| Voice of Sirohi : Arvind
Kumar
We have issues with government and not local bodies. Government
has been very ignorant in looking after our needs. GOI has made
good policies but the implementation is very poor. Government should
make small groups, bodies and then work toward eliminating the evils
hampering the development of the country.
Sirohi District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 5136.0 Km2
Population in Sirohi (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1037185
Male : 535115
Female : 502070
Under 6 population
Total : 171699
Male : 90849
Female : 80850
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 21780
In seeing : 11649
In speech : 1273
In hearing : 1275
In movement : 5962
Mental : 1621
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 101
Sex Ratio Rank : 309
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 405 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : NA
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Sirohi District
The Name Sirohi had been derived by "Siranwa" hills on the Western
Slope of which it stands. Colonel Tod in his book "Travels in Western
India" has suggested that the names of the territory might have
derived from its position at the head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi),
Sirohi also named as "Sword" and this had led some people to believe
that this State of brave Deora Chauhans received it present name
due to its wide spread fame of its Swords.
Comments from Visitor - Navin Mistry
I am resident of sirohi and I read on your site
that sirohi name is derived from siranwa which is part of arawali
in slope of this sirohi is expanded.
But the name of sirohi meant “shirohi” which is
synonym of sword in Sanskrit because sword is to cut the head. And
another thing this name kept because on the top of siranwa hills
a well is present and it is said that if one touch the water of
it to the sword it automatically have the sharpness and resulted
in better experience in battle and simultaneously it never cut down
from any other weapon.
All these information I heard when I was very young
and heard from a sword maker whose family used to make swords from
many 100 years.
NavinKumar_Mistry@infosys.com
In 1405, Rao Sobha Ji (Sixth in descent from Rao
Deoraj, the Progenitor of the Deora Clan of Chauhans ) founded a
town Shivpuri on eastern slope of Siranwa hill which is called KHUBA.
Relics of the old city is found there and a pivious place of Virji
is still a place of worship.
Sehastramal, the son of Rao Sobha ji founded the
present city SIROHI on weatern slope and liad foundation stone of
the Sirohi fort on second day of Vaisakh in the year 1482 (V.S.)
i.e. 1425 (A.D.) on the top the present town of Sirohi and made
it his Capital which lies on the Western Slope of the Siranwa hills,
later all the area under Deoras came to be known as Sirohi. In puranic
tradition this area has always been referred to as "Arbudh Pradesh".
It was also sometimes known as Arbudanchal. i.e. Arbud + Anchal.
After Independence an agreement was signed between
Central Government and minor ruler of Sirohi State, with this the
State Administration of the Sirohi State was taken over by Bombay
Government from 5th January 1949 to 25th January 1950. The first
administrator representing a bombay state was Prema Bhai Patel.
After final merger with Rajasthan in 1950, an area of 787 Sq. Km.
consisting of Aburoad and Delwara tehsils of Sirohi district was
renamed with the Bombay State on Ist Nov. 1956, after the recommendation
of the State organisation Commission, which forms the present position
of the district.
** Ancient History **
"SIROHI" as Colonel Mellson rightly remarked "is
the one domain in Rajputana which maintained its Independence, acknowledging
the suverainty of neither Mugal, Rathores, nor Maratha" . The princely
house at Sirohi is an offshoot of the same branch, Chauhan, to which
the last Hindu Emperor of India belchged. Historic pride Clings
to masses as much as to Individuals, Condueing to honorable pride
when rightly felt, and to none can it therefore cling more firmly
than to "the Magnificiently Stubborn Deora," the particular seet
at the Chauhans who have ruled over Sirohi during the past six centuries.
Sirohi = Sir + Uhi
i.e. Sirohi means " Self Respect is most important
even if head may be detached " in other words "A Rajput of Sirohi
may die for Self Respect."
Sirohi, is said to have taken its name from Sirohi from Siranwa
hill, on the western slope at which it stands. Colonel Tod had suggested
the name at the terrirory might have been derived from its position
at the head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi).
It has great antiguity, a rich heritage and an
exciting history, In puranic tradition, this region has always been
referred to as Arbudaranya. It is belived that Rishi Vasistha retired
to the southern spur at Mount Abu after his sons had been slain
by Vishvamitra.
