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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Churu district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
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| leader_name = Mohan Lal Yadav, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Churu District Administration |url=https://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/contact-directory/11701/32/30261 |website=churu.rajasthan.gov.in |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[District magistrate|District Collector & Magistrate]]
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = Jai Yadav, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Churu District Administration |url=https://churu.rajasthan.gov.in/pages/sm/contact-directory/11701/32/30261 |website=churu.rajasthan.gov.in |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
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| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 43cm mm
| website = {{URL|http://churu.rajasthan.gov.in|Churu District}}
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==Attractions==
Sujangarh On South Side, Ratangarh On Southwest Side, Sardarshahar On North Side, Tarangar On Northeast Side, Rajgarh On East Side, [[Ratannagar]], Chapper, Bidasar and Rajaldesar are the other major towns in the district. The [[Tal Chhapar Sanctuary]], a [[blackbuck]] sanctuary, has more than 1,680 black bucks and migratory birds. It is a major attraction for wildlife enthusiasts. Other attractions include the grand palatial [[Haveli]]es in the towns of Ratannagar, Ratangarh and Sardarshahar, the Hanuman temple at [[Salasar Balaji|Salasar]] and the Venkateshwar temple at Sujangarh, the birthplace of local deity, [[Gogaji]], in Dadrewa. The Bhadrakali Temple at Rajaldesar is popular among Shakta Tantra followers from all over India, which was established by Anant Shri Vibhushit Dandi Swami Jogendrashram ji Maharaj. Baba Phool Nath Temple at Nawa, Rajgarh is popular and related to the Nath community.
==Demographics==
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*[[Khemchand Prakash]]- one of the best music composers of the 1940s.
* [[Nand Kishore Chaudhary]] - chairman and managing director of Jaipur Rugs and social entrepreneur.
* [[Lakshmi Mittal]] - the "Steel King", born at Sadulpur in Churu District.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-01-31 |title=Mittal's 5-cr gift to Rajasthan hometown |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mittals-5-cr-gift-to-rajasthan-hometown/articleshow/1540527.cms |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=The Sunday Times Rich List 2024 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bimal Jalan]] - former RBI governor
* [[Bharat Vyas]] - Writer of the prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'Ye Kaun Chitrakar Hai'. He directed a Bollywood film ''Rangeela Rajasthani''.
* [[Kishan Singh Rathore|Col. Thakur Kishan Singh Rathore]] - one of the first recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (second highest military decoration in India)
* [[Devendra Jhajharia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=SportsCafe |date=2016-09-14 |title=Paralympics 2016 {{!}} Devendra Jhajharia breaks World Record to win Gold at Paralympics |url=https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/sep/14/devendra-jhajharia-breaks-world-record-to-wins-gold-at-paralympics |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=SportsCafe.in |language=en}}</ref> - India's first Paralympic gold medalist. On 2 March 2024, he was announced as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate for the [[2024 Indian general election]] from the [[Churu Lok Sabha constituency|Churu]] constituency in Rajasthan.
* [[Kanhaiyalal Sethia]]- prominent Rajasthani writer.
* Rai Bahadur [[Bhagwandas Bagla]]- the first [[Marwaris|Marwari]] [[Shekhawati]] [[millionaire]]
* [[Rahul Kaswan]] - He is an Indian politician, who first became a [[Member of parliament#India|Member of parliament]] (MP) from [[Churu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Churu]] parliamentary constituency as a candidate of ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) party in [[16th Lok Sabha|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]] in [[2014 Indian general election]], and then again in [[2019 Indian general election]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]] . A month before [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general elections]], he joined [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). In [[2024 Indian general election|2024 General Parliamentary Constituency Election]], he won again from [[
* [[Krishna Poonia]] is an international gold-medalist Indian [[discus thrower]], track-and-field athlete and politician from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]].
==See also==
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