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Losal, India

Losal is a town of 28,504 people in Rajasthan, India.

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Population28,504 GeoNames
RegionRajasthan
Elevation410 m 1,345 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportKishangarh Airport (KQH) 91 km

About Losal

Losal is a town with municipality in the Sikar District in Rajasthan, India.

From the Wikipedia article Losal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

History

Losal is holy land of Baba Parmanand and Baba Raghuveer Das ji, both famous saints of Shekhawat. The oldest school here is senior secondary co-ed school, built by the late Seth Shri Dedraj Khaitan. Now there are about 50 schools and colleges in Losal. Total resident population of Losal is about 30,000 in addition to more than 15,000 students studying in local institutions.

Shri Dedraj Khaitan was the brother of Shri Mukha Lal Khaitan, one of the biggest jute traders of Calcutta in pre-independence era. Sri Mukha Lal Khaitan and Shri Dedraj Khaitan then established Losal's first School called Sri Ded Raj Khaitan School and its first Hospital, now both run by State Government of Rajasthan. Smt. Gulab Devi Khaitan, wife of Shri Dedraj khaitan also laid the foundation stone of first and only library in Losal to promote education in the town. They also constructed the first Girls hostel in Sikar today known as Krishna Chatrawaas for Dalit girls. Smt. Gulab Devi Khaitan was the sister of Seth Sri Jamnalal Bajaj, noted industrialist, philanthropist, freedom fighter and a very close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Haripura is a small village under Losal municipal corporation, is native palace of Kargil sahid Syodana Ram Bijarniya.

From the History section of Losal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Kishangarh Airport (KQH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 91 km away.

  • Kuchāman 29 km south, about 29 min by car
  • Danta 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
  • Rāmgarh 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
  • Meethari Marwar 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
  • Sīkar 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
  • Dīdwāna 34 km west, about 34 min by car
  • Bay 39 km east, about 39 min by car
  • Makrāna 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
  • Nāwa 43 km south, about 43 min by car
  • Laxmangarh 48 km north, about 48 min by car

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