Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajasthan in northern India. The city of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters. District location The district falls within Shekhawati region, and is bounded on the northeast and east by Haryana state, on the southeast, south, and southwest by Sikar District, and on the northwest and north by Churu District. Demographics According to the 2011 census Jhunjhunu district has a population of 2,137,045, roughly equal to the nation of Namibia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 214th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.81%. Jhunjhunun has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.72%. 22.89% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.88% and 1.95% of the population respectively. Languages Shekhawati a dialect of Rajasthani, and Hindi are mainly spoken languages. The language blends into Haryanvi along the Haryana border. Places of interest Kot Bandh, Kot Birla temple Pilani Fort Mahansar Birla Museum, Pilani Ramakrishna Mission in the Khetri town of the district. Shakambari Mata Temple, Udaipurwati Dhosi Hill Rani Sati Temple Jhunjhunu Chavo Dadi Temple Jhunjhunu Khetri Mahal Shree Jhujhar Ji Temple, Dhanuri Bhopal Garh Fort in Khetri Alsisar Mahal in Alsisar Shri Panchdeo Mandir Sculpture of Jujhar singh Havelis in Nawalgarh GogaMedi at Sotwara Science park in Nawalgarh Temple of Ramdevji in Nawalgarh (First one is in Ramdevra) Tibrewala and Modi Haveli Bissau Fort in Bissau Surajgarh Fort in Surajgarh Bissau Mahal in Jhunjhunu Shyamgarh Fort in Jhunjhunu Bishangarh Fort in Tamkor Gopinath Ji Mandir in Baragaon Mandawa Fort (Castle Mandawa) in Mandawa Desert Resort in Mandawa Balaji Temple in Bheemsar Bandhe Ka Balaji Temple in Jhunjhunu Dargah Hajarat Qumarudsin Shah Gangaur mela Bhagera Ashtavinayak temple Ghoriwara Balaji Mandir Havelis and forts of Mukundgarh Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Bissau Industries Famous copper mines are situated in the Khetri tehsil of the district. The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at a distance of 10 km from the Khetri town. It is the largest copper mine in India. It also has by-products i.e. sulphuric acid, fertilizer etc. Education BITS Pilani CSIR-CEERI, PILANI Sainik School, Jhunjhunu Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Kajra,Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu Academy, Jhunjhunu Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jhunjhunu Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indrapura