PRESENT RULER: Thakur DEVI SINGHJI, present Thakur Saheb of Arooka since 20th February 2018 (Hotel Castle Arooka, Tehsil Chirawa, Dist. Jhunjhunu, Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India)

married Kanwarani Mertanjisa of Baggad, and has issue.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Estate holders were....

• Thakur DULEHA SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1796/1837, born 1765, settled in Arooka in 1796, married (amongst others), daughter of Thakur Bahadur Singh Bikawat of Chadwas in Bikaner State, and had issue. He died 1837.

  • Thakur Man Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Jiwan Singh, died young.

  • Kunwar Ranjit Singh, died young.

  • Thakur Fateh Singh. married and had issue. He died after 1831.

    • Thakur Shobhag Singh, married and had issue.

      • Thakur Sayonath Singh, married and had issue.

        • Thakur Jai Singh, married 1stly, Thakurani Fateh Kanwar Bidawatji of Thikana Gopalpura, married 2ndly, Thakurani Jadav Kanwar of Thikana Kansar, married 3rdly, Thakurani Daulat Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Madho Singh Shaktawat of Thikana Kangeti, and had issue.

          • Thakur Mahaveer Singh (by Thakurani Daulat Kanwar)

          • Thakur Umaid Singh (by Thakurani Daulat Kanwar), married 1stly, Thakurani Gaind Kanwar of Thikana Tehsing, married 2ndly, Thakurani Pritam Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Narpat Singh Champawat of Thikana Ransigaon and has issue.

            • Baisa Ashok Kumari Sahiba, married Raol Tribhuwan Singh of Thikana Mansa in Gujarat, and has issue, three daughters and one son.

            • Thakur Durga Singh, married and has issue.

            • Thakur Dalpat Singh, married and has issue.

          • Thakur Prithvi Singh (by Thakurani Daulat Kanwar)

          • Thakur Ripudaman Singh (by Thakurani Daulat Kanwar)

        • Thakur Jagat Singh, married and had issue

• Thakur MAN SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1837/1839, born 1788, married the daughter of Thakur Prithi Singh of Bhadran, and had issue.

  • Thakur Madho Singh, married two wives from Harsora (Chauhan)

  • Thakur Panney Singh, married Thakurani Vijay Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Ratan Singh of Heedal in Bikaner. He died sp.

  • Thakur Mahtab Singh (qv)

• Thakur MAHTAB SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1839/1895, married Thakurani Chand Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Laxman Singh of Sewar, and had issue. He died 1895.

  • Thakur Ramlal Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Bhagwant Singh, died vpsp aged 21.

• Thakur RAMLAL SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1895/1904, married the daughter of the Thakur of Meethri, and had issue. He died 1904 (Chait Badi 3, 1961VS).

  • Thakurani Bhanwar Kanwar, married Thakur Jai Singh of Jotiyan.

  • Thakur Karni Singh (qv)

  • Kunwar Narain Singh, born 1891, died young.

  • Kunwar Sawai Singh, born 1894, died sp in 1935 (Jaith Badi 12, 1992VS).

  • Baisa (name unknown), married (as his second wife) Kunwar Ranchod Singh (later Raja Saheb Ranchor Das Senji) of Pisangan. She died sp.

• Thakur KARNI SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1904/1951, born 1887, Member of the Walter Hitkarni Sabha, married 1907 (Falgun Sudi 3, 1964VS), the daughter of Thakur Udai Singh of Santhu, and had issue, as well as adoptive issue. He died spm in 1951 (Maha Badi 14, 2008VS).

  • Baisa Uchhab Kanwar [Kunwarani Uchhab Kanwar of Siriyari], married Kunwar Vijay Singh of Siriyari, and had issue.

  • Baisa (name unknown), married Kunwar Kalyan Singh of Beerantiya.

  • (A) Thakur Laxman Singh (qv)

• Thakur LAXMAN SINGH, Thakur of Arooka 1951/-, born 15th September 1920, he succeeded by adoption, married 30th April 1939, the daughter of Thakur Nawal Singh of Magrasar, and had issue.

  • Baisa (name unknown), married Kanwar Narendra Singh of Asope, and has issue, one son.

• Thakur JAGAT SINGHJI, Thakur of Arooka-Snr, he was adopted by his childless uncle Raja Amar Singhji, the Thakur had rank and seat next to the Raja of Khetri in the Durbar; married 1stly, Thakurani Chand Kanwar, daughter of Bika Thakur of Norio in Bikaner, she had issue, one son, married 2ndly, Thakurani Suraj Kanwar, daughter of Bhati Thakur of Khinasar, and had three issue.

  • Kunwar Pratap Singhji (by 1st wife) , married into Mertia Rathore Hariadhana Thikana Family, he died sp. His childless widow convinced her father-in-law to get remarried so that the royal family has a heir.

  • Thakur Raghuveer Singhji (qv)

  • Thakurani Moti Kanwar, married into Arwad Thikana Family.

  • Rajkumarani Lad Kanwar, married (as his second wife) Rajkumar Pratap Singh Rathore of Anandpura Garh branch of Maroth-Jiliya royal family, and has issue.

• Thakur RAGHUVEER SINGHJI, Thakur of Arooka, after (his) succession the two branches of the Arooka family merged; married Thakurani Kiran Kanwar of Manglana Thikana, and had issue, four sons. He died 20th February 2018.

  • Thakur Devi Singhji (qv)

  • Kunwar Mohan Singh, married into Dhingsara Thikana family.

  • Kunwar Dalip Singh, married into Bawri (or Bauri / Baori) Thikana family.

  • Kunwar Bhagwan Singh, married a daughter of Thakur Sultan Singhji of Thikana Khare.

• Thakur DEVI SINGHJI, present Thakur Saheb of Arooka (see above)