History

Jhunjhunu is an old and historical town having its own district headquarters. It is said that it was ruled over by Chouhan dynasty in the Vikram era 1045. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The district is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis. It is also famous for providing considerable representation to Indian defense forces. Jhunjhunu district was named in the memory of a Jat named “Jhunjha” or “Jujhar Singh Nehra”. The district has a population of 2,139,658 (2011 census), an area of 5926 km², and a population density of 361 persons per km. The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the North-East and East by Haryana state, on the South-East, South & South-West by Sikar District & on the North-West and North by Churu District Initially the Civil Judge (Sr. Division) Court was set up in 1951 where as District Court was set up in 1952. Before 1976, the Sikar district was tagged to the Jhunjhunu district for judicial administration and only one District and Sessions Judge was appointed for both districts. In 1976, a separate District and Sessions Judge was posted at Sikar. Thereafter, many courts were set up in later years.