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Sri Ganganagar district

Coordinates:29°55′04″N73°52′54″E/ 29.91778°N 73.88167°E/29.91778; 73.88167
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Sri Ganganagar district
DistrictofRajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Sri Ganganagar):29°55′04″N73°52′54″E/ 29.91778°N 73.88167°E/29.91778; 73.88167
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DivisionBikaner
HeadquartersSri Ganganagar
TehsilsSri Ganganagar
Sri Karanpur
Sadulshahar
Padampur
Suratgarh
Gajsinghpur
Government
•District Collector & MagistrateLok Bandhu,IAS[1]
•Superintendent of PoliceGaurav Yadav,IPS
Demographics
•Literacy69.6
• Sex ratio887
Time zoneUTC+05:30(IST)
Major highwaysNH 62 (Old 15)
Websitesriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in

Sri Ganganagar districtis the northernmost district ofRajasthanstateofIndia.

History

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Named afterMaharaja Ganga SinghofBikaner,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 theGanga Canalafter theIndian famine of 1899–1900.The waters of theSutlej Riverwere brought into the region through the 89-mile long Gang Canal in 1927, turning this region into a "Food Basket"[3]of Rajasthan.

Geography

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Location and area

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Sri Ganganagar district is located between Latitude 28.4 to 30.6 and Longitude 72.2 to 75.3[4]The total area of Sri Ganganagar is 11,154.66 km2or 1,115,466 hectares. It is surrounded on the east byHanumangarh district,(Hanumangarh district was carved out of it on 12 July 1994) on the south west byAnupgarh district,(Anupgarh district was carved out of it on 7 August 2023) on the south byBikaner district,and on the west byBahawalnagar districtofPakistani Punjaband on the north byFazilika districtofIndian Punjab.

Demographics

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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:[5]

According to the2011 censusSri Ganganagar district has apopulationof 1,969,168,[6]roughly equal to the nation ofSlovenia[7]or the US state ofNew Mexico.[8]This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of640).[6]The district has a population density of 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi).[6]Itspopulation growth rateover the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.[6]Ganganagar has asex ratioof 887femalesfor every 1000 males,[6]and aliteracy rateof 70.25%. 27.19% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 36.58% and 0.68% of the population respectively.[6]

After bifurcation of Sri Ganganagar district into Sri Ganganagar and Anupgarh districts, the residual district had a population of 1,270,690. The residual district had a sex ratio of 881 females per 1000 males. 420,513 (33.09%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 412,468 (32.46%) and 9,717 (0.76%) of the population respectively.[6]

Religion

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Religion in Sri Ganganagar district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 74.13%
Sikhism
 
 22.59%
Islam
 
 2.90%
Other or not stated
 
 0.38%

According to the 2011 Indian census, Hinduism is the dominant religion of the district, followed by a large Sikh population, along few followers of Islam.[9]

Languages

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Languages of Sri Ganganagar district (2011 census)[10]

Punjabi(31.66%)
Bagri(25.08%)
Rajasthani(24.22%)
Hindi(13.02%)
Marwari(2.11%)
Others (3.91%)

At the time of the 2011 census of India, 31.66% of the population spokePunjabi,25.08%Bagri,24.22%Rajasthani,13.02%Hindiand 2.11%Marwarias their first language.[10]

Health

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The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Ganganagar, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Ganganagar, year 2020[11]
Indicators Number of children (<5 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)
Stunted 49,628 24% 29%
Wasted 50,440 25% 21%
Severely wasted 21,953 12% 6%
Underweight 52,915 26% 29%
Overweight/obesity 9,171 5% 2%
Anemia 131,775 72% 40%
Total children 202,895

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Ganganagar of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Ganganagar of women of 15–49 years, in 2020[11]
Indicators Number of women (15–49 years) Percent (2020) Percent (2016)
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) 90,716 14% 21%
Overweight/obesity 123,301 19% 20%
Hypertension 102,824 16% 14%
Diabetes 60,478 10% NA
Anemia (non-preg) 372,691 59% 35%
Anemia (preg) 23,429 64% 38%
Total women (preg) 36,466
Total women 633,936

Administration

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Ganganagar tehsils

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There are following Sixtehsilsin Ganganagar district.

