Bhinmal

Bhinmal
Mini Mumbai
City
Bhinmal District
Marwar Bhinmal Railway Station
Marwar Bhinmal Railway Station
Bhinmal is located in India
Bhinmal
Bhinmal
Bhinmal is located in Rajasthan
Bhinmal
Bhinmal
Coordinates: 25°00′N 72°15′E / 25.0°N 72.25°E / 25.0; 72.25
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictJalore
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • BodyNagarPalika
 • Mayor/ChairmanVimla Suresh Bohra
 • MP (Member of Parliament)Lumbaram Choudhary
 • MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly)Samarjit Singh
Elevation
155.33 m (509.61 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total302,553
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
343029
Telephone code02969
Vehicle registrationRJ-46 (New)

Bhinmal (previously Shrimal Nagar[1]) is an ancient town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It is 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Jalore. Bhinmal was the early capital of Gurjaradesa, comprising modern-day southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat. The town was the birthplace of the Sanskrit poet Magha[2] and mathematician-astronomer Brahmagupta.[3]

  1. ^ Gopal, Lallanji (1989), The Economic Life of Northern India, C. A.D. 700-1200, Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 199–, ISBN 978-81-208-0302-2
  2. ^ "संस्कृत के महान कवि थे माघ". 28 February 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Rajasthan (India) 1973, p. 19.

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