Sri Ganganagar is a

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and the northernmost city of the Indian

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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 si ...

, near the

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of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of

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 ...

. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

. The city is also known as the "food basket of Rajasthan".

History

Sri Ganganagar was established by Maharaja Ganga Singh. It was part of Bikaner state. Sri Ganganagar is one of the first well-planned modern cities of India, it is said to be influenced by the town planning of

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. It is divided into residential blocks and a commercial area which includes a Dhan Mandi (agricultural marketplace). Almost 70-75 percent of people in Sri Ganganagar depend on farming. They grow a number of crops, including wheat, rice, and sugarcane. These products are exported to many other states, such as Punjab and

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

. The youth of Sri Ganganagar enjoy sports like

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and

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. They win hundreds of trophies and cups every year in state and national level tournaments. It is at the point where the Sutlej waters enter Rajasthan, and where it entered the erstwhile

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 ...

. It is said by the elders that this area first came under the jurisdiction of

Bahawalpur state Bahawalpur ( Urdu, skr, ) was a princely state of British India, and later Dominion of Pakistan, that was a part of the Punjab States Agency. It existed as an autonomous state, within Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, when it was dissolved and me ...

. But due to the large open area, the area was unguarded, and Hindu Mal (a companion of Maharaja Ganga Singh) took advantage of this opportunity and moved the posts along the boundary. He started his journey to change posts from

Suratgarh Suratgarh is a city and a municipality, just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharaja Surat Singh (1765 - 1828). Hindi, Bagri and Rajasthani are the widely spoken languag ...

in the south, and went until what is now Hindumalkot in the north. He informed the Maharaja about his successful invasion of the area when he reached the northern part and thereafter died, giving name to the city Hindumalkot. In 1899–1900, the Bikaner State was affected by a severe famine. To resolve this issue, Maharaja Ganga Singh obtained the services of AWE Standley, an engineer, who demonstrated the feasibility of the western area of the Bikaner State being irrigated by the waters of the Sutlej. The plan of the Sutlej Valley Project was drawn by the chief engineer of Punjab, RG Kennedy, according to which the vast area of erstwhile

could be brought under irrigation. However, the project was delayed due to objections by the state of Bahawalpur. With the intervention of the Viceroy of India,

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in 1906, a Tripartite Conference was held and an agreement was reached on 4 September 1920. The foundation stone of the Canal Head Works at Ferozepur was laid on 5 December 1925 and the work completed in 1927 by constructing of lined canal. The opening ceremony was performed on 26 October 1927 by

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, then Viceroy of India. The plan for the city of Sri Ganganagar was drawn at this time. Irrigated parts of Bikaner State were brought under Sri Ganganagar district. Part of the district was later split off to form

Hanumangarh district Hanumangarh district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in India. The city of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters and its largest city. District profile The district is located in the extreme north of Rajasthan. It has an area of 12 ...

in 1994.

Location and area

Sri Ganganagar District is between latitudes 28.4 and 30.6 and longitudes 72.2 and 75.3 The total area of Sri Ganganagar is . It is surrounded on the east by

, (formerly part of Sri Ganganagar district) on the south by Bikaner District, on the west by

Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar ( Punjabi, ur, ), is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Bahawalnagar is the headquarter of the district and tehsil as well.

district of the

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, and on the north by

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Political representation

* Member of Parliament

Ganganagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Ganganagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India. Assembly segments Presently, Ganganagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segment ...

Nihalchand Nihal Chand Chauhan also known as Nihal Chand Meghwal (born 4 February 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life Nihal Chand was born to Bega Ram Chauhan, a two-time M.P of Ganganagar and Surji Devi i ...

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* Member of Legislative Assembly:

Raj Kumar Gaur Raj Kumar Gaur is an Indian independent politician and member of 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from Ganganagar (Rajasthan Assembly constituency). He got 49,998 votes and defeated Ashok Chandak of Indian National Congress by the margin o ...

