Surajgarh

History of Surajgarh Fort

OLD NAME-ADICHA

The town of Surajgarh in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan derives its name from the 18th century fortified Palace SURAJGARH. The name literally means "The Castle of The Sun". This 4 acre fortified palace is being lovingly restored to give our guests the experience of living like a Maharaja.

Established in 1780 by Shekhawat Suraj Mal, ruler of the Jhunjhunu thikana, the township of Surajgarh came up with the construction of the fort, for the construction of the fort not only offered employment to the people from the neighboring villages, but after its completion also offered a safe sanctuary from marauding bandits and invading armies.

The frescoes for which Surajgarh and Shekhawati are famous owe their existence to the many travelers who came through this region, the local populace started to decorate their homes with frescoes of the tales told by the travelers and from scenes from the Bhagvad Gita, Ramayana and Mahabharata. The materials used for painting the frescoes were crushed cowrie shells, lime and vegetable dyes which were produced locally.

it is an ancient town and famous for mandi.

GEOGRAPHY

Surajgarh is located at 28.32°N 75.73°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet). For more information on Surajgarh please visit www.surajgarh.com

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Surajgarh had a population of 18,857. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Surajgarh has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 55%. In Surajgarh, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Higher and Technical Education

Surajgarh, which literally translates into Castle of the Rising Sun, has many institute in education line. and doing progress because of thousands students from different places are coming in surajgarh for studying. Surajgarh is very peaceful town and since it is on border of rajasthan and haryana, it is attracting students from all the places.

The first well-known non-politician and the first man with post-graduate qualifications from Surajgarh was Late.Shri Rambilas sharma(Ghagshyan) also known as Headmasterji. He was a principal of PB SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL in Surajgarh. Late. Shri.Rambilasji Sharma born-1913 at surajgarh ,was a man for literacy mission for a very small town- surajgarh. He was the first Post-graduate in Surajgarh ,in year 1936, from LAHORE UNIVERSITY. Present Union Cabinet Minister From Congress- Sheshram Ola, The Promoter Of The First Degree College -Jugalkishore Barasia, Present MLA- Sharvan Kumar, Are All His Students to name a few.

PINCODE OF SURAJGARH-SHEKHAVATI -333029