Jhunjhunu

This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Jhunjhunu district.

Jhunjhunu is a city and municipal council in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jhunjhunu district. It is also the largest city of the Shekhawati region, which includes Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar.

Jhunjhunu
City
Rani Sati Temple in Jhunjhunu city, Rajasthan
Jhunjhunu Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28.13°N 75.4°E / 28.13; 75.4
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhunjhunu
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Jhunjhunu Municipal Council[1]
Elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	118,473
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Spoken	Shekhawati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	333001
Telephone code	+91-1592 / 01592
Vehicle registration	RJ-18
Literacy	73.58%
Website	Jhunjhunu Municipal Council Jhunjhunu District Jhunjhunu News

Demographics

Religions in Jhunjhunu City

Religion			Percent
Hindus			55.21%
Muslims			44.46%
Christianity			0.15%
Jainism			0.14%
Sikhism			0.01%
Buddhism			0.01%
Others			0.02%

In the 2011 India census, the town of Jhunjhunu had a population of 118,473 and a literacy rate of 73.58%.^[2]

Transportation

Rail

Jhunjhunu railway station comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu City is connected to Sikar, Rewari, Delhi, Churu, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hisar, Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Udaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, Alwar.

Road

Jhunjhunu is well connected by roads from all the major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states. A four-lane national highway National Highway 11, State Highway 8 passes through the city. NH-11 connects Jhunjhunu with Jaisalmer and Rewari, Haryana.

Airport

The nearest airport to Jhunjhunu City is Jaipur International Airport.

See also

• Jhunjhunu district
• Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency
• Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)