Dungargarh
Dungargarh (ⓘ)(Hindi) is a Town and a Tehsil (Sub-district) in Bikaner district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 70 km distance from Bikaner City. Dungargarh is located on the Bikaner-Jaipur road (National Highway 11).
Sri Dungargarh
Sri Dungargarh | |
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Town | |
 Dungargarh | |
| Nickname: SDGH | |
  Sri Dungargarh Location in Rajasthan, India  Sri Dungargarh Sri Dungargarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.08°N 74.02°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Bikaner |
| Founded by | Dungar Singh Ji |
| Named for | Dungar Singh Ji |
| Government | |
| • Type | Girdharilal Mahiya |
| • Body | Municipal corporation |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 53,294 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 331803 |
| Telephone code | 01565 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-07 |
| Website | www |
Structure
Dungargarh is a progressive town in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Surrounded by sand dunes on the four sides created by nature, it appears itself a sightseeing. Its homestead is shaped like a cup and can be seen across from one corner of the city due to the direct paths of the other side and every way makes the intersection. Bikaner - 70 km from Bikaner on Delhi Railway Road and National Highway-11 Is already located Its present population is rural area 241084 and urban 53294 in which there are 153553 of males and 140842 of females. Which are divided into 40 wards of the Municipality Board. At present, there is Mr. Manmal Sharma , and MLA of the area, Shri Girdharilal Mahiya,[2] in the chairmanship of the municipal board.
Transport
The internal transport system in Dungargarh consists of autorickshaws. Sri Dungargarh railway[3] comes under Bikaner Division in North Western Railways (NWR) Zone and connected to some of major Indian cities via broad gauge railway. The city has direct rail connections to Delhi, Gurgaon, Bikaner Surat. Rewari, Hisar, Rohatak, Kolkata,Prayagraj,haridwar, Panvel ,Secunderabad ,Coimbatore ,Jaipur, Mathura
Sri Dungargarh is well served with roads and is linked directly to Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Alwar, Ludhiana, Sri Ganganagar, Bhatinda, Ambala, Haridwar, and many other cities and National highways 11.
People from Dungargarh
- Dungar Singh - Founder of Dungargarh
- Vinay Maloo - Founder of Enso Group[4][5]
- Satish Kumar - Indian British Nuclear disarmament advocate, Pacifist, Jain scholar and the editor of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine
- Ramkishan Suthar - Film director, Film editing and Photographer
References
- Sri Dungargarh Population Census 2011. www.census2011.co.in. Government of India.
- "Information of Girdharilal Mahiya".
- "Information website about Sri Dungargarh Railway Station".
- "website about Enso Group". www.ensogroup.com. 1 May 2005.
- "GE, Ensocare partner with Maharashtra Government for diagnostic facilities". Ensogroup. 17 May 2013.