Sadulshahar: Difference between revisions

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'''Sadulshahar''' is a town and a [[municipality]]<ref>Sadulshahar was [[Grandfather clause|grandfathered in]] as a [[nagar palika]], even though its population was well below 100,000.</ref> in [[Sri Ganganagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]].

It is named after Maharaja Sardul Singh, son of Maharaja [[Ganga Singh]], who established it. It is a great agriculture based industry centre in Rajasthan. This town is situated on the border of Punjab and Rajasthan. It is a peaceful town in SriGanganagar which was part of the [[Bikaner State]] before Independence. According to the people{{who|date=June 2022}}, a large village named "Matili" was transformed into Sadulshahar after 1947.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

It was under the supervision of the 19-year-old Maharaja Ganga Singh who, after witnessing the miseries of the great [[Indian famine of 1899–1900|1899 famine]], vowed to end starvation by building a canal in his State. The British pussyfooted, refusing water rights from the [[Sutlej River]] in Punjab. Ganga Singh persevered and raised a loan of 15 million for his irrigation scheme. The Ganges Canal, begun in 1921, was completed in 1927. One of the longest concrete lined canals in the world, it has changed the desert's face around Ganganagar. It's a testimony to land transformation: Desert land was converted to a lush green town, credited to the efforts of the Maharaja who brought the Gang canal which carries the waters from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the region. Bumper crops of wheat, cotton, mustard, and citrus fruit have generated industry and a building boom. Majority in population are Sikhs and Hindus, while only a few people constituting other sects stay here.

 

Out of total population, 9,395 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this, 7,218 were males while 2,177 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 9395 working population, 82.78 % were engaged in Main Work while 17.22 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

In the 2001 India [[census]], Sadulshahar (Sardul Shahar) recorded a population of 22,326.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India 2001: Alphabetical List of Towns and Their Population: Rajasthan|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|page=7|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/towns/raj_towns.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124151857/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/raj_towns.pdf|archive-date=24 November 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Sadulshahar had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 69%, and female literacy was 53%. In 2001 in Sadulshahar, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>  

 

 

 

The town is well-connected through railroad. The following trains halt at Sadulshahar railway station in both directions:

 

 

 

SH-7B Sri Ganganagar to Sadulshahar

SH-7A Hanumangarh to Abohor via Sadulshahar.

 

The transport district code of Sadulshahar DTO office is RJ-56.