Sri Ganganagar district is the northernmost district of Rajasthan state in western India.
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 Gang 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 breadbasket 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 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 the Pakistani Punjab and on the north by the Punjab.
Tehsils and other towns
Map of the tehsils within Sri Ganganagar district
Ganganagar tehsils
There are following Ten tehsils in Ganganagar district.
- Sri Ganganagar
- Sri Karanpur, headquarters in the town of Karanpur
- Sadulshahar
- Padampur
- Raisinghnagar
- Suratgarh
- Anoopgarh
- Shri Vijaynagar
- Gharsana
- Rawla Mandi
There are total 344 Gram Panchayats in Sriganganagar district. Ganganagar has a total of 3061 big and small villages which are the highest in Rajasthan
Other major towns and villages
Raisinghnagar, Kesrisinghpur, Gajsinghpur, Suratgarh, Ramsinghpur (59GB), Jaitsar (1GB-A), Rawla Mandi (8PSD-B) are major towns, whereas Raghunathpura (4RM), 22GB, Lalgarh Jatan (8LLG), Ridmalsar (60LNP), Kikarwali (60RB), Buddha Johad (Dabla 5NP), Binjhbayla, Rajiasar, Patroda (11P), Sameja Kothi (17PTD), Salempura, Chunawadh (30GG), Birmana (3BMM), Hindumalkot, Zorawar singhpura, Banda colony, Bajuwala, 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, Naharanwali (11-12Nd), Kumpali, Gudli, Rawla Gaon (10KD), Gomawali, Khanuwali (17KND), Dhaba, Bhatiwala, Kararwala, Kararwali (8NP), Hakmabad, Banwali, Matili Rathan, Dulatpur Kairi, Kotha, Pakki, Koni, Khakhan, Fatuhi, Mohanpura, Rohidawali, Gulabewala (25F), Arayan, Lakhahakam (84RB), Khatan, Rojhdi (2MGM), Satrana (9MD), 365 Head (2KLD), Old Gharsana (2Mld-A), New Gharsana (24AS-C+3STR) are small towns and villages…
There are 9 Panchayat Samitis and Blocks in SGNR are
- Suratgarh – 49 ग्राम पंचायत
- Raisinghnagar – 47 ग्राम पंचायत
- Anupgarh – 32 ग्राम पंचायत
- Vijaynagar – 29 ग्राम पंचायत
- Gharsana – 36 ग्राम पंचायत
- Padampur – 36 ग्राम पंचायत
- Karanpur – 35 ग्राम पंचायत
- Sadulshahar – 27 ग्राम पंचायत
- Ganganagar – 53 ग्राम पंचायत
In Ganganagar District There are also 12 Sub tehsils Are Hindumalkot, Lalgarh, Chunawadh, Kesrisinghpur, Gajsinghpur, Sameja, Muklawa, Binjhbayala, Jaitsar, Rajiasar, Ramsinghpur and 365 Head…
In Ganganagar District There are 1 Municipal council is in Ganganagar and 10 Municipalities are in Suratgarh, Anupgarh, Sadulshahar, Vijaynagar, Padampur, Karanpur, Gajsinghpur, Kesrisinghpur, Lalgarh Jatan and Raisinghnagar…
Many towns and cities in Sri Ganganagar district are named after members of the royal family of the former Bikaner State.
Famous Places
- Shivpur Head – Shivpur Fatuhi
- Gurudwara Budhdha Johar – Dabla
- Bishnoi Mandir & Amrita Devi Park – Dabla
- Laila Majhnu Majar – Binjor
- Airforce Suratgarh
- Thermal Power Plant Super Critical Suratgarh
- All India Redio Station Suratgarh
- Cetral Farm Suratgarh, Jaitsar, Sardargarh
- CCBF Suratgarh
- Shree Cement Udaipur Suratgarh
- Koni Village Border
- Hindumalkot Border
- Mawadiya Dhiraniya bayala Temple Binjhbayala
- Padpata Dhaam Dhaban Jhallar
- Chanana Dham – 4NN Chanana
- Hathiyawala Dham
- Anupgarh Fort
- Suratgarh Sodhal Fort
- Dhab Suratgarh
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 84,281 | — |
| 1911 | 121,077 | +3.69% |
| 1921 | 100,233 | −1.87% |
| 1931 | 202,964 | +7.31% |
| 1941 | 313,741 | +4.45% |
| 1951 | 370,238 | +1.67% |
| 1961 | 604,901 | +5.03% |
| 1971 | 732,152 | +1.93% |
| 1981 | 1,084,161 | +4.00% |
| 1991 | 1,402,444 | +2.61% |
| 2001 | 1,789,423 | +2.47% |
| 2011 | 1,969,168 | +0.96% |
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According to the 2011 census Sri Ganganagar district has a population of 1,969,168, roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%. Ganganagar has a sex ratio of 887 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 70.25%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 36.58% and 0.68% of the population respectively.
Languages
Hindi is the official language. Bagri, a dialect of Rajasthani language, or Malvayi, a dialect of Punjabi language, are spoken by majority of population. Haryanvi, Sindhi, Sansi, and Sikh Bawari are other languages and dialects spoken at small level.
Religion
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.