 Well known for pure gold and glass-inlay handmade unique jewelry called "Thewa", Pratapgarh, as the 33rd district of Rajasthan, came into existence on 26 January 2008, comprising five Tehsils/ sub-divisions, Pratapgarh, Chhotee Sadri, Dhariyawad, Arnod and Peepalkhoont.The district is dotted with "good number of ancient and historical sites", but in want of a detailed study either by the Archaeological Survey of India or by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan, there are no 'protected monuments' as such.A few important still unexplored archaeological and historical sites include "Avleshwara", Ghotaavarshika ("Ghotarsi"), "Sidheriya", Gandharvpur ("Gandher") "Jaanagarh", "Veerpur" and many others.