 Sardarshahar
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| Coordinates: 28°26′24″N 74°29′27″E / 28.440053°N 74.490818°ECoordinates: 28°26′24″N 74°29′27″E / 28.440053°N 74.490818°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Churu |
| Government | |
| • Sardarshahar | Sardarshahar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 95,911 |
| • Density | 235/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 331403 |
| Telephone code | 01564 |
| Sex ratio | 934/1000 ♂/♀ |
Sardarshahar is a town in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India. It is also the seat of Sardarshahr tehsil. The town is named after Sardar Singh, a Maharaja of Bikaner.
Sardarshahr is situated 255 kilometers from state capital Jaipur and 52 kilometers from District headquarters Churu. It has its own RSRTC bus depot which is operational here since 1976. It is also connected to Ratangarh through a railway line. The railway line ends here and the train returns to the Ratangarh Junction. The transport inside the city is mainly of Auto-Rickshaw.
The Terapanthi Swetamber Oswal Jain terapanthi merchant community predominates in
Sardarshahar is situated in the heart of the Thar Desert. It has havelis adorned with fresco paintings and carved woodwork. It also has a small fort that now houses government offices.
It is the birthplace of the Eleventh Acharya of Jain Swetambar Terapanth, Acharya Shri Mahashramanji. It also has the Acharya Mahapragya Samadhi Sthal.
The railway line ends here and the train returns to the Ratangarh Junction. Sardarshahr is known for its fine musicians and shadi bands.
Sardarshahar has become an education hub in the district. The IASE Deemed University is a constituent of Gandhi Vidya Mandir (GVM#. The foundation stone of the 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) university campus was laid in 1955 by the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad. It educates over 10,000 students from kindergarten to post-graduate and Ph.D. The SBD Government College enrolls over 2,000 students for undergraduate and graduate courses. A Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay is located in Sardarshahar. Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School occupies a sprawling campus in the heart of town. The oldest English medium school in the town is Krishna Public School which was opened in 1988. Other educational institutes are Rose Buds Public School which is 25 years old established in 1992, Seth Sampatram Dugar Senior Secondary School, Balika Vidhyalaya, Mittal Girls College, Government Senior Secondary School, Anjuman senior secondary school, Meera Niketan, Basic Public School, Krishna Public School and Oxford Public School. Buniyadi Teacher's Training College & Cambridge Convent school and nine other B.Ed colleges.
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