Kankroli
City in Rajasthan, India
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Kankroli is a twin City with Rajnagar, located in the district of Rajsamand in Rajasthan, India. It is located about 42 miles (68 km) north of Udaipur and forms a twin town with Rajsamand. Rajsamand is famous for Rajsamand lake built by Maharaja Raj Singh - I. Along the Rajsamand lake is the Kankroli town. It is known for its beautiful Dwarkadhish Ji Temple devoted to Lord Krishna.
Kankroli (Rajsamand) | |
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  Kankroli (Rajsamand) Location in Rajasthan, India  Kankroli (Rajsamand) Kankroli (Rajsamand) (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.0667°N 73.8833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Rajsamand |
| Founded by | Maharana Raj Singh |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 67,798 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Mewari, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 313324 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency) |
History
Kankroli was an Jagir in the erstwhile Mewar state, consisting of 21 villages, granted to Gosain of the Dwarkadhish ji Temple as free grant. Dwarkadhish ji temple is 3rd peeth of Shuddhadvaita pushtimarg found by Jagadguru Vallabhcharyaji. Dwarkadhish ji was brought to Mewar in 1669 AD by descendants of Vallabhcharya and in 1671 AD village of Asotiya was granted to construct temple for Dwarkadhish ji. After construction of Rajsamand was completed in 1676 AD, Dwarkadhish ji Temple was shifted to its current location.[1] Dwarkadheesh ji Temple is Third Peeth of Vallabh Sampraday.
Demographics
Civic administration
Rajsamand municipal board was created in 1956, which was promoted to Rajsamand Nagar Parishad in 2012.
Transportation
The town lies on NH-48 (old NH-8) Udaipur-Ajmer. Kankroli is a railway station on the meter gauge route between Mavali-Marwar Junction.