Colonel Tod called the Mount Abu as the "Olympus of the Hindus"
since it was the seat at a powerful kingdom in the older days. Abu
formed a part of the empire of Chandra Gupta at the Mauraya dynasty,
who ruled early in the 4th century B.C. The territory of the Abu
passed succcessively the possesion of the khshtrapas, the Imperial
Guptas, the Vaisa dynasity of which Emperor Harsha was the ornament,
the Chaoras, the Solankis and the parmars. From the Parmars, the
Chauhans at Jalor took the kingdom at Abu. Lumba, a scion at the
younger branch of the Chauhan rulers at Jalor, Seized Abu from the
Parmar king in the year 1311 A.D. and became the first king of the
territory now known as the kingdom of Sirohi The famous town of
Chandravati situated on the bank at the river Banas, was the capital
of the kingdom and Lumba took his residence there and ruled till
1320 A.D.
Rao Shiv Bhan popularly known as Shobha, the Sixth descent from
Lumba, finally abandoned Chandravati and founded a town below the
'Siranwa" hill and built a fort on the top in the year 1405 A.D.
The newely founded town was called Shivpuri. But the town founded
by Rao Shiv Bhan was unhealthy, so, his son Rao Sahasmal abondoned
it in 1425 A.D. and built the present town of Sirohi and made it
the Capital of the kingdom. During the reign of Rao Sahashmall,
the famous Rana Kumbha of Mewar attacked and conquered Abu, Vasanthgarh
and area adjoining Pindwara. Rana Kumbha renovated a castle in Vasanthgarh
and also a tank and a temple at Kumbhaswami near the shrine of Achaleshwar
in the year 1452 A.D. Rao Lakha succeeded Sahashmall and tried to
liberate the region at Abu with the help at Qutbuddin, the king
at Gujarat who was also unfriendly with Kumbha. But Lakha failed
to get his territory back.
The political awakening in Sirohi started in 1905
with the Samp sabha of Govind Guru who worked for the upliftment
of the tribals of Siorhi, Palanpur, udaipur and former Idar state.
In 1922 Motilal Tejawat organized Eki Movement to unit tribals at
Rohida, who were opressed by a feudal lords. This movement ruthlessly
by the State authorities. In 1924-1925 NAV PARAGNA MAHAJAN ASSOCIATION
presented an application against unlawful LAGBAG and Tax System
of Sirohi State. This was in first time that the merchants formed
an association and opposed state. In 1934 SIROHI RAJYA PRAJA MANDAL
was founded at Ville Parle, in Bombay under leadership of jounarlist
Bhimashankar Sharma Padiv, Virdhi Shankar Trivedi Kojra and Samrathmal
Singhi Sirohi. Later on Shri Gokulbhai Bhatt joined Prajamandal
in 1938. He along with 7 others founded Praja Mandal at Sirohi on
22nd Jan '1939. After that all activities of freedom movement got
guidance from the Indian National Congress and Praja Mandal demanded
for responsible Government and Civil liberties, it resulted in the
formation of popular ministry under chief ministership of Gokulbahi
Bhatt.
With the independance of India in 1947 the process of integration
of princely states of India started. The Sirohi state was merged
on 16th Nov. 1949 with Rajasthan State. Chronological Order of Kings
of Sirohi of Deora Dynasity & their Achievemen`ts There are
total 37 kings from Deora Dynasity had ruled Sirohi and the present
Ex-King is the 38 descendent of the Deora Dynasity.
Geographical Position
Sirohi district is situated at the south-west
part of Rajasthan between parallel of 24o 20' and 25o 17' North
Latitude and 72o 16' and 73o 10' East Longitude.It has an area of
5139 kms (2009 sq. miles) and is the third smallest district of
Rajastan. It is the third smallest district of Rajasthan, after
Dungarpur and Banswara.
Sirohi is bounded by district pali in the north-east, district Udaipur
in east, Jalore in west and Banaskantha district of Gujarat in the
south. The total geographical area of the district is 5139 sq. kms.It
covers about 1.52 percent of the total area of Rajasthan.
In 1948 Sirohi was removed from Rajputana Agency and placed under
Western India States Agency. In Nov.8, 1948 an agreement was signed
between the minor ruler of Sirohi & Government of India entrusting
full powers relating to the state to central government on whose
behalf administration was taken over by Bombay Government with effect
from Jan 5, 1949.
An area of of 304 sq. miles (i.e 787 sq.kms) consisting
of Aburoad tehsil and a part of Delwara tehsil was merged with then
Bombay state. The remaining part of the state came to Rajasthan.
However, the entire sequesteed area was returned to Sirohi district
of Rajasthan State as it came to be formed when recommendations
of the states reorganisation commission were given effect to on
Nov. 1st 1956.
The former state was divided into 6 tehsils Aburoad,
Delwara, Pindwara, Reodar, Sheoganj, and Sirohi. In 1950 when the
area merged in Rajasthan was divided into 5 tehsils. In 1951, consequent
on merger of Bhawari with Pindwara.
Topography
The average rainfall of the district is 735 mm. The District is
facing seviour drought conditions since last three years. The average
rainfall figure decreased since then. The average rainfall of sirohi
in the year 2000-2001 is 376 mm. The Tehsil wise average rainfall
figure of the previous year is as follows-
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