Sri Ganganagar district

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

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

Sri Ganganagar district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Sri Ganganagar): 29°55′04″N 73°52′54″E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionBikaner
HeadquartersSri Ganganagar
TehsilsSri Ganganagar
Sri Karanpur
Sadulshahar
Padampur
Suratgarh
Gajsinghpur
Government
 • District MagistrateSaurabh Swami[1][2]
 • Superintendent of policeAnand Sharma
Demographics
 • Literacy69.6
 • Sex ratio887
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 62 (Old 15)
Websitesriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in

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 Ganga 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 "Food Basket"[3] 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[4] 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 Pakistani Punjab and on the north by Fazilika district of Indian Punjab.

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:[5]

According to the 2011 census Sri Ganganagar district has a population of 1,969,168,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[7] or the US state of New Mexico.[8] This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.[6] Ganganagar has a sex ratio of 887 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 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
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

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 spoke Punjabi, 25.08% Bagri, 24.22% Rajasthani, 13.02% Hindi and 2.11% Marwari as their first language.[10]

Administration

Tehsils and other towns

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. Suratgarh
  6. Gajsinghpur

There are total 344 Gram Panchayats in Sri Ganganagar district. Ganganagar has a total of 3061 big and small villages which are the highest in Rajasthan

Other major towns and villages

Kesrisinghpur, 3T, Gajsinghpur, Suratgarh, whereas Raghunathpura (4RM), 22GB, Lalgarh Jatan Chunawadh (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 9 Panchayat Samitis and Blocks in 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

In Ganganagar District There are also 12 Sub tehsils- Hindumalkot, Lalgarh, Chunawadh, Kesrisinghpur, Gajsinghpur, Rajiasar.

In Ganganagar District There are 1 Municipal council is in Ganganagar and 10 Municipalities are in Suratgarh, Sadulshahar, Padampur, Karanpur, Gajsinghpur, Kesrisinghpur, Lalgarh Jatan.

There are 15 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, Gajsinghpur Mandi, Kesrisinghpur Mandi.

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. 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

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.[11]

References
  1. "30 Rajasthan IAS officers, including 4 district collectors, transferred". Tribune. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. "जिला प्रशासन (DATA)". Sri Ganganagar - Govt. of Rajasthan - India (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. Garg, Balwant (27 July 2003). "Suicide woes fill the 'food basket'". The Times Of India.
  4. "Ganganagar.nic.in". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. "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 from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  9. "Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. "Air Suratgarh". All India Radio.
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