Danta, Sikar
Danta is a town in Rajasthan, India.[1] Danta Fort is a historical site near the village. The fort, known as Danta Dera Fort, is now a heritage hotel.
Danta
Danta Shekhawati | |
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Nimawas | |
  Danta  Danta | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′N 75°11′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 30,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 332702 |
| Telephone code | 0091-1577 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
| Nearest city | Sikar |
| Literacy | 60% (approx) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikar |
| Avg. summer temperature | 44-45 °C |
| Winter temperature | 10 to -5 °C |
| Website | http://www.sikar.org |
Karni Mata Temple located near the village, which is made by Thakur Madan Singh Danta, and donated to Sayar Baisa (lady who used to perform the pooja in the temple) along with 300 bega land to meet the expenses to run the temple. Originally the temple building was a hunting lodge. The village was first settled by Thakur Amar Singh Shekhawat, about 1400 AD.
The population consists predominantly of Hindus, Muslims and Jains.
Thakurs
Raja Bir Singh Deo of Khandela, granted the village of Losal with nine others to his son, Kunwar Amar Singh. Rulers were.... Thakur AMAR SINGH, 1st Thakur Saheb of Danta 1669/-, constructed a fort at Rajpura in 1646, and later at Losal in 1654, he was granted the village of Danta by Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur in 1669, married 1stly, Thakurani Ratan Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Maha Singh Nirban of Papurna, married 2ndly, Thakurani Kanha Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Kushal Singh Jodha of Ajmera, married 3rdly, Thakurani Raj Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Sadaram Gaur of Sarwad, and had issue. He died after 1669.
- Thakur AMAR SINGH
- Thakur RATAN SINGH
- Thakur GUMAN SINGH
- Thakur SAWAI SINGH
- Thakur BHAWANI SINGH
- Thakur HARI SINGH,
- Thakur AMANI SINGH
- Thakur NAWAL SINGH
- Thakur SARDUL SINGH
- Thakur BALWANT SINGH
- Thakur BALDEO SINGH
- Thakur RAMNATH SINGH
- Thakur UDAI SINGH
- Thakur PREM SINGH
- Thakur GANGA SINGH
- Thakur MADAN SINGH
- Thakur OMENDRA SINGH