Daspan
| Daspan | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Coordinates: 25°09′30″N 72°14′40″E / 25.1584°N 72.2444°ECoordinates: 25°09′30″N 72°14′40″E / 25.1584°N 72.2444°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jalore district |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,992 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 343029 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-16 |
| Nearest city | Bhinmal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalore |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhinmal |
Daspan is a village in the Bhinmal tehsil of Jalore district of Rajasthan state in India. It is 24 km west of Bhinmal . The place is known for the heritage hotel Castle Durjan Niwas .
Castle Durjan Niwas is a small but beautiful fortress palace built in the early 19th century by the Rathore Champawat clan of Marwar. Many changes and additions were made into the old fortress and present structure is just a shadow of the original. The building was originally built in the Indo - European style of architecture with separate parts for ladies and gents.
Daspan thikana was founded in 1713 AD by grant of a jagir of two villages by then ruler of Marwar.
Most of the Jain people from village now reside in South India's cities and some of them in Mumbai.
Late Th Surajpal singhji son of late th Major Sambhu singhji Grandson of Lt Th Sagat singhji was thrice (1977, 1980 and 1985) elected MLA of Bhinmal constituency and also became minister in Shivcharan mathur congress govt in 1989.
Smt Jaswant Kanwar wife of Lt Surajpal Singhji was Jilla Pramukh of Jalore District. Elected on 10 February 2010.
Dr Samarjit Singh son of Lt Surajpal Singhji remained MLA from 1998 to 2008 from bhinmal constituency of Jalore district, constituency from earlier his father Surajpal singhji was also MLA.At present he is President Congress party in Jalore.He is Vice President Chopasani education executive of jodhpur.
At present Hem Singh Chouhan is Sarpanch of Daspan Panchayat.
In the present times, the youth of this village are taking strides in the field of education. They have achieved success and brought fame to the village.