Ganganagar (Rajasthan)

Topography

Indira Gandhi Canal The Indira Gandhi Canal (originally, Rajasthan Canal) is the longest canal in India. It starts at the Harike Barrage near Harike, a few kilometers downriver from the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in Punjab state, and ends in irriga ...

, the largest canal in India, is located in Sri Ganganagar district. Ganganagar Gharsana tehsil desert

Although Sri Ganganagar district lies in the

Thar Desert The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Subcontinent that covers an area of and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 20th-largest desert, a ...

, irrigation via the Indira Gandhi and Ganga Canals has changed the flora and fauna. The district can be classified into five geographical regions: # The region irrigated by the Ganga Canal and the Bhakra canal tributaries: the northern region, which is 3/4 of the district, resembles the fertile plains of Punjab. Some areas, like the area between the towns of

Raisinghnagar Raisinghnagar is a town and a municipality (Tehsil) in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town is surrounded by fertile land. It also corresponds to the Raisinghnagar constituency in the Rajasthan Assembly. Demogr ...

and Vijaynagar, have desert-like conditions. # Area irrigated by the Suratgarh branch of the Indira Gandhi canal # Area irrigated by Anupgarh branch of Indira Gandhi canal: It comprises

Anupgarh Anupgarh is a town in the state of Rajasthan, India. Located in Sri Ganganagar district, it is the headquarters of the Anupgarh Tehsil. Geography Anoopgarh/Anupgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet), and is very close ...

and

Gharsana New Mandi Gharsana is a town in Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan state, India. Gharsana is located in southernmost part of Sri Ganganagar district Sri Ganganagar district is the northernmost district of Rajasthan state in western ...

tehsils. It is the southernmost region of the district, much of which has been converted into plains, but some sand dunes remain. # The Naali belt: This is a narrow basin of the

Ghaggar River The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar in India, before the Ottu barrage, and as the Hakra in Pakistan, downstream of the barrage, ending ...

, the only major river of the district. It is a seasonal river which flows only in the rainy season. It enters the district near

and flows in areas of

Jaitsar Jaitsar is a town in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, Jaitsar was named after Th.Jatan Singh ji Rathore who belongs to the royal family of Marwar. Jaitsar Central State Farm was established in 1964. It is the second largest farm of ...

, Vijaynagar and

Anoopgarh Anupgarh is a town in the state of Rajasthan, India. Located in Sri Ganganagar district, it is the headquarters of the Anupgarh Tehsil. Geography Anoopgarh/Anupgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet), and is very clos ...

, then crosses the Indo-Pakistan border. #The Villages in the area are named after the aanal/water distributary passing nearby. Example Village-Chak 5 BB, This is the thirteenth village on the BB Canal, Chak 4'E', is the fourth village on the E Canal/Distributary.

Climate

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sri Ganganagar city and outgrowths had a population of 237,780. Ganganagar had a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

of 859 females for every 1000 males. Males constitute 53.8% of the population and females 46.2%. Ganganagar had an effective

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 74.25%: male literacy is 88.03%, and female literacy is 76.23%. In Ganganagar, 19.6% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

Majority of the population is

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, followed by

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s and

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Economy

Desert land was converted to a green town by the efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who brought the Ganga Canal. It carries the excess waters of Punjab and

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to the region, making Ganganagar a district known as the "food basket of Rajasthan". The economy of the city is based on agriculture; its main crops are wheat, mustard and cotton. Other crops are guar, bajra, sugar cane and grams. In recent years, farmers are diverting towards horticulture.

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(a citrus family fruit or a hybrid citrus fruit) is a popular horticultural product; other fruits of the citrus family are also grown. Industries in Sri Ganganagar District are based on agriculture. Major industries are

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ning and pressing factories, mustard oil mills, wheat flour mills, Rajasthan State Ganganagar Sugar Mills (known for its Royal Heritage Liqueurs), 20 top renowned industries are Vikas WSP (P) Limited, T.C. Fresh Kinnow Waxing, Kanda Edible Oil Unit, Ruchi Soya Industries etc. It has cotton spinning and textile factories such as JCT Mills (now closed). Most of the factories are in and around Sri Ganganagar City.

