Rawatsar

History

Rao Kandhal a younger son of Rao Ranmal of Marwar was the first Rawat of Chachabad and then of Rawatsar; Marwar Forces was let by him and he recovered Merta from Mewar; He was granted Rawat title by Rao Jodha; he accompanied his nephew, Rao Bikaji, and together they conquered Jangaldesh and established Bikaner; He died fighting near Sirsa in 1489 in a battle with Sultan Sarang Khan and his forces after being ambushed.

2nd Rawat: Rawat LAKHDHIR SINGH

3rd Rawat:Rawat CHATTAR SINGH

-Other Rawat of Rawatsar-

Geography

Rawatsar is located at 29.28°N 74.38°E / 29.28; 74.38. It has an alevation of 176 metres (577 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Rawatsar had a population of 35,102. Males constitute 18,308(52%) of the population and females 16,794(48%). Rawatsar has an average literacy rate of 69.16%, higher than state average of 66.11%: male literacy is around 78.91%, and female literacy is 58.66%.

Language

Bagri, a dialect of Rajasthani language, is spoken by majority of population. The linguistic survey of Bagri was carried out by a team of scholars of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1993 and it was a major development for linguistic work on Bagri. A lot of research work (given in references) is done on Bagri in recent times. Now, Bagri has a reference grammar, dictionary, primers, and other reference material. The prominent poet on Bagri was Chander Singh "Birkali" who wrote "Loon", "Badli" and "Damfar" poems in the early-twentieth century.

Education

There are several educational campuses in Rawatsar; it is the native place for all the small villages as far as education part is concerned. most of people lives in agriculture lands. there is no engineering college or institutes. no govt. college. Choudhary Pvt ITI Rawatsar In Two Trade-Electrician (2Year) Copa (1Year)

Fair

In every Year a large fair held here known as Ramdevji and KhetarPalji Mela (Jan-Feb). Large group of devotees come here from far to attend the fair. In the temple, large number of devotees make a Darshan of Baba Ramdev Ji and Baba Khetarpal Ji.

Historical Places in Rawatsar

1. RLB Fort
2. 400-year-old banyan tree near Khetarpal ji Mandir
3. old burj named is ranjeet burj
4. ramdev temple in main market
5. bhagat singh chowk
6. Hellyped
7. Bishnoi temple.
8. indira gandhi canal flows from it
9. Bishnoibass & 4K.W.D.
10. SEM (a muddy water area where water come out from ground)

Banks

There are several nationalized, scheduled and rural banks in the city.

Nationalized Banks: Punjab National Bank,Bank of Baroda,Canara Bank,Oriental Bank of Commerce,State Bank of India (Bank Correspondent), State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur and State Bank of Patiala (SBI associates)

Other Scheduled Banks: ICICI Bank , HDFC Bank, AXIS Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Rural Banks: Rajasthan Marudhara Grameen Bank, Hanumangarh Kendriya Sahakari Bank