Bhinmal is a town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It is 72 km south of Jalore town. The name Bhinmal is derived from the word Shrimal. Bhinmal was the capital of ancient Gujarat under Gurjar Pratihara Kingdom.


The town is the birth place of the Sanskrit poet Magha and mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta. Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. Brahmagupta wrote important works on mathematics and astronomy. In particular he wrote Brahmasphutasiddhanta , in 628.


The work was written in 25 chapters and Brahmagupta tells us in the text that he wrote it at Bhillamal which today is the city of Bhinmal. This was the capital of the lands ruled by the Gurjara dynasty.