Bandikui Explained

Bandikui
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:Rail Nagari[1]
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:27.05°N 76.57°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Name2:Dausa
Government Type:Government Of Rajasthan
Governing Body:Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:24
Elevation M:280
Population Total:44800
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:303313
Area Code:01420
Area Code Type:Telephone code 01420
Registration Plate:RJ-29
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi,Rajasthani

Bandikui is a city and a municipality in Dausa district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is 35 km from Dausa and located on State Highway 25 (SH-25).[2]

Geography

Bandikui sits at the junction of the Agra-Jaipur and the Delhi-Jaipur railway lines. The city is located 200 km south of Delhi. Rajgarh town (in Alwar district) is about 25 km north of Bandikui. Sikandra is located about 10 km away, while the state capital Jaipur is 75 km by road and 70 km by rail.

History

Bandikui was preferred for the tri-junction by British Railway surveyors over Rajgarh, Alwar, due to better alignment. The Bandikui railway station was established in 1874. The first train in Rajasthan ran from Bandikui Junction to Agra Fort, started in April 1874 by the colonial government in India. Most trains traveling between Delhi and Jaipur stop at Bandikui. At the time of colonialism, some 1000 British families lived in Bandikui. Some Raj era bungalows can still be found in Bandikui.

The city attracted migration from nearby villages and its population grew to more than 125,000. Many residents work in Delhi and keep their families in Bandikui.

It was in the reign of Lord Northbrook, the Viceroy that the Delhi – Bandikui line was opened in December 1874. Bandikui has had the singular distinction witnessing and passing through its territory the royal saloons of Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII 1874-1875, King George V, in 1911, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII 1921-22 and the Queen Elizabeth in 1961 on her way to tiger shoot at Bharatpur.

Attractions

Economy

The city is a major agrarian center.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home, About Bandikui . 5 July 2023 . Urban Portal.
  2. Web site: History/City Profile . 5 July 2023 . Urban Portal.
  3. Web site: शाही लवाजमे के साथ निकली दुर्बल नाथ महाराज की शोभायात्रा, देशभर से आए श्रद्धालु. 2018-11-24. Dainik Bhaskar. hi. 2019-06-08.
  4. Web site: रोशनी में नहाया आश्रम. 2013-11-16. Dainik Bhaskar. hi. 2019-06-08.