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| name                    = Kalipahari
| native_name             = Thikana Panchpaana (jorawar singh)
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| postal_code             = 333024
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'''Kalipahari''' village is a big community of [[Shekhawat]] [[Rajputs]] in the [[Jhunjhunu District]] of [[Rajasthan]]. It is situated 5&nbsp;km south of [[Bagar, Jhunjhunu]]. The village is famous for the frescos on its grand [[haveli]]s.
[[Shekhawat]]s ([[Bhojraj Ji Ka]]) ([[Panchpana]]) are a major part of the population. Almost 25% of the young generation of this village work in the armed forces, police, a paramilitary organization or civil services. It was established by Thakur Sangram Singh in the earlier 18th century and basically the roots of Kalipahari are connected to the village of [[Tain, Shekhawati]], near [[Bissau, Rajasthan]].
== Demographics of Kali Pahari ==
There are three parts in this village: the main village, Kalipahari ka Bas, and Kalipahari ki Dhani. Shekhawats Rajput are the main part of the population of Kalipahari.
[[Hindi]] and [[Bagri language|Bagri]] are the local languages here.
==Events==
One of the many different important events in Kalipahari is the festival of Gangaur, Holi arranged by the Rajput families.
==Transport==
=== By rail ===
[[Ratan Shahar railway station]] (3 kilometres) and [[Jhunjhunu railway station]] (10 kilometres) are the closest railway stations to Kali Pahari. Jhunjhunu comes within the territory of the North Western Railway. Jhunjhunu city is connected through a broadgauge line to Sikar, Rewari and Delhi.
=== By road ===
Kalipahari is near to city of Jhunjhunu, which is well connected by road to all the major cities of Rajasthan. RJ-SH 8 links Jhunjhunu to Jaipur, Sikar and Luharu. RJ-SH 41 links Fatehpur to Rajgarh via Jhunjhunun
=== By air ===
The nearest airport to Kalipahari village is [[Jaipur International Airport]] ([[Jaipur]]). Beside that, a small air strip is also available in Jhunjhunu for small private planes to land.
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[[Category:Villages in Jhunjhunu district]]