Anupgarh Tehsil

Anupgarh Tehsil is the one of nine tehsils of Shrigangagnagar district of Rajasthan, India. The town of Anupgarh is the headquarters of the tehsil. Anupgarh Tehsil is located in the southern part of Sri Gangagnagar district. It is bordered by Raisinghnagar tehsil in the north, Vijaynagar tehsil in the east, and Gharsana tehsil in the south. The west border touches Bahawalnagar district of Pakistani Punjab.

The topography of the area was originally sandy dunes, horny shrubs, and trees. Water arrived via the Anupgarh branch canal of the Indira Gandhi Canal, which has encouraged agriculture in the area. The Ghaggar River is the only river which runs during the rainy season. Wheat, jawar, cotton, guar, and mustard are the main crops.

Demographics

People have migrated from other tehsils of Sri Gangagnagar district, and from Bikaner, Punjab and Haryana. Hinduism (Jaatism) and Sikhism are practised by the majority of people. Islam is a third important religion.

Languages

Hindi is the official language. Bagri, a dialect of the Rajasthani language, and Punjabi languages are spoken by the majority of people. Sindhi and Sikh Bawri are also spoken by a few people. Odh and Bawri people speak their unique languages.

Transport

Almost all big villages are connected with roads. Anupgarh and Ramsinghpur are connected with a railway line in this tehsil.

Major villages

• Anupgarh
• Ramsinghpur (59Gb)
• 11L.M.
• Patroda
• 27 A
• 80Gb
• 74Gb
• KHALL(4 KAM)

External links

• http://beeoanupgarh.webs.com
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111748/http://www.mgsubikaner.ac.in/colleges.php