Ganeshwar

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title: "Ganeshwar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["indus-valley-civilisation-sites", "sikar-district", "former-populated-places-in-india", "archaeological-sites-in-rajasthan", "villages-in-sikar-district"] description: "Village in Rajasthan or Archeological site, India" topic_path: "philosophy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganeshwar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Rajasthan or Archeological site, India ::

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Field	Value
name	Ganeshwar
settlement_type	village
pushpin_map	India Rajasthan#India
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Rajasthan, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Rajasthan
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Sikar
established_title
government_type
governing_body	Gram panchayat
leader_title	Sarpanch
leader_name	Saroj Devi
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	424.24
population_total	6,994
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	332705
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91-1574
registration_plate	RJ-23
iso_code	RJ-IN
blank1_name_sec1	Nearest city
blank1_info_sec1	Neem-Ka-Thana
blank2_name_sec1	Distance from Neem-Ka-Thana
blank2_info_sec1	7.9 km (land)
blank3_name_sec1	Distance from Sikar
blank3_info_sec1	66.4 km (land)
blank4_name_sec1	Distance from Jaipur
blank4_info_sec1	83 km (land)
blank1_name_sec2	Avg. summer temperature
blank1_info_sec2	46–48 °C
blank2_name_sec2	Avg. winter temperature
blank2_info_sec2	0–1 °C
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Ganeshwar is a village in Sikar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Ganeshwar is 7.9 km distance from Neem-Ka- Thana District, 66.4 km from Sikar city and 83 km from Jaipur. Excavations in the area revealed the remains of a 4,000-year-old civilization.

History

Ganeshwar is located near the copper mines of the Sikar-Jhunjhunu area of the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan. The Ganeshwar-Jodhpura culture has over 80 other sites currently identified. The period was estimated to be 2500–2000 BC. Historian Ratna Chandra Agrawala wrote that Ganeshwar was excavated in 1977. Excavations revealed copper objects including arrowheads, spearheads, fish hooks, bangles and chisels. With its microliths and other stone tools, Ganeshwar culture can be ascribed to the pre-Harappan period. Ganeshwar saw three cultural phases: Period 1 (3800 BCE) which was characterized by hunting and gathering communities using chert tools; Period II (2800 BCE) shows the beginnings of metal work in copper and fired clay pottery; Period III (2000 BCE) featured a variety of pottery and copper goods being produced. Painted Grey Ware and Iron was also found in Period III Nearly one thousand pieces of copper were found here. Red pottery was found here with black portraiture. Ganeshwar mainly supplied copper objects to Harappa.The Ganeshwar people partly lived on agriculture and largely on hunting. Although their principle craft was manufacture of copper objects but they were unable to urbanize. With its microliths and other stone tools, much of Ganeshwar culture can be considered a pre-Harappan Chalcolithic culture that contributed to the making of the mature Harappan culture. The copper was obtained in the nearby Aravalli Range.

References

References

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