Raisinghnagar

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Raisinghnagar
Rai Singh Nagar
City
Nickname: 
RSNR
Raisinghnagar is located in Rajasthan
Raisinghnagar
Raisinghnagar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Raisinghnagar is located in India
Raisinghnagar
Raisinghnagar
Raisinghnagar (India)
Coordinates: 29°32′3.09″N 73°26′51.65″E / 29.5341917°N 73.4476806°E / 29.5341917; 73.4476806Coordinates: 29°32′3.09″N 73°26′51.65″E / 29.5341917°N 73.4476806°E / 29.5341917; 73.4476806
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictGanganagar
Founded byRaja Rai Singh Ji
Government
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total28,330
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
335051
Telephone code01507
Vehicle registrationRJ 13

Raisinghnagar is a town and a municipality (Tehsil) in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[2] The town is surrounded by fertile land.[citation needed] Sitting MLA of Raisinghnagar ( Rajasthan Assembly Constituency)[3] is Balvir Singh Luthra.

Demography[edit]

In the 2011 India census, the town of Raisinghnagar had a population of 28,330. Males constituted 53.25% (15085) of the population and females 46.75% (13245). In 2011, Raisinghnagar had an average literacy rate of above 72.08% (20423).[4]

Earlier Raisinghnagar was known as Panwarsar. It is located 200 km south-west of Bikaner and about 465 km from the capital of India, Delhi. The town is located at a distance of only 10 km from the India-Pakistan border.[5]

District headquarters Sriganganagar is towards NE direction at approximately 70 km, small town named Gajsinghpur is north approximately 13 km. Vijaynagar town is in south direction approximately 30 km, Anupgarh town is approximately 50 km in SW direction.

Economy[edit]

The economy of Raisinghnagar is dependent on agriculture in the surrounding area.

Religion[edit]

Most people of Raisinghnagar practice Hinduism and Sikhism with some population of Muslims.

A small population of approx 30 families (200 people) are following Jainism (Terapanth).

Climate[edit]

The climate of Raisinghnagar varies to extreme limits. The summer temperature reaches up to 50° Celsius and winter temperature dips just around −1° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is above 40 centimetres (16 in).

References[edit]

  1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. Template:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. "Raisinghnagar Rural Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. https://urban.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udh/nagar-palika-raisinghnagar/en/about-/history-city-profile.html

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