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Sirohi

Coordinates: 24°53′06″N 72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625
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Sirohi
Hirohi
Devnagri
Town
Sirohi town in Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi district, Rajasthan
Sirohi town in Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi district, Rajasthan
Sirohi is located in Rajasthan
Sirohi
Sirohi
Location in Rajasthan, India
Sirohi is located in India
Sirohi
Sirohi
Sirohi (India)
Coordinates: 24°53′06″N 72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictSirohi
Foundedaft. 1450
Founded byRao Sobhaji, Sehastramal
Government
 • TypeRajasthan Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council/Nagar Parishad, Sirohi
 • MPLumbaram Chaudhary
 • MLAOtaram Dewasi
Area
 • Total5,179 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total39,229 (Urban)
 • Density164/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymSirohian
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • LocalRajasthani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
307001
Telephone code02972
Vehicle registrationRJ-24,RJ-38
Nearest cityAhmedabad, Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Mehsana, Udaipur, Reodar, Abu Road, Pindwara
Avg. summer temperature42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature6 °C (43 °F)
Websitesirohi.rajasthan.gov.in

Sirohi is a town, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rulers. The nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road railway station. Sirohi got first rank in 33 districts of Rajasthan for "Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” in year 2014.

Geography

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Sirohi is located at 24°53′06″N 72°51′45″E / 24.885°N 72.8625°E / 24.885; 72.8625.[1] It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).

History

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In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the eastern slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins.[2] In 1425, Sobhaji's son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sainsmal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sirohi
  2. ^ a b Adams, Archibald (1899). A medico-topographical and general account of Marwar, Sirohi, and Jaisalmir. Junior Army and Navy Stores.

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