Gangapur district

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Gangapur City District
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CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
Division Bharatpur
Established2023
Headquarters Gangapur City
Government
   District Collector & Magistrate Dr. Gaurav Saini, IAS [1]
   Superintendent of Police Sujeet Shankar, IPS [2]
Area
  Total2,536 km2 (979 sq mi)
Population
  Total920,340
  Density362.91/km2 (939.9/sq mi)
   Urban
153,038
Languages
  Official | Spoken Hindi | Braj and Dhundhari
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website Gangapur City District

Gangapur City is a District of Rajasthan State in north-west India. Gangapur City is the District headquarter. It comes under Bharatpur Division. It is one of the newest districts of Rajasthan.

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Demographics

Religions in Gangapur City district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
91.17%
Islam
8.36%
Other or not stated
0.47%

At the time of the 2011 census, what is now Gangapur City district has a population of 920,340. Gangapur City has a sex ratio of 875 females per 1000 males. 153,038 (16.63%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 192,321 (20.90%) and 226,406 (24.60%) of the population respectively. [4] [5]

Languages of Gangapur City district (2011) [6]

   Hindi & Rajasthani (97.67%)
   Urdu (1.61%)
  Others (0.72%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.67% of the population spoke Hindi & Rajasthani and 1.61% Urdu as their first language. [6]

Divisions

  1. Gangapur City
  2. Bamanwas
  3. Barnala
  4. Wazirpur
  5. Talawada
  6. Nadoti
  7. Todabhim

This District boundaries touching Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.

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References

  1. "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  2. "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  3. "Table C-01 Population By Religion – Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "District Census Handbook 2011 – Sawai Madhopur" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. "District Census Handbook 2011 – Karauli" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.