Santhu


Santhu is a village in Jalore in district of Marwar region in Rajasthan state of India. Santhu lies south of Jalore town and from Bagra on Jalore-Sirohi road and is surrounded by many villages like Noon, Chura, Sarat, Akoli, Narnavas, Bibalsar, Mok, Dhanpur, Bhagli Sindhalan, Rewat, Kalapura, Dakatara, Bakra Road, Sasan Berath, Bakra Gaon, Rewatada, Dudsi, Dhavala, Bhetala, Siana, Deegaon, etc.
Jagir of Rajpurohit family. History also connect with paliwal brahmins.

People

Santhu has a population of 9,720.

Facts

Its nearby railway station names are Marwar Bagra and Bakra Road and is on the Samadari-Bhildi section of North Western Railway. The conversion of the meter gauge rail route to broad gauge has been completed and direct trains from Mumbai have started running on this route to Bikaner via Jodhpur.
Santhu is well connected to all nearby towns by all weather roads. Buses ply through Bagra to all major places. Taxis are available at all times for nearby places from Santhu, Bakra Road and Bagra.

Distances

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Economy

Agriculture and animal husbandry are main occupations of the people of Santhu. Santhu is a major production centre of cash crops like oilseeds, isabgol, jeera, and arandi in Jalore district. In last decade many entrepreneurs have set up small scale granite units in nearby towns Bagra, Marwar and Jalore.

Amenities

  • For primary medicinal first aid there is a government primary hospital on Bagra Road constructed and maintained by Shri Pavnibai Kapurchandji Pratapji Charitable Trust, Chennai with aid provided by government.
  • The facility for first aid for cattle and animals is provided in the government veterinarian hospital of the village.
  • The good governance is provided by the elected Panchayat Samiti of the village.
  • The nearby police station is situated in Bagra, Marwar.
  • The post and telegraph office of the village provides all sort of postal facilities.
  • The banking facility is provided by MGB Gramin Bank, Santhu.
  • There is a separate community hall known as Rajpurohits Kotadi maintained by the large Rajpurohit community of the village.

Special

  • Shri Apeshwar Mahadev Gaushala set up in 2000 in the outskirts of the village, a shelter for cows. The Gaushala take care of the cows with public donation.
  • Beautifully built Shri Apeshwar Mahadev Kabtoor Chowk in sandstone, a place for feeding pigeons and other birds is another place of charity run by the people of the village.
  • A well, known as Somiyo Ro Kuo, was the main source of water supply in the village in olden days. It has recently been renovated and an additional bore well was also dug with public donations. It also acts as a drinking water facility for animals that pass by. Nowadays, Panchayat has provided water supply through pipelines with a good quality of drinking water.
  • The good communication facility of basic telephone services along with good mobile network is provided by the government company BSNL and almost all other private companies.

Places of interest

;Shree Apeshwar Mahadev ji Temple
;This is a Hindu Temple, it's principal deities are Shri Apeshwar Mahadev Ji who is also the Isht Dev of the people of Santhu.
;Shree Jogmayya Mata ji Temple
;This is a Hindu Temple, it's principal deities are Shri Jogmayya Mata Ji
;Shree Varahi Mata Ji Teample
;This is a Hindu Temple, it's principal deity is Shri Varahi Mataji who is also the Kuldevi of the Santhua
;Thakurji Mandir
;Sarneshwar Mahadev Mandir
;Shri Munisuvrata-Nemi-Parshva Jinalaya
This is a Jain temple. Its principal deities are Shri Munisuvrata Swami, Neminatha and Parshvanatha.