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| {{Infobox settlement
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| | name = Gangapur City
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| | official_name =
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| | nickname = GGC
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| | settlement_type = [[Tehsils of India|Subdistrict]]
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| | image_skyline =
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| | image_alt =
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| | image_caption = Rare pic of Dhundheswar Picnic Place [[Gangapur City]]
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| | pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India
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| | pushpin_label_position = left
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| | pushpin_map_alt =
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| | pushpin_map_caption = India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|26.47171|N|76.71594|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
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| | subdivision_type1 = State
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[Sawai Madhopur district|Sawai Madhopur]]
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| | established_title = <!--कुशालगढ Established -->
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| | established_date = 1757
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| | founder = Raja Kushaliram Haldiya
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| | named_for = Goddess of Ganga Temple
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| | government_type = [[Rajasthan]] [[Government]]
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| | governing_body = Nagar Parishad, Municipality
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| | leader_title = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]
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| | leader_name = [[Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria]] ([[BJP]])
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| | leader_title2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
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| | leader_name2 = Ramkesh Meena ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
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| | leader_title3 = Chairman
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| | leader_name3 = Shivratan Agrawal (BJP)
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| | unit_pref = Metric
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| | area_footnotes =
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| | area_rank =
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| | area_total_km2 = 16.21
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| | elevation_footnotes =
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| | elevation_m =
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| | population_urban = 119,090
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| | population_as_of = 2011
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| | population_rank = 16
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | population_demonym =
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| | population_total = 4,36,569
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| | population_footnotes =
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| | demographics_type1 = Languages
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| | demographics1_title1 = Official
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| | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | postal_code = 322201,322202
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| | area_code_type = Telephone code
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| | area_code = 07463
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| | registration_plate = RJ25
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| | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
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| | blank1_info_sec1 = 892 per 1000 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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| | website = https://www.gangapur.city/
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| | footnotes =
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| '''Gangapur City''' is a [[nagar parishad]] in [[Sawai Madhopur district|Sawai Madhopur]], [[Rajasthan]], India. Population-wise, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldlistmania.com/list-largest-cities-rajasthan/|title=List of Largest Cities in Rajasthan|date=2015-01-17|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref>
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| == History ==
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| King Kushaliram Haldiya established Gangapur and originally named it Kushalgarh (Hindi: कुशालगढ़). Gangapur took its current name from Kushaliram's brother, Gangaram. In older days, Gangapur City was the cultural capital of [[Jaipur State]] and was known as "The Jugad of the East". Today, Gangapur is primarily known for being an important part of the West Central Railway.
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| == Geography ==
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| Gangapur City is located in the eastern part of Rajasthan in Sawai Madhopur; it is situated 75 km from district headquarters at [[Sawai Madhopur]] and 144 km from [[Jaipur]]. The city's area is about 12 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldlistmania.com/list-largest-cities-rajasthan/|title=List of Largest Cities in Rajasthan|date=2015-01-17|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref>
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| == Demographics ==
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| The [[2011 Census of India]] considered Gangapur City as an urban agglomeration. The city has a population of 119,090; males constitute 53% of the population and females constitute 47%.{{Bar chart
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| | title = Population growth through the years
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| | label_type = Year
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| | data_type = Population
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| | bar_width = 20
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| | width_units = em
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| | data_max = 300,000
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| | label3 = 1891 | data3 = 15,443
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| | label4 = 1901 | data4 = 18,567
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| | label5 = 1911 | data5 =
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| | label6 = 1921 | data6 =
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| | label7 = 1931 | data7 =
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| | label8 = 1941 | data8 = 20,456
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| | label9 = 1951 | data9 = 25,566
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| | label10 = 1961 | data10 = 47,678
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| | label12 = 1971 | data12 = 60,457
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| | label13 = 1981 | data13 = 75,456
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| | label14 = 1991 | data14 = 89,789
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| | label15 = 2001| data15 = 1,07,459
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| | label16 = 2011 | data16 = 1,25,447
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| === Literacy rates ===
