Vijaynagar tehsil

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Baba Deva Singh Dera at 9 GB village is seeing worthy in Vijaynagar Tehsil

Sri Vijaynagar Tehsil is the one of Seven tehsils of Anupgarh district of Rajasthan, India. It is located in the Eastern part of District Anupgarh. It is bordered by Anoopgarh tehsil in the west, by Raisinghnagar tehsil in the north, Suratgarh tehsil in the east, and Bikaner district in the south.

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History

Earlier it was area of sandy dunes, horny shrubs and trees. Arrival of waters of Gang canal and Indira Gandhi Canal by Anoopgarh branch has important role of flora and fauna of this area. People from other tehsils of Sriganganagar District, Bikaner and from Punjab and Haryana came here and composite culture took its place.

The name of this tehsil is in the memory of Prince Bijay Singh who is related to Bikaner State and its actual name is Shri Bijay Nagar but later on it is being called Sri Vijay Nagar. In older time Vijainagar was the main tax collector's office.

Geography

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Desert in Bilochiya Village

This Tehsil is a part of Thar desert. Sandy dunes and horny shrubs, trees are basic characteristics of the area. Ghaggar river is only river runs in rainy season. Irrigation by Gang canal in the name of the late Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Ji Bahadur, His Highness Bikaner and Anoopgarh branch Distributry of Indira Gandhi Nahar canal has encouraged agricultural activities in the area.

Major towns and villages include Vijaynagar, the taluk headquarters, Jaitsar Shivpuri, Haripura, 22GB, 40GB, 23GB, 20 GB,19GB, 18GB, Ram Singh Pur, 10AS Kupli, Motasar, Gomawali, 45GB, 46GB, Bilochiya, 4 BLD, 31GB, 15 bld Ratnewala, Raghunathpura, Kalyankot, and 39GB.

Demographics

Hinduism and Sikhism is practised by a majority of the people. Islam is the third most practised religion in the tehsil.

Economy

Agriculture is main occupation of people. cotton, Wheat, Rice, Jawar, Gwar, mustard and paddy are the main crops. Entire market is based on Agriculture.

Transport

Almost all large villages and cities are connected with roads. Sri Vijay Nagar is connected by railway line from Suratgarh to Anupgarh. Buses are easily available and preferred by the people as this facility is available for all the major districts of Rajasthan and Punjab, New Delhi, and Haryana. The first train was started in Sri Vijaynagar on 1 April 1930.

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