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Khetri
—  city  —
Khetri Location of Khetri in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E / 27.98; 75.8Coordinates: 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E / 27.98; 75.8
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Jhunjhunu
Population	17,377 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 484 metres (1,588 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 333504/333503 • Telephone • +0159

Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati region. Khetri is actually two towns, the first "Khetri Town" was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan. The other is the town of "Khetri Nagar", which is about 10 km away from Khetri. It is known for its Copper Project. The township of Khetri Nagar is built and is under control of the Hindustan Copper Limited, a public sector unit under Government of India.

The nearest railway station is Chirawa at a distance of 30 km. Khetri is at a distance of 190 km from Delhi and 180 km from Jaipur. Frequent buses are available from Jaipur to reach Khetri. From Delhi, one has to take a bus to Singhana, and catch a cab from there.

History[link]

Khetri was the second largest Thikana in Jaipur State. The rulers of Khetri belonged to Shekhawat sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka subsub-clan) of Kachawa dynasty of Jaipur. The king of Khetri Maharaja Ajit Singh of Khetri gave name of Swami Vivekananda, to Narendra. The saffron turban and clothes was given to swamiji by Raja Ajit Singh. King also helped Swamiji financially for going to Chicago Dharma Samellan, from where swamiji got publicity worldwide.

Khetri nagar has a multicultural ambience due to people from all states coming in and working in the copper project. Singhana is the bus terminal which links all the nearby places. Khetri also has a centre of Ramakrishna Mission, and this centre is active in philanthropic activities in this town and nearby villages for long time.^[1]

Travel[link]

The places of interest include:

Khetri Fort[link]

The fort of khetri was built by king of Khetri Raja Shri Ajit Singh Shekhawat Ji Saheb Bahadur and is an easy trek of 4 km from the base. The splendid view from the fort is a breathtaking experience and also includes a marvellous but small marble temple. The spiral shaped open-cast copper mine called Chandmari is a treat to eyes, when viewed from the hilltop along the boundaries of the fort. This mine has been shut down and is abandoned. There is one temple on the top which is locked for visitors.

Ramakrishna Mission Center[link]

In 1958, Ramakrishna Mission was started at the Palace of Khetri, which was donated by Raja Ajit Singh's grandson, Raja Bahadur Sardar Singh. The palatial building has been named as "Vivekananda Smriti Mandir", which houses marble statues of Raja Ajit Singh and Swami Vivekananda. The room at the topmost storey where Swamiji used to stay and had spiritual discourses with Raja Ajit Singhji, has been converted into a prayer room. Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, was a great friend & disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda had stayed there three times (1891, 1893 and 1897) during his visits to Khetri. (Source http://rkmissionkhetri.org).

Vivekananda Museum[link]

To make the people in general aware of the decade-long association of Swami Vivekananda with Khetri, to further spread the cultural and social messages of the Swami, to portray his life and time with realistic presentation through life-size and miniature Diorama, and to give a tribute to Swamiji on his 150th Birthday in January 2013, the Ramakrishna Mission, proposes to open a majestic Museum to be housed in ‘Fatteh Billas’ Palace building, Khetri. Work is under progress. It is being developed with the genrous support from Govt. of India, State Govt. of Rajashtan & general public. Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper - Vivekananda Museum in Khetri^[2]

Gopinath ji temple[link]

The temple of Gopinathji is a unique example of shekhwati paintings. A person who wants to see the painting art of shekhawati should visit Gopinathji temple also.

Pannasar Talab[link]

Pannasar Talab is an artificial lake in Khetri to catch water flowing down from the hills. There are three storage tank also in case of overflow in rainy season. Sthapatya kala is also there in the form of small statues made on the boundaries.^[3]

Temples[link]

There are many temples which are very beautifully made, which can be visited. 1. Varahi Devi, 2.Hanuman Ghadi, 3.Sidhhi Vinayak 4.ganga mataji ka Mandir, 5.Bihari ji ka mandir, 6.Temple of RaniSati(On Fort) 7.Jhojhu Aashram 8.Bhatiyani Ji ka mandir 9.bada mandir 10.Gopi Natha jI ka MandirKetri Fort Mrmt to please is requested to help the government make up and the urge not to protect the fort in the coming days of an election to be dahar jayega... 8. Sati mata mandir 10.Shyam mandir 11.Shani mandir 12. Shivji ka mandir

Geography[link]

Khetri is located at 27°59′N 75°48′E / 27.98°N 75.8°E / 27.98; 75.8.^[4] It has an average elevation of 484 metres (1587 feet). The name of the mountain in khetri is Bhopalgarh.

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] Khetri had a population of 17,377. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khetri has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 56%. In Khetri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hindustan Copper Limited[link]

The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at 10 km from here. It is the largest Copper mines in India with concentrator & refinery and produces copper. It also has by-products i.e. Sulphuric Acid, Fertilizer etc.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Genealogy of Khetri Rulers
• Ramakrishna Mission, Khetri, Rajasthan

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