Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu

India
      city, northeastern Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state, northwestern India. It is a local trade centre for wool, cattle, hides, and gram (chickpeas). The city's major industries include a dye factory and woolen mills. Jhunjhunu houses the mausoleum of Qamar al-Dīn Shah, patron saint of the Kamkhani sect, as well as a 10th-century Jaina temple. The city also contains a hospital and a college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan. The area in which Jhunjhunu is situated consists of a semiarid sandy plain. Bajra (pearl millet), gram (chickpeas), mung (the green or yellow edible seeds of an Asian bean), and barley are among the region's chief crops. Pop. (2001) 100,485.

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