Education

* Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College & Research Centre *Tantia University * Surendera Dental college and research centre * Birla Public School * Mayoor School

Culture

A majority of people in the district speak Bagri and Punjabi. Writers of the district have made contributions to

Rajasthani literature Rajasthani literature written in various genres starting from 1000 AD. But, it is generally agreed that modern Rajasthani literature began with the works of Suryamal Misran. His most important works are the Vansa Bhaskara and the Vir Satsai. T ...

, through Bagri. Bagri culture dominates the district, while Punjabi culture has influence in some areas. Ganganagar rural camel cart

The embroidered odhni (mostly red) is a symbol of Bagri women. Kurto (a long shirt), Ghaghro/Ghagariyo (long frock-type clothes), Borlo/Boryo (a head ornament), and Odhni/Odhaniyo are the traditional dress of Bagri women, though the younger generation has adopted Salwar Kameez or western clothing. The

purdah Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu , , meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that wom ...

(or veil) is mainly in vogue among Bagri women. Men mainly wear a pant-shirt, kurta-payjama and dhoti. Traditional and Pop Punjabi music and Rajasthani devotional music is popular. Bollywood songs are listened to with the same enthusiasm as in other northern Indian regions.

Tourist attractions

*Bror Village: Ruins of the

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are found here. It is on Anoopgarh-Ramsinghpur road. *Anoopgarh Fort is a ruin in the city of Anoopgarh. It was built by Anoop Singh Rathore. *The Hindumalkot Border, the Indo-Pak Border, derives its name from Hindumal, the Diwan of Bikaner. This international border is away and is just a 45 minutes drive from Sri Ganganagar, Pakistan's Observation Post can be seen from this site.

Temples and places for worship

The landscape of Sri Ganganagar is dotted with temples and religious places. The famous temples in Sri Ganganagar include *Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh brought here head of Massa Ranghar, who was guilty of sacrilege of Amritsar's Golden Temple, it is located near

. *Gayatri shaktipeeth is dedicated to maa Gayatri, the goddess of vedas. the temple is at g-1-a hanuman nagar. *Ram Mandir *The Gauri Shankar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was built using sandstone and has two cone-shaped turrets. *Siddhi Jhaanki Wale Hanumaan Ji Ka Mandir, Sidh Peeth Shri Jhaanki Wale Balaji Ji Mandir *Hanumaan Mandir is dedicated to Hanuman in the heart of the city, in L-Block. *Balaji Dhaam is on Hanumangarh Road, near the Ridhi Sidhi Enclave. This temple is surrounded by other temples (Sai Dham; Sri Ganapathi Mandir; Srigannapur Shani Dev Mandir; Khatu Shyam Mandir; Maa Chintpurni Durga Mandir and others). *Durga Mandir, Sri Ganganagar, Durga Mandir dedicated to goddess Durga, surrounded by a crowded market. *Nageshwar jyotirling temple and Sri Jagdamba Charitable Eye Hospital : The jyotirling mandir has a shivling of para (mercury). In this mandir there is a cave (Gufa) which is really amazing and must visit place. Shri Jagdamba Andh Vidhalay located next to the temple is a place where blind and deaf people get education and training. *Dada Pamparam's Dera is at Vijayanagar town, and is the samadhi (tomb) of Baba Pamparam. * Rojhri Dham is a complex of religious sites dedicated to the worship of the

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. Dham attracts local worshipers throughout the year. On

Chaitra Chaitra (Hindi: चैत्र) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Cho ...

