Peepal Khoont


Peepal Khoont mainly known as Pipalkhunt is a Tehsil Headquarter and Panchayat Samiti of the Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan state. It is a sub-division among the 5 sub-divisions of the Pratapgarh district. The main market is called Sadar Bajar. It is situated on National Highway 113. Pipalkhunt is a town located on the Banswara - Jaipur Expressway surrounded by the hills, plants and trees. The town is situated on the bank of the Mahi River.

History

Pipalkhunt had been a sub tehsil of Ghatol Tehsil of Banswara district before it was declared as a sub division of Pratapgarh, when the district came into existence. Pratapgarh district is the 33rd district of Rajasthan, created on 26 January 2008. It is a part of Udaipur Division. The distance from Pipalkhunt to Pratapgarh is 38 km, and from Banswara is 46 km.

Population

Inhabited by about 80% of tribal population of Meena community, Pipalkhunt has 31 Gram Panchayats, 3 Inspector revenue circles, 20 patwar circles and 207 inhabited villages.
The population as per 2001 census of this sub division was around 1,18,439 out of which the male population was around 60,159 and females were around 58,280. Scheduled caste population was around 3424 and scheduled tribe population was around 66,355.

Literacy

It has 52.44% male literacy, and 22.74 female literacy as per 2001 census.
Educational Institutions in Pipalkhunt :
1. Govt. Sr. Sec. School
2. Govt. Primary School
3. Govt. Secondary Girls School
4. Mewar College of Graduation
5. Vaagad Shikshan Sansthan
6. Saraswati Educational Society
7. Bhardwaj Public School

Geography

Part of this tehsil has dense forest wealth.
Bori, Chhari, Dungawali, Jetaliya, Kelamata, Nayan, Kesharpura, Ghantali and Tamatiya are relatively bigger villages.
The town has a Govt. Hospital, Homeopathy Hospital, Panchayat Samiti, Police Thana, Tehsil Headquarter, Magistrate Office, Lower Justice Court and Many Administrative hubs for nearby villages. It also has a Branch of Bank of Baroda, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, and State Bank of India.
Pipalkhunt is the center of many political affairs as the previous and current MLAs are from the nearby locations of Pipalkhunt.

Main attractions

1. Amba Mata Mandir,
2. Pawti Hanuman Mandir
3. Mahi Mata Mandir
4. Sheetla Mata Mandir
5. Digamber Jain Mandir
6. Mahi River
7. Shiv Mandir
8. Digamber Jain Mandir
9. Shri 1008 Godi Parasnath Shwetamber Jain Mandir
10. Kali Kalyan Dham Kallaji Rathore
11. Gautameshwar Mahadev
12. Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam
13. Rama Peer Ki Dargah
14. Jakham Dam
15. Mail Talab
16. Kela Mela
17. Digamber Jain Mandir
18. Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary - It houses ancient Valmiki Ashram, the Hanuman and Sitamata temples, and other places of historical and mythological importance. Another place of interest in the sanctuary, 5 km from Tikhi Magri, is Lakhiya Bhata, where drawings of prehistoric animals are engraved on rocks. There is a fair held in the sanctuary at the Sita Mata temple every July.

Jainism

The Jain community in Pipalkhunt is one of the main religions of the main town. Many people of Pipalkhunt from Jain community are living in Kuwait and other places of India. The Jain people celebrate many festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushana, Samvatsari, etc. One Jain Temple of Shri Aranatha Bhagwan is also there which was built a few years ago. Many Digambar and Shwetambar Jain Monks keep visiting here and shadow this place with their blessings. Most of the Jain persons are Shopkeepers and having their shops in the main market. Out of the two sub-sects of Jains, mostly Digambars resides here. There are only a few families of Shwetambar sect.

