Village Name:	Jangloo
Mandal Name:	Nokha
District:	Bikaner
State:	Rajasthan

Nearest town from this village is Deshnok. Buses are available from Nokha or Bikaner or Deshnok. Name of this village is based upon fact that this is earliar rajdhani (capital) of jangal pradesh (old name of rajasthan). It is established by a king Parthaviraj Chouhan who once stayed there during night with his family.

Guru Jambheshwar Maharaj (about 500-600 years earlier) THE FOUNDER OF BISHNOI/VISHNOI SAMAJ had Stayed here for a long period. The chimpi and chola (a bowl that he used to have & shirt that he wear) has been preserved at Jambheshwar temple. Bishnoi the community which is eco-friendly and animal lover doesn not allow any one to cut green trees and to haunt chinkara that is why chinkara ,deer and other animals can be seen even inside of the houses. Sacrifice of Bishnois for trees in Khejadali (Jodhpur) is world famous. Total of 343 men and women sacrificied their lifes for protecting trees when king of the region ordered to cut trees. Out of these 343, 10 people are from Jungloo. Father of Chhipko Movement also consider Bishnoi's as their inspirer for this movement.

JAMBHESWAR TEMPLE: About 1 TO 2 Lakh people come in for fair on AMAVASYA OF BHADRAPAD and KARTIK MONTH OF HINDU CALENDER. There are also many other temples of about 40 to 50. There is a pond, which never becomes empty despite of continued drought of three to four years.some people have tried by pumps & motors to empty this, but they cannot succed.

People mainly depend on agriculture (both irrigated and by tubewells as well as river water). Now more and more people are using tubewell. Most of the people also raise cows, buffalloes and goats. In recent years due to educational awareness some youth have joined govt and private services. Some are going to other cities like of punjab, Bhilwara to start their own business of bhujia and papad (famous in Bikaner). Most of the people are Hindus that include Bishnoi, Rajput, Brahmins, Suthar (carpenters), Sunar (goldsmith), Luhar (blacksmith), Mochii etc. People mostly speak Marwari, but well understand Hindi. Population is about 7000 to 8000.

There is a hospital and also a animal hospital. Bus facility is avilable to all near by towns and cities. Also number of jeep/small vehicles (about 10-15) are avilable at any time. There are five primary schools in various locations and one Middle girls school and one secondary school. Mobile tower of almost all operators are there and number of mobile users has increased. There is a bank brach of SBBJ.

There is a huge oran (land for animals). About 5000 biga. This is donated by DHANRAJ BHATI, landlord of village in the past. He was suffering from kustrog (leprosy). One night guru Jambheshwar has given him darshan in dream and his disease was dissappeared. So he donated his land for feeding cos and goats.

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