About Chhoti Khatu Town
it is a small town in Nagaur District (Rajasthan), India situated on delhi jodhpur railway line.
It is 65 km away from Nagaur and 30 km away form Didwana.
CHHOTI KHATU is an Archeological Interest Tourist Places.
here we have khandia dungar a small but very beautiful hill right in the north of village. and top of the hill we have a famous karnimata temple the protective God-Mother for villagers. little down the rightside a newly built hanuman temple is situated on the oneside edge of the hill.
Schools are upto ssc level and one B.Ed college and a well facility hospital makes it a prefered and favourite destination for students and patients.
Sri chhoti khatu Hindi Pustakalaya(library) is well for the collection of thousands of hindi poetry books.
khatu stone mines are very famous and most widely used to build houses, even jodhpur city peoples export it for there use. yellow sand stone popularly called bhuvana ka bhata widely and perferbly used to make carved and artistic doors and windows called jharokhas is in great demand.
the town is a very good business centre speacialise in raw wool. town is well connected with delhi, jaipur, jodhpur, ajmer, nagaur, and all the other major big cities or villages.
the village is a example of comunal harmony and peace. hindu jain muslims are the majority of population. people are very loving and cooperative to one other.
Phool Bawadi
Swadhya Bawdi
Mahadev temple and the ancient ganesh temple
baba ramdev mandir, gogaji ka than, shitla mata mandir, shyam baba mandir are the rich and ancient heritage of this village.
When Shak rulers came to India then they brought two new wells with them which were called Shakandhu (Stepwell) & Kalandh (Rahat). Accoring to Prathivraj Raso Khatu's old name was Khatwan. Old Khatu is almost destroyed.
Now there are two villages, one is called Bari Khatu & other Chhoti Khatu. On the hillock of Chhoti Khatu a small fort is standing. Fort was built by Prathviraj Chouhan. An old stepwell is located in Chhoti Khatu, known as Phool Bawadi, it is believed that this stepwell was constructed in Gurjara Pratihara period. This stepwell is artistic in its style of architecture, here a Karni mata tampel is situated on top of a straight hill. it is very Old tample.
Nagaur District is situated between 260.25" & 270.40" North Latitude & 730.10" & 750.15" East Longitude. It is situated amidst seven districts namely Bikaner, Churu, Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur. Nagaur is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan with a vast terrain spreading over 17,718 sq. K.M. Its geographical spread is a good combine of plain, hills, sand mounds & as such it is a part of the great Indian Thar Desert.
The present district of Nagaur finds a place in the heart of the Rajasthan state. If we draw a cross over the map of Rajasthan the centre of this cross is bound to fall in the district of Nagaur. Before the merger of the states, Nagaur was a part of the erstwhile Jodhpur State.
After indepenence, Nagaur had the honour of being selected as the place in the country from where the Democratic Decentralisation process was launched by the late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on the 2nd October 1959.
The town of Ladnu in the district has gained its place on the map of the country being the headquarters of the famous 'Jain Vishwa Bharti' which has become a centre of spiritual learnings & knowledge under the leadership of Acharya Tulsi, a great Jain saint, who has propagated the philosophy of "ANUVRAT" in order to enlighten people in this area of the country......RaO
here we have khandia dungar a small but very beautiful hill right in the north of village. and top of the hill we have a famous karnimata temple the protective God-Mother for villagers. little down the rightside a newly built hanuman temple is situated on the oneside edge of the hill.
Schools are upto ssc level and one B.Ed college and a well facility hospital makes it a prefered and favourite destination for students and patients.
Sri chhoti khatu Hindi Pustakalaya(library) is well for the collection of thousands of hindi poetry books.
khatu stone mines are very famous and most widely used to build houses, even jodhpur city peoples export it for there use. yellow sand stone popularly called bhuvana ka bhata widely and perferbly used to make carved and artistic doors and windows called jharokhas is in great demand.
the town is a very good business centre speacialise in raw wool. town is well connected with delhi, jaipur, jodhpur, ajmer, nagaur, and all the other major big cities or villages.
the village is a example of comunal harmony and peace. hindu jain muslims are the majority of population. people are very loving and cooperative to one other.
Archeological Interest
Baba Nirbhayramji ki bagichi. Phool Bawadi
Swadhya Bawdi
Mahadev temple and the ancient ganesh temple
baba ramdev mandir, gogaji ka than, shitla mata mandir, shyam baba mandir are the rich and ancient heritage of this village.
Let's take a look of History
Khatu's old name was Shatkup (six wells). When Shak rulers came to India then they brought two new wells with them which were called Shakandhu (Stepwell) & Kalandh (Rahat). Accoring to Prathivraj Raso Khatu's old name was Khatwan. Old Khatu is almost destroyed.
Now there are two villages, one is called Bari Khatu & other Chhoti Khatu. On the hillock of Chhoti Khatu a small fort is standing. Fort was built by Prathviraj Chouhan. An old stepwell is located in Chhoti Khatu, known as Phool Bawadi, it is believed that this stepwell was constructed in Gurjara Pratihara period. This stepwell is artistic in its style of architecture, here a Karni mata tampel is situated on top of a straight hill. it is very Old tample.
Travel Information
- Air - The nearest airport is Jodhpur (135 kms), Jaipur (293 kms).
- Rail - Nagaur is connected with Jodhpur, Bikaner & Delhi Jaipur via Merta Road.
- Bus - Regular buses operate from Nagaur to Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur & Delhi.
About Nagaur District
Glorified by the bards, the history of Nagaur finds mention
even in the Mahabharata. The kingdom of Ahichhatrapur which Arjun is
said to have conquered and subsequently offered to his Guru Dronacharya,
was perhaps some of the area of the Nagaur district. The birth place of
Meera and Abul Fazal, Nagaur district has a charbhuja and Parsawanath
Temple at Merta and the Dargah of Sufi Saint Tarkin at Nagaur city.
Nagaur also witnessed the valour of Great RaO Amar Singh Rathor who
challenged the mighty Mughal empire. The large old Fort has many
glorious tales of bravery of the erstwhile rulers of the states. Nagaur District is situated between 260.25" & 270.40" North Latitude & 730.10" & 750.15" East Longitude. It is situated amidst seven districts namely Bikaner, Churu, Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur. Nagaur is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan with a vast terrain spreading over 17,718 sq. K.M. Its geographical spread is a good combine of plain, hills, sand mounds & as such it is a part of the great Indian Thar Desert.
The present district of Nagaur finds a place in the heart of the Rajasthan state. If we draw a cross over the map of Rajasthan the centre of this cross is bound to fall in the district of Nagaur. Before the merger of the states, Nagaur was a part of the erstwhile Jodhpur State.
After indepenence, Nagaur had the honour of being selected as the place in the country from where the Democratic Decentralisation process was launched by the late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on the 2nd October 1959.
The town of Ladnu in the district has gained its place on the map of the country being the headquarters of the famous 'Jain Vishwa Bharti' which has become a centre of spiritual learnings & knowledge under the leadership of Acharya Tulsi, a great Jain saint, who has propagated the philosophy of "ANUVRAT" in order to enlighten people in this area of the country......RaO
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