Gangapur, Rajasthan (other)
Gangapur may refer to two places in Rajasthan. * Gangapur City * Gangapur, Bhilwara Gangapur is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Geography Gangapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 495 metres (1624 feet). History According to historical evidence, an a ...

Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej- Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitude, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip. Its major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley civilisation at Kalibangan and Balathal, the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill stat ...
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Gangapur City
Gangapur City is a nagar parishad, state assembly constituency, Tehsil and Block (district subdivision), Block in Sawai Madhopur district, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India. Population-wise, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan. History 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. Gangapur City is now getting famous for Nazimwala Talabkushalgarh Bird Sanctuary, where a number of migrating birds are coming in the winter season. Geography 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 140 km from Jaipur. The city's area is about ...
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