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| Sri Vijaynagar || 1,45,770 || 28,721 || 172/km² |
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| Chhatargarh || 82,488 || 13,826 ||38/km² |
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| Khajuwala || 88,730 || 16,080 ||44/km² |
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! Total/Average of Anupgarh District !! 8,69,696 !! 1,67,319 || 144.16/km² |
! Total/Average of Anupgarh District !! 8,69,696 !! 1,67,319 || 144.16/km² |
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Anupgarh district | |
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![]() View of canal in tehsil Rawla Mandi of Anupgarh district | |
Coordinates (Anupgarh): 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E / 29.18944°N 73.20833°E | |
Land | ![]() |
State | Rajasthan |
Division | Bikaner |
Established | 7 August 2023 |
Hauptsitz | Anupgarh |
Tehsils | Raisinghnagar Anupgarh Sri Vijaynagar Gharsana Rawla Mandi |
Regierung | |
• Type | State Government |
• Body | Government of Rajasthan |
• District Magistrate | Kalpna Agarwal |
• Superintendent of police | Rajendra Kumar |
Area | |
• Total | 8,871.99 km2 (3,425.49 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 869,696 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 64.25 % |
• Sex ratio | 899/1000 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional_official | English[2] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | RJ SH 3 |
Website | official website |
Anupgarh district is a new north-west district of Rajasthan state in India. It was established on 7 August 2023 after curving it out of Sri Ganganagar District.
History
Ancient history
Traces of Indus Valley Civilisation have been found at Baror and Binjor near Anupgarh city.
Mediaeval period
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Anupgarh_fort.jpg/220px-Anupgarh_fort.jpg)
The ancient name of Anupgarh city was Chugher. Chugher (Anupgarh) and its surrounding area was occupied by Bhati rulers. The area was occupied by the removal of Bhati Chiefs by Maharaja of the Bikaner princely state under the leadership of chief Bikaji Anoop Singh in 1678 and constructed a fortress whose name was Anupgarh.[3]
Post-partition and modern history
After partition of India in 1947, Princely states were abolished and Anupgarh being a Dyodhiwale Rajvi, was made a separate tehsil under Sri Ganganagar District.
On 17 March 2023,[4] following 11 years of peaceful protest by the local citizens under the leadership of Advocate Suresh Kumar Bishnoi, Jalandhar singh Toor with the support of farmers and other respectful leaders, it was carved out of Sri Ganganagar as a separate district.
- After notification on 7 th August 2023 the district was established carved out with parts from Ganganagar district and Bikaner district.
- On 6th October Rajsthan government issued notification regarding reorganization of the Anupgarh district according to this notification Chhatargarh and Khajuwala tehsils remerged with Bikaner district.ref name="languages2">"खाजूवाला और छतरगढ़ तहसील को अनूपगढ़ से हटाया". Dainik Bhaskar. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 th October 2023.
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Demographics
Population
According to 2011 census of India, the total population of what is now Anupgarh district was 8,69,696. 126,750 (14.57%) lived in urban areas. Anupgarh district had a sex ratio of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 358,881 (41.27%) and 5,215 (0.60%) of the population respectively.[5][6]
Tehsil | Population | Total families | Population Density people/km² |
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Raisinghnagar | 196,455. | 37,854 | 148/km² |
Anupgarh | 1,84,423 | 36,488 | 159/km² |
Gharsana (including Rawla Mandi) | 1,71,830 | 34,350 | 124/km² |
Sri Vijaynagar | 1,45,770 | 28,721 | 172/km² |
Total/Average of Anupgarh District | 8,69,696 | 1,67,319 | 144.16/km² |
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 36.31% of the population spoke Rajasthani, 28.28% Punjabi, 24.06% Bagri, 4.37% Hindi, 3.56% Marwari and 1.16% Sindhi as their first language.[7] Along the India-Pakistan border, the language merges with the Riasti dialect of Saraiki.
Religion
Census 2011 shows that there were 6,19,530 Hindus and 1,99,537 Sikhs in the district with Muslims being third largest community in the district with around 48,446 individuals.[8]
Literacy rate
Average literacy rate and Sex ratio in Anupgarh district is 64.25 % and 898.5/1000 respectively.
According to census 2011, with 69.91% literacy and sex ratio of 908/1000 males, Raisinghnagar is the most literate tehsil in Anupgarh district with hights sex ratio with 69.33% of male literates and 52.23% of female literates living in the tehsil. On the other hand Chhatargarh shows least Literacy rate of 52.37% with 51.94% of mes and 33.09% of females literate in the tehsil. Khajuwala had a sex ratio of 891 females/1000 males in year 2011 which was least among all tehsils of Anupgarh District.
Tehsil | Total | Male | Female | Sex Ratio females/1000 males |
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Raisinghnagar | 69.91% | 69.33% | 52.23% | 908 |
Anupgarh | 66.34% | 65.39% | 48.57% | 900 |
Gharsana (including Rawla Mandi) | 65.76% | 65.54% | 47.28% | 892 |
Sri Vijaynagar | 66.68% | 64.55% | 48.98 | 894 |
Chhatargarh | 52.37% | 51.94% | 33.09% | 906 |
Khajuwala | 64.48% | 63.97% | 44.21% | 891 |
Literacy rate and Sex ratio in district | 64.25 % | 63.45 % | 45.72 % | 899 |
Government and politics
Administrative setup of Anupgarh District
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/District_map_of_Anupgarh.jpg/220px-District_map_of_Anupgarh.jpg)
Tehsil in Anupgarh District
Sub tehsils in Anupgarh District
In Anupgarh District There are also 5 Sub tehsils-
Panchayat Samitis in Anupgarh District
There are six Panchayat Samitis or Block panchayats and 177 Gram Panchayats in Anupgarh district.
- Anupgarh - 32 Gram Panchayats
- Raisinghnagar - 41 Gram Panchayats
- Vijaynagar - 29 Gram Panchayats
- Gharsana - 36 Gram Panchayats
- Khajuwala - 25 Gram Panchayats
- Pugal - 14 Gram Panchayats
Tourist attractions
![Laila Majnu Mazar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Laila_majnun_mazar%28Mausoleum%29%2CAnupgarh_Sivender.jpg/220px-Laila_majnun_mazar%28Mausoleum%29%2CAnupgarh_Sivender.jpg)
- Shivpur Fort - Vijaynagar
- Anupgarh Fort - Anupgarh
- Chhatargarh Fort - Chhatargarh
- Baror Harrapan Archaeological site -Anupgarh
- Gurudwara Budhdha Johar - Dabla
- Bishnoi Mandir & Amrita Devi Park - Dabla
- Laila Majhnu Mazar - Binjor
- Central Farm Jaitsar
- Rojhari Bala ji temple
- Guru Harkrishan Public School, 11 PS Raisinghnagar
Gallary
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Baba deva singh radha swami dera
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View of canal during sunset in Rawla
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Anupgarh Railway Station
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Chhatargarh fort
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Shivpuri fort, Sri Vijaynagar
References
- ^ "Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. Bikaner, Rajasthan, India: Singh. p. 347. OCLC 29798320.
- ^ a b "Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announces formation of 19 new districts, 3 Divisional headquarters in Rajasthan". AIR News. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Sri Ganganagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Bikaner" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by religious community: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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