Lachhmangarh, Shekhawati

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Lachhmangarh, Shekhawati

Town belonging to the Sikar chiefship in the Shekhawati nizdmat of the State of Jaipur, Rajputana, situated in 27° 49' N. and 75° 2' E., about 80 miles north-west of Jaipur city. Population (1901), 10,176. The town is named after Rao Raja Eachhman Singh of Sikar, by whom it was founded in 1806. It is fortified and built after the model of Jaipur city, and possesses a com- bined post and telegraph office, 5 schools attended by 240 boys, and many handsome buildings occupied by wealthy bankers.