Purnima Pūrṇimā () is the word for full moon in Sanskrit. The day of Purnima is the day (''Tithi'') in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnights (paksha), and the Moon is aligned exa ...

and

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Purnima every year, large are organized, where thousands of people assemble to pay homage to the deity. Hanuman Sewa Samiti manages the temple and . The temple of Hanuman is on the right side of Anupgarh-Bikaner road, about one kilometre from Rojhri Village. It is approximately from

, from Rawla Mandi, from Chhatargarh and south-west of Sri Ganganagar * Chanana-Dham (Chanana shrine): A great temple of Lord Hanumanji is here, built in 1971. It is from district headquarters on the way to Padampur (Tehsil) on bifurcating road at Chunawad town along with GG canal. * In addition to this, religious centres such as

Gurudwara Buddha Johad ''Gurudwara Buddha Johad''(in Punjabi ਗੁਰੂਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੁੱਢਾ ਜੋਹੜ ,in Hindi and Rajasthani गुरूद्वारा बुड्ढा जोहड़)is a historical Gurudwara in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan ...

and Shivpuri Kagad are common destination in city - Historical Gurudwara at Buddha Johad is from Ganganagar in the southwest near

town. This is where Bhai Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh brought the head of Massa Rangarh (guilty of sacrilege of the Amritsar Golden Temple) and hung it on a tree on 11 August 1740. *Laila-Majnu ki Mazar (tomb), Binjaur village.

Laila Majnu Ki Mazar Laila Majnu Ki Mazar (in Hindi लैला मजनू की मज़ार the mausoleum of Layla and Majnun) is situated at Binjaur, a village near Anupgarh in the Sri_Ganganagar, Sri Gangannagar district of Rajasthan. According to the loc ...

is from Anoopgarh on the western side. Here is the so-called ''

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'' of Laila-Majnu. It was built in remembrance of mutual devotion and love between a teacher and a student. A fair is held in June. *Harmilapi Shree Hanuman Mandir: Temple of Hanuman ji built in Harmilapi colony along with a Charitable clinic. Laila majnun mazar(Mausoleum),Anupgarh Sivender

Laila majnun mazar(Mausoleum),Anupgarh Sivender

Transport

Auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are majorly used for local transport in Sri Ganganagar.

Shri Ganganagar Junction railway station Sri Ganganagar railway station is a main railway station in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan. Its code is SGNR. It serves Sri Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near th ...

is a main railway station in

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 ...

Lalgarh Airport Sri Ganganagar Airport is located at Lalgarh jattan, 20 kilometres South-East of Sri Ganganagar, in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is owned and operated by the State Government of Rajasthan. The airport is spread over 65 acres, has a 1300 me ...

is a main airport in Sri Ganganagar District. Sri Ganganagar is well connected with road and is linked directly to Delhi, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Sikar, Karnal, Haridwar, Bathinda, Ambala, Jodhpur and many other cities. National Highway 62 passes through Sri Ganganagar. Sri Ganganagar is directly connected to

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, Kota,

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, Nanded,

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, Roorkee,

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and some other cities via train. Sriganganagar-Suratgarh Highway

Notable people

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian c ...

, Ghazal singer, was born in Sri Ganganagar * Ravinder Kaushik, former

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agent *

Shyam Rangeela Shyam Rangeela (born Shyam Sunder on 25 August 1994), often credited as Rangeela (which literally means colourful), is an Indian comedian. He is a member of Aam Aadmi Party. Early life Shyam Rangeela was born on 25 August 1994 in the village o ...

, Comedian * Sohum Shah, Actor, Entrepreneur, was born in Sri Ganganagar *

Jagdeep Sidhu Jagdeep Sidhu is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and dialogue writer associated with Punjabi and Hindi cinema. He has been nominated for seven awards for categories "Best Screenplay", "Dialogue", and "Direction" PTC Punjabi Film ...

, Indian film director * Avtar Singh Cheema, First Indian to climb Mount Everest *

Shahid Mallya Shahid Mallya is an Indian playback singer who has sung in various films. He prominently sings Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu songs Career Initially performing playback singing for Indian TV serials, Mallya debuted in Bollywood with the song "Gurban ...

, Famous Bollywood playback singer * Major Rajasthani, Punjabi language singer *

Iqbal Singh Chahal Iqbal Singh Chahal is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre. He is currently the Municipal Commissioner & Administrator of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Mr. Chahal has served Government of Maharashtra and India in various ...

, IAS Officer and Municipal commissioner & administrator of

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation. The BMC ...

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