JHUNJHUNU

city, northeastern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is a local trade centre for wool, cattle, hides, and gram (chick-pea). The city's major industries include a dye factory and woolen mills. Jhunjhunu houses the mausoleum of Qamar-ud-Din Shah, patron saint of the Kamkhani sect, as well as a 10th-century Jaina temple. The city also contains a hospital and a college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan. The area in which Jhunjhunu is situated consists of a semiarid sandy plain. Bajra (pearl millet), gram, mung (the green or yellow edible seeds of an Asian bean), and barley are among the region's chief crops. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 71,972.