Transport Connectivity

By Air:
Nearest Airport is Maharana Pratap Airport or Udaipur Airport which is the domestic airport at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated 22 km east of Udaipur city which is about 165 km. far from Pipalkhunt. It has a temporary helipad in operation.
By Train:
Nearest Railway stations are Mandsaur 69 km, Nimbahera 115 km, Dungarpur 119 km, Ratlam 100 km, Udaipur 165 km.
Pratapgarh is the only district without rail-connectivity in Rajasthan state. However, as a result of untiring efforts by ex-district collector Hemant Shesh, the Government of Rajasthan agreed to pursue vigorously with Ministry of Railways, Government of India to connect Pratapgarh with broad-gauge from Mandsaur, for which appropriate financial contribution to GOI may also be made by the state, if required. It is therefore, presumed that a new railway track ultimately shall be laid from Mandsaur to Pratapgarh, as publicly assured and announced by Shri Ashok Gahlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan on 18 May 2011 at Pratapgarh. Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of Railways, introducing the Railway Budget 2012–2013 on 14 March 2012 has declared to undertake a survey of laying railway track between Mandsaur and Pratapgarh. This new line includes in the GOI list of 111 New Line Surveys to be taken up during 2012–13.
The Railway Ministry has approved railway line to be established to connect the Dungarpur and Ratlam station. The total distance between Ratlam to Dungarpur is around 187.6 km, Banswara is situated in the center of these two stations. Recently railway line work in progress and final location for rail track marked by agency.
By Road:
PipalKhunt is well connected with major cities in Rajasthan, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh by road. Daily Bus Services connects Pipalkhunt with Delhi 714 km, Jaipur 458 km, Bhilwara 207 km, Mumbai 683 km, Chittorgarh 148 km, Ajmer 345 km, Alwar 604 km, Jodhpur 422 km, Bikaner 596 km, Pilani 661 km, Hanumangarh 774 km, Shriganganagar 840 km, Pali, Jalore 360 km, Jhalawar 291 km, Kota, Ahmedabad 295 km, Vadodara 274 km, Surat 420 km, Bhavnagar 467 km, Vapi 524 km, Ratlam 127 km, Neemuch 108 km, Dungarpur 119 km, Rajsamand 275 km, Bhopal 445 km, Indore 271 km, Mandsaur 69 km, Dahod 149 km, Godhra 197 km and many other cities in Rajasthan. Private Bus operators are also providing regular connectivity to Pipalkhunt from nearby places.

Routes to reach at Pipalkhunt

1. Mumbai - Pipalkhunt Route
Option A. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Ratanpur - Dungarpur - Banswara - Ghatol - Pipalkhunt
Option B. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Ratanpur - Dungarpur - Aspur - Ganoda - Ghatol - Pipalkhunt
Option C. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Udaipur - Ganoda - Ghatol - Pipalkhunt
Option D. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Udaipur - Dhariyawad - Pratapgarh - Pipalkhunt
Option E. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Udaipur - Mungana - Khamera - Pipalkhunt
Option F. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Modasa - Bansawara - Pipalkhunt
Option G. Mumbai - Surat - Ahmedabad - Vadodara - Godhra - Dahod - Banswara - Pipalkhunt
2. Delhi - Pipalkhunt Route
Option A. Delhi - Jaipur - Ajmer - Bhilwara - Chittaurgarh - Nimbahera - Choti Sadri - Pratapgarh - Pipalkhunt
Option B. Delhi - Jaipur - Ajmer - Udaipur - Banswara - Ghatol - Pipalkhunt
3. Indore - Pipalkhunt Route
Option A. Indore - Ratlam - Banswara - Pipalkhunt
Option B. Indore - Ratlam - Mandsore - Pratapgarh - Pipalkhunt

Small towns nearby Pipalkhunt

-Ghatol, Khamera, Ghantali, Suhagpura, Lambadabra, Mudasal, Morwaniya, Arnod, Narwali, Parsola, Daanpur,

Public Representatives

Lok Sabha
Chittorgarh-Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.
Sh. Chandra Prakash Joshi is the newly elected member of Lok Sabha from Chittorgarh in the 2014 elections.
Before him, Dr. Girija Vyas represented Pratapgarh in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Vidha Sabha
In 2013 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sh. Navneetlal Ninama of BJP won the Ghatol assembly constituency.
In 2008 assembly elections in Rajasthan, Sh. Nanalal Ninama, an independent candidate won the Ghatol assembly constituency.