Shergarh, Rajasthan

Shergarh is a village located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a panchayat village[1] as well as being the tehsil headquarters for Shergarh tehsil.

Shergarh
village
Shergarh
Location in Rajasthan, India
Shergarh
Shergarh (India)
Coordinates: 26°19′37″N 72°17′44″E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictJodhpur
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,054
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-19

History

Before Sher Shah Suri's conquest, the town was known as Kōśavardhana. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism thrived co-existentially in the area, as is evident from the various inscriptions dating back to at least the 8th century A.D. Accordingly to one epigraph, there flourished a great religious establishment of the Jains side by side with a Buddhist monastery and a Shaivite shrine.[2]

The Afghan emperor Sher Shah Suri is accused by `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni and other Muslim historians for destroying old cities and in return founding new ones on their ruins after his own name. The medieval town is now mostly abandoned and its fort ruined.[3][4][5] The old temple dedicated to Lakshmi Narayan was presumably built in 11th century AD and is still in existence.[6]

Demographics

In the India census of 2001, Shergarh had a population of 6,054. Males constituted 3,160 of the population and females 2,894, for a gender ratio of 916 females per thousand males.[7][8]

References
  1. 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Shergarh = 35928, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Shergarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  2. "Jain inscription from Shergarh (Dr. D.C. Sircar)". South Indian Inscriptions. Manager of Publications, Delhi.
  3. "Jain inscription from Shergarh (Dr. D.C. Sircar)". South Indian Inscriptions. Manager of Publications, Delhi.
  4. `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (1898). Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (English translation (Bib. Ind.) ed.). Calcutta. p. 472.
  5. Qanungo, K. R. (1921). Sher Shah. p. 404.
  6. "Shergarh fort". ASI Jaipur Circle. Archaeological Survey of India.
  7. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Shergarh: Shergarh". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
  8. "Shergarh Population".
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