Sri Ganganagar district

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

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

Sri Ganganagar district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Sri Ganganagar): 29°55′04″N 73°52′54″E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Bikaner
Headquarters	Sri Ganganagar
Tehsils	Sri Ganganagar Sri Karanpur Sadulshahar Padampur Suratgarh Gajsinghpur Vijainagar Raisinghnagar Anupgarh Gharsana Rawla Mandi
Government
• District Collector & Magistrate	Manju, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Gaurav Yadav, IPS
Demographics
• Literacy	69.6
• Sex ratio	887
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ13, RJ56, RJ62
Major highways	NH 62 (Old 15)
Website	sriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in

sriganganagar district New detailed map with boundaries

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"^[2] 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^[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 west by Anupgarh, (Anupgarh district was carved out of it on 7 August 2023 and Re-Merged on 29 December 2024 in it) 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

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%
source:[4]

According to the 2011 census Sri Ganganagar district has a population of 1,969,168,^[5] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia^[6] or the US state of New Mexico.^[7] This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of 640).^[5] The district has a population density of 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) .^[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.^[5] Ganganagar has a sex ratio of 887 females for every 1000 males,^[5] 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.^[5]

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.^[5]

Religion

Religion in Sri Ganganagar district (2011)[8]
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.^[8]

Languages

Languages of Sri Ganganagar district (2011 census)^[9]

1. Punjabi (31.66%)
2. Bagri (25.08%)
3. Rajasthani (24.22%)
4. Hindi (13.02%)
5. Marwari (2.11%)
6. 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.^[9]

Health

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^[10]

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 and 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Ganganagar of women of 15–49 years, in 2020^[10]

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

Ganganagar tehsils

There are following Eleven tehsils in Ganganagar district (DTO RJ13).

1. Sri Ganganagar
2. Sri Karanpur, headquarters in the town of Karanpur
3. Sadulshahar DTO Code. RJ56
4. Padampur
5. Suratgarh
6. Anupgarh headquarters in the town of Anupgarh DTO Code RJ62
7. Sri Bijaynagar headquarters in the town of Vijainagar
8. Gharsana headquarters in the town of Gharsana
9. Raisinghnagar headquarters in the town of Raisinghnagar
10. Gajsinghpur
11. Rawla Mandi

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

6FA Rarewala, 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
2. Padampur - 36 Gram Panchayat
3. Karanpur - 35 Gram Panchayat
4. Sadulshahar - 27 Gram Panchayat
5. Ganganagar - 53 Gram Panchayat
6. Raisinghnagar
7. Vijainagar
8. Anupgarh
9. Gharsana

There are also 11 sub-tehsils- Hindumalkot, Lalgarh, Chunawadh, Kesrisinghpur, Rajiasar, Binjhbayla,Ridmalsar, Sameja, Muklawa, Ramsinghpur, 365 Head(2KND) in the district. It has one municipal council in Ganganagar city and 10 municipal boards are in Suratgarh, Sadulshahar, Padampur, Karanpur, Gajsinghpur, Kesrisinghpur, Raisinghnagar, Vijainagar(Bijaynagar), Anupgarh and Gharsana.

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, Ridmalsar Mandi, Gajsinghpur Mandi, Kesrisinghpur Mandi, Jetsar Mandi, Anupgarh Mandi, Raisinghnagar Mandi, Gharsana Mandi, Rawla Mandi, Vijainagar Mandi.

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]