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	}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php\|title=2010 Resident Population Data\|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau\|access-date=2011-09-30\| quote =New Mexico - 2,059,179 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|179\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ganganagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 887 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.25%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 36.58% and 0.68% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>		}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php\|title=2010 Resident Population Data\|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau\|access-date=2011-09-30\| quote =New Mexico - 2,059,179 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert\|179\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India\|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ganganagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 887 [[Women in India\|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India\|literacy rate]] of 70.25%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 36.58% and 0.68% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

	~~At the time of the~~ [[~~2011 Census of India~~]], 32.07~~% of the population speaks~~ [[~~Punjabi language~~\|~~Punjabi~~]], 25.56% [[~~Rajasthani~~ language\|~~Rajasthani~~]], 24.24% [[~~Bagri language\|Bagri~~]], 10.17% [[~~Hindi~~]], 2.~~27%~~ [[Marwari ~~people~~\|Marwari]] ~~and 1~~.~~99% [[Bauria language~~\|~~Bauria]] as their first language~~.		=== Languages ===
			{{Pie chart\| thumb = right\| caption = Languages in Sri Ganganagar District (2011)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html \|archive-date=15 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\|label1=[[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]] \|value1=32.07 \|color1= gold
			\|label2=[[Rajasthani languages\|Rajasthani]] \|value2=25.56 \|color2=Red
			\|label3=[[Bagri language\|Bagri]] \|value3=24.24 \|color3=#E60026
			\|label4=[[Hindi]] \|value4=10.17 \|color4=Orange
			\|label5=[[Bhili\|Baori]] \|value5=2.33 \|color5= Purple
			\|label6=[[Marwari language\|Marwari]] \|value6=2.27 \|color6=Brown
			\|label7=Others \|value7=3.36 \|color7=Grey
			}}

			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===		===Religion===
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	\| title = Religion in Sri Ganganagar district<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/424-ganganagar.html \| title=Ganganagar (Sri Ganganagar) District : Census 2011 data \| publisher=Census 2011 \| access-date=25 September 2018 }}</ref>
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	{{bar percent\|[[Hinduism]]\|~~#FF6600~~\|74.98}}		{{bar percent\|[[Hinduism]]\|darkorange\|74.98}}
	{{bar percent\|[[Sikhism]]\|darkkhaki\|22.11}}		{{bar percent\|[[Sikhism]]\|darkkhaki\|22.11}}
	{{bar percent\|[[Islam]]\|~~#009000~~\|2.57}}		{{bar percent\|[[Islam]]\|green\|2.57}}
	{{bar percent\|Other\|~~#9955BB~~\|0.33}}}}		{{bar percent\|Other\|black\|0.33}}}}


	==Media==		==Media==

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sri Ganganagar}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=March 2011}}
{{original research|date=January 2017}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sri Ganganagar district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Rajasthan|District]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = View of canal during sunset in Rawla.jpg
| image_caption = View of canal in [[Rawla Mandi]]
| image_map = Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan
| coordinates = {{Coord|29|55|04|N|73|52|54|E|region:IN-RJ_type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title,inline}}
| coor_pinpoint = Sri Ganganagar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bikaner division|Bikaner]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Sri Ganganagar]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Shriganganagar tehsil|Sri Ganganagar]] [[Karanpur tehsil|Sri Karanpur]] [[Sadulshahar Tehsil|Sadulshahar]] [[Padampur tehsil|Padampur]] [[Raisinghnagar tehsil|Raisinghnagar]] [[Suratgarh tehsil|Suratgarh]] [[Anoopgarh tehsil|Anoopgarh]] [[Vijaynagar tehsil|Shri Vijaynagar]] [[Gharsana tehsil|Gharsana]] [[Rawla Mandi]]
| area_total_km2 = 11154
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1969168
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/Raj/7-popu-10-19.pdf | title = Name Census 2011, Rajasthan data | access-date = 28 Feb 2012 | year = 2012 | publisher = censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 69.6
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 887
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Zakir Hussain
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = NH 62 (Old 15)
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://sriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in}}
}}

'''Sri Ganganagar district''' is the northernmost district of [[Rajasthan]] [[States and territories of India|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 [[Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)|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]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/97303.cms | work=The Times Of India | first1=Balwant | last1=Garg | title=Suicide woes fill the 'food basket' | date=27 July 2003}}</ref> 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<ref>http://ganganagar.nic.in/</ref> 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 (Indian state)|Punjab]].

