Bharatpur, Rajasthan

This article is about City in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see jaipur district.

For other uses, see maharawar (disambiguation) .

Bharatpur Lohagarh City
City
Top to Bottom : Bharatpur Government Museum, Lohagarh Fort and Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of India Bharatpur Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Show map of Rajasthan
Coordinates: 27°13′N77°29′E / 27.22°N 77.48°E / 27.22; 77.48
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Bharatpur
Founded by	Suraj Mal
Named after	Bharat- A historical warrior famous in the area
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Bharatpur Municipal Corporation Bharatpur Development Authority (will be formed)
Area
• Total	48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	252,838
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Rajasthani, Braj Bhasha, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	321001
Area code	(+91) 5644
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-05
Website	Bharatpur District

Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, 189 km (117 mi) south of India's capital, New Delhi, 184 km (114 mi) from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, 56 km (35 mi) west of Agra of Uttar Pradesh and 36 km (22 mi) from Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region of India. ^[2] The city was the capital of the Bharatpur State. It became a municipal corporation with 65 wards in 2014. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

History

Ancient Period

Bharatpur was a part of the Matsya Kingdom, one of the sixteen ancient Mahājanapadas.

Climate

Climate data for Bharatpur (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	35.6 (96.1)	41.9 (107.4)	47.0 (116.6)	48.5 (119.3)	47.8 (118.0)	46.7 (116.1)	40.9 (105.6)	41.2 (106.2)	40.5 (104.9)	39.6 (103.3)	30.7 (87.3)	48.5 (119.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.7 (69.3)	26.5 (79.7)	32.2 (90.0)	39.9 (103.8)	42.5 (108.5)	40.5 (104.9)	36.9 (98.4)	34.6 (94.3)	35.1 (95.2)	34.7 (94.5)	30.1 (86.2)	23.4 (74.1)	32.3 (90.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	12.0 (53.6)	16.0 (60.8)	22.8 (73.0)	27.4 (81.3)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	26.4 (79.5)	25.4 (77.7)	20.6 (69.1)	14.4 (57.9)	8.8 (47.8)	19.1 (66.4)
Record low °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	1.7 (35.1)	6.8 (44.2)	11.4 (52.5)	17.8 (64.0)	18.0 (64.4)	19.2 (66.6)	22.2 (72.0)	19.0 (66.2)	12.2 (54.0)	5.2 (41.4)	2.8 (37.0)	1.7 (35.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	8.2 (0.32)	9.5 (0.37)	4.0 (0.16)	7.0 (0.28)	10.4 (0.41)	77.4 (3.05)	170.3 (6.70)	213.0 (8.39)	140.2 (5.52)	18.1 (0.71)	4.7 (0.19)	4.3 (0.17)	667.1 (26.26)
Average rainy days	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.2	3.6	9.2	9.8	5.8	0.9	0.6	0.5	34.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	62	49	40	33	30	42	65	68	64	49	54	63	52
Source: India Meteorological Department [7]

Fairs and festivals

• Braj Holi Festival
• Jaswant exhibition and fair during Dussehra
• Numaish exhibition and fair

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1891	43,000	—
1911	44,000	+2.3%
1941	35,500	−19.3%
1951	37,300	+5.1%
1961	49,800	+33.5%
1971	69,400	+39.4%
1981	105,200	+51.6%
1991	156,900	+49.1%
2001	205,235	+30.8%
2011	252,883	+23.2%
Source: [8] [9]

Religion in Bharatpur (2011) [10]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			93.30%
Islam			3.70%
Sikhism			1.94%
Jainism			0.73%
Other or not stated			0.33%
Distribution of religions

As of 2011 ^[update] Indian census, Bharatpur has a population of 252,838. ^[11]

Languages of Bharatpur (2011) ^[12]

1. Hindi (71.6%)
2. Braj Bhasha (26.2%)
3. Punjabi (1.08%)
4. Others (1.06%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 71.61% of the population recorded their language as Hindi, 26.25% Braj Bhasha and 1.08% Punjabi as their first language. ^[12]

Tourist attraction

• Keoladeo national park
• Lohagarh Fort
• Bayana
• Ganga Mandir
• Banke Bihari temple
• Kishori Mahal
• Laxman Mandir

Further reading

• Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 8, P-73 Bharatpur State
• R. C. Majumdar, H. C. Raychaudhury, Kalikaranjan Datta: An Advanced History of India , fourth edition, 1978, ISBN   0-333-90298-X, p. 535-36
• Female infanticide and child marriage

References

1. "Rajasthan (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "NCR expanded to include Bhiwani, Bharatpur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 July 2013.
3. "Bharatpur to be a Municipal Corporation". Business Standard. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
4. "Vasundhara's cabinet decides to make Bharatpur a Municipal Corporation". News 18. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
5. "Rajasthan Govt to Make Bharatpur a Municipal Corporation". Outlook India. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
6. "भरतपुर के कुछ चोर लन्दन में सप्प्लाई हो रही चीनी को रास्ते में ही गायब कर दिया।". Khabar Balotra (in Hindi). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
7. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
8. "Historical Census of India". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
9. "Census of Bhartpur".
10. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
12. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue (Urban): Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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1. "भरतपुर के कुछ चोर लन्दन में सप्प्लाई हो रही चीनी को रास्ते में ही गायब कर दिया।". Khabar Balotra (in Hindi). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.