Khetri Nagar
Khetri Nagar is a town and tehsil in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is a part of the Shekhawati region. Khetri consists of two towns, "Khetri Town," founded by Raja Bhopal Singh Ji, and "Khetri Nagar," which is about 10 km away from Khetri.
History
Khetri was founded by Raja Bhopal Singh as a thikana of Shekhawat rajput ruler of Shekhawati. Raja Ajit Singh Bahadur was the ruler of the Shekhawat estate of Khetri.Khetri fort
Khetri Fort was built in 1754 by the Shekhawat raja, Bhopal Singh.Geography
Khetri is located at. It has an average elevation of 484 metres.The name of the mountain in Khetri is Bhopalgarh.
Demographics
India census,Khetri had a population of 18,209. Males constitute 51.9% of the population and females 48.1%. Khetri has an average literacy rate of 70.25%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 59.92%. In Khetri, 12.88% of the population is under six years of age. Khetri Population Religion Data:Hindu 89.68%
Muslim 10.09%
Christian 0.08%
Sikh 0.04%
Buddhist 0.00%
Jain 0.08%
Others 0.01%
No Religion 0.02%