Bissau

Location of Bissau in Jhunjhunun district

Bissau (बिसाहू) or Bisau (बिसाहू)is a town in Jhunjhunun district in Rajasthan. Its old name was 'Vishala Jat Ki Dhani' (विशाला जाट की ढाणी).

Variants

• Vishala Jat Ki Dhani

Location

Bissau is located at 28.25°N 75.08°E. It has an average elevation of 292 metres. As of 2001 India census, Bissau had a population of 21,133. Bissau is 34 kms from Jhunjhunu in northwest direction on Jhunjhunu-Churu Road.

Origin

Its original name was 'Vishala Jat Ki Dhani'. Keshari Singh son of Shardul Singh of Sikar Thikana got this village in Jagir. Keshari Singh constructed a palace here and the boundary wall for defence and named this habitation as Bissau in samvat 1812 (1755 AD).

Jat Gotras

• Dhetrawal
• Kulhari
• Mundaria
• Nain

Notable persons

• Amrit Nath Ji (1852-1916) - Son of Shri Chet Ramji, Gotra: Nain, Village:Bisau, District:Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, Sect:Naked, Nath
• Naik Ramswarup Singh Mundaria - from Bisau (Jhunjhunu), martyred on 07 July 1999. He was from Unit-17 Jat Regiment posted at Kargil.
• Jagdish Kulhari - Joint Commissioner Income Tax Department, Jaipur, from Kularion Ki Dhani, Bisau, District:Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Mob:9530405510

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