Ghanau

Ghanau Fort Village and post in the Churu district of northern part of Rajasthan state in India. The railway station in Rajgarh is known as Sadulpur. It is close to the Haryana border. Sadulpur railway junction lies on Bikaner - Churu- Delhi and Churu- Hisar railway routes. The nearest cities are Rajgarh, Sidhmukh, Hisar, Sikar and Pilani (Rajasthan). Part of the Lok Sabha constituency, Churu and Vidhan Sabha constituency, Sadulpur.

Communications

Telephone code is 01559 and PIN is 331023. Time zone is IST (UTC+5:30). Vehicle registration is RJ10

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, Ghanau had a population of 3105. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%

Ghanau has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

Geography

Ghanau is located at 28°22′N 75°14′E /. 28.36°N. Elevation is 479 m (1,572 ft)

Climate

The village has record temperatures ranging from below freezing point in the winter to over 50 °C in summer.

The District of Churu is also the hottest zone in the country.

Transportation

Road

Ghanau Town is connected to Rajgarh Hanumangarh, Two lane road. It is about 21 km from Rajgarh, Bhimla Roadways is main Transport to Rajgarh. 240 km from Delhi via Rohtak, Hisar (170 km), then needs to take NH-65 on Hisar- Jodhpur Road (70 km). Shorter route from Delhi is via Rohtak, Bhiwani, Bahal (around 210 km).

Rail

The nearest railway station is Sadulpur as described below- Rajgarh is situated on the main Delhi- Bikaner rail link. The railway junction of Rajgarh town is known as Sadulpur named after Maharaja Sadul Singh of Bikaner. It takes around 3–4 hours from Delhi (en route you would cross major stations like Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Loharu).

Airport

Nearest airports are Jaipur Airport and Delhi Airport.

Economy

Economy of the village is mostly based on agriculture.

Places of interest

Facilities

Schools & Institutes

Govt.sr.sec.Schools include Girls school, primary and high schools.

Modern public senior Secondary School.
Vishwakarma Institute Of Computer Education, Ghanau. Coordinates: 28°22′00″N 75°14′00″E / 28.36667°N 75.23333°E / 28.36667; 75.23333

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