Atru
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Atru
Atalpuri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Atru  Atru | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′N 76°38′E / 24.81°N 76.63°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Baran (Hadoti Region) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| • Pradhan | Smt.Vandana Nagar (INC) |
| • Member of Parliament Jhalawar-Baran (Lok Sabha constituency) | Dushyant Singh (BJP) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly Atru-Baran Legislative constituency | Radheshyam Bairwa (BJP) |
| Elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,141[1] |
| Demonym | Rajasthani |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Native | Hadoti |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 325218 |
| Telephone code | 07451 |
| Sex ratio | 940 ♀/♂[1] |
| Website | lsg |
Atru is a town in the Baran district in Rajasthan, India.[2] It is a tehsil of Baran around 30 kilometres south of the Baran district.
A 1257 CE inscription of the Paramara king Jayavarman II was found on the pillar of the Gadgach temple in Atru. The 6-line inscription records the grant of a village to a poet. It is possible that Jayavarman extended the Paramara territories in present-day Rajasthan, resulting in his conflict with the Chahamana rulers of Ranthambore.[3]
Politics
The Member of Parliament from Atru is Dushyant Singh, who is a member of the BJP and also the son of ex-Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.[citation needed]