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| The average literacy rate in Gangapur is 79.12%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/75-gangapur.html|title=Gangapur City Population Census 2011|work=census2011.co.in|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>
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| === Religions ===
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| [[Hinduism]] is majority religion in Gangapur City, with 71.91% of the city as followers. Islam is the secondmost common religion, with 26.32% following it in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/75-gangapur.html|title=Gangapur City Population Census 2011 {{!}} Rajasthan|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref>
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| !Religion
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| !Total
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| !Percentage
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| |Hindu
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| |85,635
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| |71.91%
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| |Muslims
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| |31,343
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| |26.32%
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| |-
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| |Jain
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| |1,163
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| |0.98%
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| |Not Stated
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| |625
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| |0.52%
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| |-
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| |Christian
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| |184
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| |0.15%
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| |-
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| |Sikh
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| |91
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| |0.08%
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| |-
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| |Buddhist
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| |45
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| |0.04%
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| |-
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| |Others
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| |4
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| |0.00%
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| == Climate ==
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| Gangapur City is in a subtropical dry climate that experiences summer, winter, and the [[wet season]]. Temperature may rise above 40 °C in summers and can be low as 5 °C in winters. The average precipitation is 24.48 cm. Humidity is about 5–10% in summers and rises to about 75% in rainy seasons.{{Weather box
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| |metric first = Yes
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| |single line = Yes
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| |Jan high C = 20
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| |Feb high C = 25
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| |Mar high C = 34
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| |Apr high C = 38
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| |May high C = 41
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| |Jun high C = 40
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| |Jul high C = 36
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| |Aug high C = 34
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| |Sep high C = 36
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| |Oct high C = 36
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| |Nov high C = 31
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| |Dec high C = 27
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| |year high C =
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| |Jan low C = 8
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| |Feb low C = 12
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| |Mar low C = 18
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| |Apr low C = 23
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| |May low C = 27
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| |Jun low C = 29
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| |Jul low C = 27
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| |Aug low C = 26
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| |Sep low C = 25
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| |Oct low C = 20
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| |Nov low C = 15
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| |Dec low C = 9
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| |year low C =
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| |Jan precipitation cm = 0.35
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| |Feb precipitation cm = 0.27
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| |Mar precipitation cm = 0.32
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| |Apr precipitation cm = 0.35
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| |May precipitation cm = 0.6
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| |Jun precipitation cm = 3.26
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| |Jul precipitation cm = 8.89
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| |Aug precipitation cm = 6.44
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| |Sep precipitation cm = 3.42
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| |Oct precipitation cm = 0.45
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| |Nov precipitation cm = 0.07
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| |Dec precipitation cm = 0.06
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| |year precipitation cm =
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| |source = Foreca
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| |date=June 2011}}
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| ==Gangapur City Wards Map==
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| [[File:Gangapur city map.png|thumb|Gangapur city map]]Before 2019 total 40 wards in Gangapur city.
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| Currently total 60 wards in Gangapur City.
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| ==Transportation==
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| [[File:Ganagpur City Railway Station Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|Ganagpur City railway station entrance]]
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| === Railways ===
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| {{stnlnk|Gangapur City}} is a railway station on the Delhi–Kota–Vadodara–Mumbai railway line and it is abbreviated as '''GGC'''. Many of the major trains on this route stop at the station. It is in the [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway Zone]] under the [[Kota railway division|Kota Division]]. Gangapur City is directly connected to major cities like [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Jaipur]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Agra]], [[Indore]], [[Mathura]], [[Patna]], [[Jammu]], [[Amritsar]], and [[Udaipur]].
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| Station also serve as only railway source to places like [[Karauli]], [[Sapotara]], [[Bamanwas]], [[Lalsot]], [[Kaila Devi Temple|Kailadevi]], [[Piplai]] which did not have railway connectivity.
