Thathawata
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View of sand dunes at village Thathawata
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 Thathawata
Thathawata
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| Coordinates: 28°05′N 74°46′E / 28.08°N 74.77°ECoordinates: 28°05′N 74°46′E / 28.08°N 74.77°E | |
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 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Churu |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,500 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 331022 |
| Telephone code | 01567 |
Thathawata (Hindi: ठठावता, IAST: Ṭhaṭhāwatā) is a village located in Churu District of Rajasthan state in India. At the 2001 census, the village had a total population of 2500.
The Village Thathawata is within the Ratangarh Tehsil in the southeast direction, west of Fatehpur and 3 km southwest of Biramsar village on National Highway.
After the victory of last Hindu King of Delhi, Prithviraj III Chauhan, in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, The Jats in his army moved to the countryside and settled as cultivators at various places in India. One such Jat soldier was Thatha of Bhadia clan who founded the village Thathawata. The Bhadias had also settled villages Banthod and Rol in present Sikar district of Rajasthan.
Route Biramsar on National Highway-11 to Kusumdesar village passes through the village.
The natural climatic conditions in the village are very harsh and extreme. The temperature ranges from sub-zero in winters to more than 50 °C in summers. The summers bring hot waves of air called "loo". The village lies in the Thar desert region. Annual rainfall is very low of the scale of 25 cm. The ground water in the village is hard and salty and as deep as 200 feet. The people in the region depend on rainwater harvesting. The rainwater is stored in pucca tanks, known as Johad, which is used throughout the year for drinking purposes. On an average the region faces every third year as a dry year and every eighth year as a famine year. During famine years it becomes very difficult for the animals to survive for want of fodder and the cattle population goes down drastically.
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