Anupgarh Tehsil
Anupgarh Tehsil | |
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 Map of Sri Ganganagar District with Anupgarh Tehsil highlighted | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Headquarters | Anupgarh |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Tehsil | 184,423 |
| • Urban | 30,877 |
| • Rural | 153,546 |
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.
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.
Geography
The northern portion of the tehsil is part of the Nali region, a central area of the Sri Ganganagar District characterized by the flow of the Ghaggar River. The terrain of the southern portion of the tehsil can be characterized by sand dunes. This portion is being irrigated by branches of the Indira Gandhi Canal Project.[1]
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)
References
- ^ a b "Rajasthan District Census Handbook: Ganganagar" (PDF). Census of India. 2011.