Sadulshahar is a town and a

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Sri Ganganagar district Sri Ganganagar district is the northernmost district of Rajasthan States and territories of India, state in western India. History Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar district was part of Bikaner state. This was a m ...

in the

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History

The town is named after Maharaja Sardul Singh, son of Maharaja

Ganga Singh General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh, (13 October 1880 – 2 February 1943), was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner (in present-day Rajasthan, India) from 1888 to 1943. As a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, he was present in t ...

, who established it. It is a great agriculture based industry centre in Rajasthan. This town is situated on the border of Punjab and Rajasthan. It is a peaceful town in SriGanganagar which was part of the

Bikaner State Bikaner State was a princely state in the Rajputana from 1465 to 1947. The founder of the state, Rao Bika, was the eldest son of Rao Jodha, ruler of Jodhpur. Rao Bika chose to build his own kingdom instead of inheriting his father's ...

before Independence. According to the people, a large village named "Matili" was transformed into Sadulshahar after 1947. It was under the supervision of the 19-year-old Maharaja Ganga Singh who, after witnessing the miseries of the great 1899 famine, vowed to end starvation by building a canal in his State. The British pussyfooted, refusing water rights from the

Sutlej River The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...

in Punjab. Ganga Singh persevered and raised a loan of 15 million for his irrigation scheme. The Ganges Canal, begun in 1921, was completed in 1927. One of the longest concrete lined canals in the world, it has changed the desert's face around Ganganagar. It's a testimony to land transformation: Desert land was converted to a lush green town, credited to the efforts of the Maharaja who brought the Gang canal which carries the waters from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the region. Bumper crops of wheat, cotton, mustard, and citrus fruit have generated industry and a building boom. The majority of the population are Sikhs and Hindus, while only a few people constituting other sects stay here.

Work profile

Out of total population, 9,395 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this, 7,218 were males while 2,177 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 9395 working population, 82.78 % were engaged in Main Work while 17.22 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Demographics

In the 2001 India

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, Sadulshahar (Sardul Shahar) recorded a population of 22,326. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Sadulshahar had an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 69%, and female literacy was 53%. In 2001 in Sadulshahar, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age. The Sadulshahar Municipality has a population of 24,980 of which 13,109 are males while 11,871 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 3260 which is 13.05 % of total population of Sadulshahar (M). In Sadulshahar Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 906 against state average of 928. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sadulshahar is around 859 compared to Rajasthan state average of 888. Literacy rate of Sadulshahar city is 74.30 % higher than state average of 66.11 %. In Sadulshahar, Male literacy is around 82.40 % while female literacy rate is 65.41%

Religion

Transport

The town is well-connected through railroad. The following trains halt at Sadulshahar railway station in both directions: Firozpur Cantonment–Shri Ganganagar Express, Kota–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express, Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Express, Amrapur Aravali Express. STATE HIGHWAYS. SH-7B Sri Ganganagar to Sadulshahar SH-7A Hanumangarh to Abohor via Sadulshahar. The transport district code of Sadulshahar DTO office is RJ-56.

References

{{Sri Ganganagar district Cities and towns in Sri Ganganagar district