Ramseen Explained

Ramsin
Nickname:Ramshyan as religious name
Settlement Type:sub tehsil
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:25.0167°N 72.5333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalore district
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:203
Population Total:8376
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:307803
Registration Plate:RJ-46
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bhinmal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sirohi - Jalore
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Bhinmal
Iso Code:RJ-IN
Official Name:Ramseen (रामसीन)

Ramsin is a village and a sub tehsil in Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. There is an ancient temple called Aapeshwar mahadev temple situated here. The temple is on the banks of a river flowing from the Dam Called Vitan towards Sikwara just Near to Apeshwar Temple.

The village is situated on main road network of the district and therefore is a transport hub.The nearest villages are Sikwara (4 km away), Moodatara (7 km), Mandoli Nagar (8 km), and Thur (11 km). The district headquarters Jalore is about 23 km to the north. This town is around 35 km north of Bhinmal, 17 km to the south of Bakra, 21 km to the north of Bagra and 21 km to the west of Siyana.

Marwar Bhinmal Railway Station is the nearest railway station, but people are normally using Bhinmal Railway Station due to frequency and convenience.The economy of district is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The oilseeds specially mustard oil seed is predominant crop. Wheat, bajra, kharif pulses, barley, jowar and in very huge quantity of fleawort.

History

Ramsin is a very ancient village which currently exists as a town and sub-tehsil. According to mythological belief, Lord Rama, while going towards Chitrakoot during his fourteen years of exile, had rested for the night here, due to which the place was named as Ramchayan, being a disfigurement of Ramasayaana, Ramsen and then later Ramseen.

Ramsin has a very ancient temple of Lord Shiva known as Apeshwar Mahadev which is situated on the east side of the river passing through the middle of the village.

The town is mainly divided into four parts. In the middle is the main market on the eastern bank of the river, east of the market and there is an area called Vijayanagar situated on Sirohi road, where the cattle herder Nomadic tribe Rabari (Dewasi) and Bhil tribe is dominated, while one area is on Bhinmal road and one on Jaswantpura

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