Jaswantpura
Jaswantpura is a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan, India. It holds the headquarters of panchayat samiti (block) of the same name and is part of the Jaswantpura sub division. It is declared to be made as tehsil in Rajasthan budget-2012-13.[1] It is named after the ruler of Marwar (Jodhpur ) Maharaja Jaswant Singh Prior to 1947, it was the headquarters of the pargana by the same name. The Navodaya vidyalaya of Jalore district, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Jaswantpura is located here .
Jaswantpura
Jaspra Loyanagarh | |
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village | |
  Jaswantpura Location in Rajasthan, India  Jaswantpura Jaswantpura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24.8000°N 72.4667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jalore |
| Named for | Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur State |
| Government | |
| • Body | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,399 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 307515 |
| Telephone code | 02990 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-16 |
| Sex ratio | 968 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www.jaswantpura.weebly.com |
History
The old name of Jaswantpura was Loyana. The loyana Garh was the capital of a thikana of 52 villages (Kalapura to Karada) of Deval Rajputs. Maharana Pratap during his Struggle against Mughal emperor Akbar had stayed in Loyanagarh for some time and then even got married to the daughter of Loyanagarh Thakur Rai Dhaval. Later Maharana Pratap gave the title of 'Rana' to the Thakur Rai Dhaval of Loyanagarh. Which continued under his Dynasty.
There was some misunderstanding between Maharaja of Jodhpur and Loyanagarh. The Sardars of Loyanagarh rebelled against the then Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur. Maharaja quelled the rebellion, after two failed attempts, he conquered Loyanagarh and changed its name to Jaswantpura.
Demographics
Population of Jaswantpura is 4,399 according to census 2001. where male population is 2,235 while female population is 2,164.[2]
Transportation
The Sagi river flows through town. The nearest airport to Jaswantpura is in Udaipur. Raniwara is the nearest railway station. Most of the commutation is being through buses, and rickshaws.
Temples
Jaswantpura holds Shree Satimataji Temple, and within 20 km is the Sunda Mata temple. mahadev ka mandir(bageech). There is a famous Jain Temple in Loyana as Godiji ( shree Godi Parshwanth Bhagawan) is more than 187 years old. Hanumanji ka mandir(sunaron ki dharmashala), shiva mandir, Satimata, and within 20km is the Sunda Mata temple.
Near Jawahar navodya vidyalaya Shree Songara Veer's (Mamaji) temple is situated in Hopalava farm, This temple is famous for the popularity of the shree sonagara veer in rajasthan.
There are still forts on the hill of loyana garh which are famous.There are four buses available from ahmedabad for going to jaswantpura, 2 are in nights at 11.00 pm and 12.00 pm, 1 on 9.30 a.m. of rajasthan roadlines and buses of gujrat state transport.port