Founded by Unknown Elevation 318 m Local time Tuesday 9:11 PM Area code 911583 | Settled 500 Years ago Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 7,359 (2011) Postal code 341027 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 25% Humidity | ||
Rol (रोल), also known as Rol Sharif (रोहल शरीफ़)is a village in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Contents
- Map of Rol Rajasthan 341027
- Location
- History
- Occupation
- Transport
- Temples and Mosque
- Geography
- Demographics
- References
Map of Rol, Rajasthan 341027
Location
Rol is situated at a distance of 21 km from Nagaur in the east direction on Nagaur-Didwana state highway no.- 19 .
History
Rol was founded about 500 year back. It was Muslim dominated at that time. There is a big dargah in the village. Muslims organize a fair every year. The book Arabic, Persian and Urdu Inscriptions of West India by Dr. Ziyaud-Din Abdul-Hayy Desai provides a comprehensive list of more than 2,000 inscriptions from West Indian states. At S.No. 249, mentions as Rohal Sharif which is same as present Rol in Nagaur district.
Occupation
Main occupation of people is agriculture and government/private jobs. Some villagers are employed in government services and many people are doing BIG Business and private jobs in other states i.e. Assam, Andhra pradesh, Maharashtra. Seth Ghanshyamdasji Pusaramji Inani of Latur constructed a Govt. Higher secondary school at ROL which was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sri Harideo Joshi. Rukminidevi Inani Girls Govt. Primary school & Nathi Bai Ramprasadji Inani Govt. Girls High School are other institutions endowed by INANI family in ROL . H.R. Inani family hailing from ROL got constructed a Dharmashala at Prithvi Raj Marg, Ajmer somewhere in 1923 AD.and presently known as Ramsukh Balmukund Inani ROL walon ki Dharmashala.
Transport
Rol is connected to nearby villages through the road network with presence of State Transport Service and Private Bus Services which link it to Nagaur, Mundwa, Jayal, Deh, Kuchera, Goth-Manglod.
Temples and Mosque
Village has got temples of Hanuman Mandir, Rangnath Mandir, Charbhuja Mandir, Satyanarayan Mandir, Shitla Mata, Jhawar Mandir etc. As per the inscriptions found during renovation, the Charbhuja Mandir was built by maheshwari community of ROL some where in 1281 samvat i.e. 700 years back. Recently in year 2012 this Temple was renovated again by Maheshwari community of ROL, major contributions coming from Non resident Maheshwaris i.e. staying in other parts of country. INANI family ( Seth Hiranand Ramsukhji of Hyderabad & Ghanshyamdasji Pusaramji of Latur )endowed a plot of land abutting the temple and also constructed an ATITHI GRUH on this donated land and endowed the both to the Temple trust board of Sri Charbhuja Mandir. Village also has got many Mosques which are said to possess holy relic brought by Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri (Rehmatullah Alaih) from Baghdad. Devotees from various parts of the country gather on 'URS' of Quazi Sahab (R.A.) to celebrate the occasion. There is an annual Urs Mela (Urs Fair) organised in village.
Geography
Rol is located at 27.10°N 73.55°E / 27.10; 73.55. It has an average elevation of 318 meters (1043 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 India Census, Rol had a population of 7359. Male population is 3799, while female population is 3560.