  1. Sri Ganganagar
  2. Sri Karanpur,headquarters in the town ofKaranpur
  3. Sadulshahar
  4. Padampur
  5. Suratgarh
  6. Gajsinghpur


There are total 344Gram Panchayatsin Sri Ganganagar district.Ganganagarhas a total of 3061 big and smallvillageswhich are the highest inRajasthan

Other major towns and villages

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6FA Rarewala,Kesrisinghpur,3T,Gajsinghpur,Suratgarh,whereas Raghunathpura (4RM), 22GB,Lalgarh JatanChunawadh (30GG), Birmana (3BMM),Hindumalkot,Zorawar singhpura, Dhaban Jhallar (15LKS), Khat Sajwar, Mirjawala (12F), Daulatpura, Netewala (2HH-1), Ganeshgarh, Mahiyawali (4HH), Dungersinghpura, Manniwali (36PTP), Narsinghpura (49LLW), Manjhuwas (52LNP), Sardargarh (11Sgm), Sanghar (10SGR), Nirbana (3NRD), Manewala (2MNWM), Sadhuwali (1D),Sri Gurusar Modia(26 MOD), Peepasar, Kararwala, Kararwali (8NP), Hakmabad, Banwali, Matili Rathan, Dulatpur Kairi, Kotha, Pakki, Koni, Khakhan, Fatuhi, Mohanpura, Rohidawali, Gulabewala (25F), Arayan, Lakhahakam (84RB) are small towns and villages.

There are 9Panchayat SamitisandBlocksin SGNR are

  1. Suratgarh- 49 Gram Panchayat
  1. Padampur- 36 Gram Panchayat
  2. Karanpur- 35 Gram Panchayat
  3. Sadulshahar- 27 Gram Panchayat
  4. Ganganagar- 53 Gram Panchayat

InGanganagarDistrictThere are also 7 Subtehsils-Hindumalkot,Lalgarh,Chunawadh,Kesrisinghpur,Rajiasar,Binjhbayla,Ridmalsar.

InGanganagar DistrictThere are 1Municipal councilis inGanganagarand 7Municipalitiesare inSuratgarh, Sadulshahar,Padampur,Karanpur,Gajsinghpur,Kesrisinghpur,Lalgarh Jatan.

There are 9 Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti (Agricultural Produce Market Committees) in Ganganagar district: Ganganagar Anaj Mandi, Ganganagar Fruits & Vegetables Mandi, Sadulshahar Mandi, Karanpur Mandi, Suratgarh Mandi, Padampur Mandi, Ridmalsar Mandi, Gajsinghpur Mandi, Kesrisinghpur Mandi.

Many towns and cities inSri Ganganagardistrict are named after members of the royal family of the formerBikaner State.

Famous places

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  1. Shivpur Head - Shivpur Fatuhi
  2. Airforce Suratgarh
  3. Thermal Power Plant Super Critical Suratgarh
  4. All India Radio Station Suratgarh
  5. Central Farm Suratgarh, Jaitsar, Sardargarh
  6. CCBF Suratgarh
  7. Shree Cement Udaipur Suratgarh
  8. Koni Village Border
  9. Hindumalkot Border
  10. Padpata Dhaam Dhaban Jhallar
  11. Chanana Dham - 4NN Chanana
  12. Hathiyawala Dham
  13. Suratgarh Sodhal Fort
  14. Dhab Suratgarh

Media

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The district has editions of state level newspapers fromJaipur,which are re-published from Ganganagar andRaisinghnagar.

"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.[12]

References

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  1. ^"जिला प्रशासन (DATA)".Sri Ganganagar - Govt. of Rajasthan - India(in Hindi).Retrieved15 July2022.
  2. ^"Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data"(PDF).censusindia.gov.in. 2012.Retrieved28 February2012.
  3. ^Garg, Balwant (27 July 2003)."Suicide woes fill the 'food basket'".The Times Of India.
  4. ^"Ganganagar.nic.in".Archived fromthe originalon 19 January 2012.Retrieved4 April2009.
  5. ^Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ^abcdefg"District Census Handbook: Sri Ganganagar"(PDF).censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.2011.
  7. ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2007.Retrieved1 October2011.Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
  8. ^"2010 Resident Population Data".U. S. Census Bureau.Retrieved30 September2011.New Mexico - 2,059,179
  9. ^ab"Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ab"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. ^ab"District Nutrition Profiles - Sri Ganganagar"(PDF).NITI Aayog.Retrieved16 December2023.
  12. ^"Air Suratgarh".All India Radio.
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