Takhatgarh

Takhatgarh is a town in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. The town is one of the 9 municipalities in the district, located near the district border. It is about 150 years old only.HistoryThe town is named after the "Takhat Singh", the king of Jodhpur. Some people ran away due to atrocities of the Muslims and wanted to settle in the empire of Jodhpur State. They taken permission of the king Takhat Singh and told him their desire that they want to establish a village on king's name and want to settle there. They dug a well, but the water was not sweet. They found one already dug well nearby and taken permission to settle there. It is said that this well was dug by the 60,000 sons of King Sagar, who dug a well for their father every day. The well is still used as drinking water for the town, which is called Pechka.After there settlement also the Thakur was coming there, and one soldier of king Pir singh is killed there in struggle with Thakur. Pir Bavasi Majar is situated there now. In 1858 (Vikram Samvat 1914), Takhatgarh's Janma-Patrika prepared by Pandits and Pond, Cremation place, temples etc. established according to the Vastu. So now the town is about 150 years old. Chauhata is also called as Jawahar Chauk, as in 1947 on the occasion of independence here Guard of Honour was given to the country by police. The old Police station was near to Jawahar Chauk only.