Sirohi | |
Native Name: | Hirohi |
Other Name: | Devnagri |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 24.885°N 72.8625°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Name2: | Sirohi |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | aft. 1450 |
Founder: | Rao Sobhaji, Sehastramal |
Government Type: | Rajasthan Government |
Governing Body: | Municipal Council/Nagar Parishad, Sirohi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5179 |
Elevation M: | 321 |
Population Total: | 39,229 (Urban) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 164 |
Population Demonym: | Sirohian |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 42°C |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 6°C |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 307001 |
Area Code: | 02972 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | RJ-24,RJ-38 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ahmedabad, Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Mehsana, Udaipur, Reodar, Abu Road, Pindwara |
Website: | sirohi.rajasthan.gov.in |
Leader Title3: | MP |
Leader Name3: | Lumbaram Chaudhary |
Leader Title4: | MLA |
Leader Name4: | Otaram Dewasi |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Local |
Demographics1 Info2: | Rajasthani |
Sirohi is a town, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rulers. The nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road railway station. Sirohi got first rank in 33 districts of Rajasthan for "Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” in year 2014.
Sirohi is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 ft).
In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the eastern slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins.[2] In 1425, Sobhaji's son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sainsmal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.