==Tehsils and other towns==
[[File:Tehsils of Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India.svg|thumb|upright=2.5|left|alt=Map of Tehsils of distt. Ganganagar |Map of the tehsils within Sri Ganganagar district]]

===Ganganagar tehsils===
There are following Ten [[tehsils]] in Ganganagar district.
# [[Shriganganagar tehsil|Sri Ganganagar]]
# [[Karanpur tehsil|Sri Karanpur]], headquarters in the town of [[Karanpur]]
# [[Sadulshahar Tehsil|Sadulshahar]]
# [[Padampur tehsil|Padampur]]
# [[Raisinghnagar tehsil|Raisinghnagar]]
# [[Suratgarh tehsil|Suratgarh]]
# [[Anoopgarh tehsil|Anoopgarh]]
# [[Vijaynagar tehsil|Shri Vijaynagar]]
# [[Gharsana tehsil|Gharsana]]
#[[Rawla Mandi tehsil|Rawla Mandi]]

There are total 344 [[Gram Panchayats]] in Sriganganagar district. [[Ganganagar]] has a total of 3061 big and small [[village]]s 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 Samiti]]s and [[Block Panchayat|Block]]s in SGNR are
#[[Suratgarh]] - 49 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Raisinghnagar]] - 47 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Anupgarh]] - 32 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Vijaynagar tehsil|Vijaynagar]] - 29 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Gharsana]] - 36 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Padampur, Rajasthan|Padampur]] - 36 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Karanpur]] - 35 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Sadulshahar]] - 27 ग्राम पंचायत
#[[Ganganagar]] - 53 ग्राम पंचायत

In [[Ganganagar]] [[District]] There are also 12 Sub [[tehsil]]s 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 tehsil|Vijaynagar]], [[Padampur, Rajasthan|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==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=84,281|13=1911|14=1,21,077|15=1921|16=1,00,233|17=1931|18=2,02,964|19=1941|20=3,13,741|21=1951|22=3,70,238|23=1961|24=6,04,901|25=1971|26=7,32,152|27=1981|28=10,84,161|29=1991|30=14,02,444|31=2001|32=17,89,423|33=2011|34=19,69,168|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sri Ganganagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,969,168,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Slovenia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =New Mexico - 2,059,179 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 235th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|179|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.06%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ganganagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 887 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.25%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 36.58% and 0.68% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 32.07% of the population speaks [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 25.56% [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], 24.24% [[Bagri language|Bagri]], 10.17% [[Hindi]], 2.27% [[Marwari people|Marwari]] and 1.99% [[Bauria language|Bauria]] as their first language.

===Religion===
{{bar box|width = 300px
| barwidth = 250px |cellpadding="0"
| title = Religion in Sri Ganganagar district<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/424-ganganagar.html | title=Ganganagar (Sri Ganganagar) District : Census 2011 data | publisher=Census 2011 | access-date=25 September 2018 }}</ref>
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = Centre
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|74.98}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|darkkhaki|22.11}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|2.57}}
{{bar percent|Other|#9955BB|0.33}}}}

==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.<ref name="AIR">{{Cite web|title=Air Suratgarh|publisher=All India Radio|url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/station/SURATGARH}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://sriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sri Ganganagar district
|North = [[Fazilka district]], [[Punjab, India]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Hanumangarh district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Bikaner district]]
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Bahawalnagar district]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]''
|Northwest =
}}

{{Sri Ganganagar district}}
{{Districts of Rajasthan}}
{{Rajasthan}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Sri Ganganagar district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Districts in Bikaner division]]

Sri Ganganagar district - Revision history

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