Raipur Rani is a census town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the Panchkula city-Chandigarh-Nahan-Paonta Sahib-Dehradun highway 30 kilometres (19 miles) east from the Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula urban cities combine. It is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Dera Bassi Industrial belt and 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the Barwala industrial estate. Narayangarh in the Ambala District is the next large town in its proximity.

Raipur Rani
Census Town
Fort of Raipur Rani in Panchkula district (Haryana)
Nickname:  Rani Raipur
Raipur Rani Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Raipur Rani Raipur Rani (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30.5818°N 77.02052°E / 30.5818; 77.02052
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Panchkula
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,027
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR03
Website	haryana.gov.in

History

Raipur Rani was founded in 1420 by Rao Rai Singh who claimed to be one of the sons of Rana Har Rai singh who came from Ajmer, and was ruled till Indian Independence by his descendants who were titled Rao Sahib.[1]

Fort of Raipur Rani

Raipur Rani has a fort built by a man who came from Ajmer and was ruled till Indian Independence. The descendants of the ruling family now reside in Chandigarh[2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] Indian census,[3] Raipur Rani had a population of 7027. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Raipur Rani has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Raipur Rani, 15% of the population is under six years of age. It is also known for its mythological and historical importance. It is believed that The tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh had visited the Queen of Raipur and hence named the place after the queen.

It is a place which has bounty of nature in its realms. Popular picnic spot called as Morni Hills is also within a proximity of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles).

Sharda Mata (Maa Sarasvati Devi) Temple Chotta Trilokpur

Sharda Mata Temple Chotta Trilokpur, also known as Maa Sarasvati Devi Temple Chotta Trilokpur, is the sacred and holy Temple Complex of Sharda Mata is located in the village of Chhota Trilokpur, 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) from Raipur Rani on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. This Temple belongs to Maa Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and learning. Many oral traditions are prevalent about the history of this holy temple of Shri Sharda Mata. This village formed part of the old Nahan state.

As part of INR1200 crore plan announced in January 2019, Government of Haryana is developing this temple, along with Kalesar Mahadev temple, Kapal Mochan Tirth, Panchmukhi Hanuman temple of Basatiyawala and Lohgarh fort capital of Banda Singh Bahadur.[4]

Education

Raipur Rani is growing up as Education Hub. One Government College (co-educational) started in session 2018–19, located near bus stand. There are so many high & senior secondary schools in Raipur Rani, providing both English and Hindi education. Among these are the Government Senior Secondary School (co-educational). There are two industrial training institutes.

There are also many computer training centers which are providing IT education with latest technologies named as Guideline Computer Centre and many others.

See also

• Haryana Tourism
• List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
• List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
• List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana
• List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
• List of national parks of India
• Wildlife sanctuaries of India

References

External links

• http://www.raipurrani.com/
• http://shardamata.com/