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| A new railway line is under construction which links {{stnlnk|Dausa}} and {{stnlnk|Gangapur City}} to connect Gangapur City to the [[Ahmedabad Junction railway station]], in order to decrease travel time to cities like Jaipur, [[Jodhpur]], and [[Ahmedabad]] and provide railway connectivity to areas like Lalsot, Piplai, and Bamanwas.
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| Another railway line has been proposed between [[Dholpur]] and Gangapur City to connect Gangapur City to the Delhi–[[Bhopal]]–Mumbai rail route and to provide connectivity to Karauli.
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| === Roadways ===
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| Gangapur City has a Rajasthan roadways bus stand for Rajasthan government buses and a private bus stand for privately owned buses. Gangapur City has regular government and private buses to cities like Jaipur, [[Dausa]], Karauli, Dholpur, [[Gwalior]], [[Ajmer]], [[Pushkar]], [[Hindaun]], [[Alwar]],Bikaner, Bhilwara, sikarand [[Sawai Madhopur]].
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| Major roads passing through Gangapur City are:
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| * [[National Highway 23 (India)|National Highway 23]]: Dholpur–Karauli–Gangapur–Lalsot–Kothun
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| * Rajasthan SH-1: Jhalawar–Kota–Sawai Madhopur–Gangapur City–Bharatpur–Mathura
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| * Rajasthan SH-25: Gangapur City–Sikandra–Bandikui–Rajgarh–Alwar–Tijara–Bhiwadi–Daruhera
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| The distances of major cities from Gangapur City are:
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| * Jaipur: 141 km
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| * Sawai Madhopur: 75 km
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| * Bharatpur: 145 km
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| * Kota: 206 km
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| * New Delhi: 238 km
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| * Udaipur: 458 km
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| * Ajmer: 274 km
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| * Karauli: 34 km
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| * Gwalior: 203 km
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| * Alwar: 142 km
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| === Airways ===
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| The nearest airports to the city are [[Jaipur International Airport]] in Jaipur and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in [[New Delhi]].
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| == Medical facilities ==
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| Gangapur City has a government hospital situated in Sursagar, which has an operation theatre, post-mortem room, maternity ward, and laboratory. It also has more than 5 multi specialty hospitals.
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| == Banking ==
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| All major Indian banks have branches in Gangapur City.
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| * [[State Bank of India]]
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| * [[State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur]]
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| * [[Allahabad Bank]]
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| * [[Bank of Baroda]]
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| * [[Punjab National Bank]]
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| * [[ICICI Bank]]
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| * [[HDFC Bank]]
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| * [[Union Bank of India]]
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| * [[UCO Bank]]
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| * [[United Bank of India]]
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| * [[Central Bank of India]]
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| * [[Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank]]
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| * [[Canara Bank]]
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| * [[Dena Bank]]
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| * [[Indian Overseas Bank]]
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| * [[Yes Bank]]
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| * [[Axis Bank]]
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| ==Media==
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| [[Dainik Bhaskar]], [[Dainik Navajyoti]] and [[Rajasthan Patrika]] are the major newspapers read in Gangapur City, which are printed in the city. Other newspapers include [[The Times of India]], Bajriya Ki Bhore, Badti Kalam, Rashtradut, Kushalgarh Ka Suraj. Chamkti Aankhe and [[Dainik Jagran]].
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| ==External links==
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| * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Gangapur-City
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| * [https://archive.today/20150118192057/http://khabar.ibnlive.in.com/tag/gangapur-city/ ]
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| * http://localnews.rediff.com/location#!gangapur_city-sawai_madhopur-rajasthan-india
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| * https://gangapurcity1.wordpress.com/press-release/
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| * http://www.maps-streetview.com/India/Gangapur/
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| *https://www.facebook.com/GangapurcityOurDremDestination/
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{Sawai Madhopur district}}
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| [[Category:Cities and towns in Sawai Madhopur district]]
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