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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]],
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 56.30% of the population in the district spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 38.96% [[Hindi]], 2.33% [[Bhili language|Bhili]] and 0.54% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Hindi / Rajasthani 39%

Punjabi 32%

Bagri 24%


===Religion===
===Religion===

Revision as of 19:58, 14 May 2021

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sri Ganganagar.

Sri Ganganagar district
District
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DivisionBikaner Division
HeadquartersSri Ganganagar
TehsilsSri Ganganagar
Sri Karanpur
Sadulshahar
Padampur
Raisinghnagar
Suratgarh
Anoopgarh
Shri Vijaynagar
Gharsana
Rawla Mandi
Government
 • District collectorZakir Hussain
Area
 • Total
11,154 km2 (4,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,969,168[1]
Demographics
 • Literacy69.6
 • Sex ratio887
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 15
Websitesriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in

Sri Ganganagar district is a northernmost district of Rajasthan state in western India.

History

Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar district was part of Bikaner state. This was a mostly uninhabited region. The history of this district is testimony to the vision and efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who visualised and built the Gang Canal after the Indian famine of 1899–1900. The waters of the Sutlej River were brought into the region through the 89-mile long Gang Canal in 1927, turning this region into a breadbasket[2] of Rajasthan.

Geography

Location and area

Sri Ganganagar district is located between Latitude 28.4 to 30.6 and Longitude 72.2 to 75.3[3] The total area of Sri Ganganagar is 11,154.66 km² or 1,115,466 hectares. It is surrounded on the east by Hanumangarh district, (Hanumangarh district was carved out of it on 12 July 1994) on the south by Bikaner district, and on the west by Bahawalnagar district of the Pakistani Punjab and on the north by the Punjab.

Tehsils and other towns

Map of Tehsils of distt. Ganganagar
Map of the tehsils within Sri Ganganagar district

Ganganagar tehsils

There are following Ten tehsils in Ganganagar district.

  1. Sri Ganganagar
  2. Sri Karanpur, headquarters in the town of Karanpur
  3. Sadulshahar
  4. Padampur
  5. Raisinghnagar
  6. Suratgarh
  7. Anoopgarh
  8. Shri Vijaynagar
  9. Gharsana
  10. Rawla Mandi

There are total 344 Gram panchayats in Sriganganagar district.

Other major towns and villages

Raisinghnagar, Kesrisinghpur, Gajsinghpur, Suratgarh, Ramsinghpur (59GB), Jaitsar, Rawla Mandi (8PSD-B) are major towns, whereas Raghunathpura (4RM), 22GB, Lalgarh Jatan (8LLG), Ridmalsar (60LNP), Kikarwali (60RB), Budhajohar (5NP), Binjhbayla, Rajiasar, Patroda (11P), Sameja Kothi (17PTD), Salempura, Chunawadh (30GG), Birmana (3BMM), Hindumalkot, Zorawar singhpura, Banda colony, Bajuwala, Dhaban Jhallar (15LKS), Khat Sajwar, Mirjawala (12F), Daulatpura, Netewala (2HH-1), Jaitsar (1GB-A), Ganeshgarh, Mahiyawali (4HH), Dungersinghpura, Manniwali (36PTP), Narsinghpura (49LLW), Manjhuwas (52LNP), Sardargarh (11Sgm), Sanghar (10SGR), Nirbana (3NRD), Manewala (2MNWM), Sadhuwali (1D), are small towns and villages... There are 9 Panchayat Samiti and Blocks in SGNR are Suratgarh, Raisinghnagar, Anupgarh, Vijaynagar, Gharsana, Padampur, Karanpur, Sadulsahar and Ganganagar... In Ganganagar District There are also 12 Sub-Tehsils Are Hindumalkot, Lalgarh, Chunawadh, Kesrisinghpur, Gajsinghpur, Sameja, Muklawa, Binjhbayala, Jaitsar, Rajiasar, Ramsinghpur and 365 Head... In Ganganagar District There are 1 Municipal council is Ganganagar and 10 Municipalities are Suratgarh, Anupgarh, Sadulsahar, Vijaynagar, Padampur, Karanpur, Gajsinghpur, Kesarisinghpur, Lalgarh Jatan and Raisinghnagar... Many towns and cities in Sri Ganganagar district are named after members of the royal family of the former Bikaner State.

Famous Places

  1. Shivpur Head - Shivpur Fatuhi
  2. Gurudwara Budhdha Johar - Dabla
  3. Bishnoi Mandir & Amrita Devi Park - Dabla
  4. Laila Majhnu Majar - Binjor
  5. Airforce Suratgarh
  6. Thermal Power Plant Super Critical Suratgarh
  7. All India Redio Station Suratgarh
  8. Cetral Farm Suratgarh, Jaitsar, Sardargarh
  9. CCBF Suratgarh
  10. Shree Cement Udaipur Suratgarh
  11. Koni Village Border
  12. Hindumalkot Border
  13. Mawadiya Dhiraniya bayala Temple Binjhbayala
  14. Padpata Dhaam Dhaban Jhallar
  15. Chanana Dham - 4NN Chanana
  16. Hathiyawala Dham
  17. Anupgarh Fort
  18. Suratgarh Sodhal Fort
  19. Dhab Suratgarh

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
190184,281—    
1911121,077+3.69%
1921100,233−1.87%
1931202,964+7.31%
1941313,741+4.45%
1951370,238+1.67%
1961604,901+5.03%
1971732,152+1.93%
19811,084,161+4.00%
19911,402,444+2.61%
20011,789,423+2.47%
20111,969,168+0.96%
source:[4]

According to the 2011 census Sri Ganganagar district has a population of 1,969,168,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[6] or the US state of New Mexico.[7] This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.[5] Ganganagar has a sex ratio of 887 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 70.25%.[5]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India,

Hindi / Rajasthani 39%

Punjabi 32%

Bagri 24%

Religion

Religion in Sri Ganganagar district[8]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 74.98%
Sikhism
 
 22.11%
Islam
 
 2.57%
Other
 
 0.33%

Media

The district has editions of state level newspapers from Jaipur, which are re-published from Ganganagar and Raisinghnagar.

"Air Suratgarh", a radio station, broadcasts programmes in Hindi, Rajasthani and Punjabi languages. It was commissioned in 1981 and broadcasts on the 918 kHz frequency.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ^ Garg, Balwant (27 July 2003). "Suicide woes fill the 'food basket'". The Times Of India.
  3. ^ http://ganganagar.nic.in/
  4. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
  7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  8. ^ "Ganganagar (Sri Ganganagar) District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Air Suratgarh". All India Radio.
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