Vijaynagar (also written Sri Vijaynagar or Sri Bijaynagar) or Vijaynagar 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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Demographics

India

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, Sri Bijaynagar had a population of 17,867. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sri Bijaynagar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 54%. In Sri Bijaynagar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Baba deva singh radha swami dera 9gb

Sri Vijaynagar Tehsil is the one of nine

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s of

. It is located in the southern part of District Sri Ganganagar. It is bordered by Anoopgarh tehsil in the west, by Raisinghnagar tehsil in the north,

Suratgarh tehsil Suratgarh tehsil (in Hindi and Rajasthani सूरतगढ़ तहसील ) is the largest administrative region (tehsil) in the Ganganagar district. It is bordered on the north by Padampur tehsil, on the west by Vijaynagar tehsil and Rais ...

in the east, and Bikaner district in the south.

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

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and

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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 Vijaynagar was the main tax collector's office.

Geography

This Tehsil is a part of

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. 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 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 ...

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 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 ...

Shivpuri, Haripura, 22GB, 40GB, 46GB, 23GB,19GB, 20 GB, 18GB, Ram Singh Pur, 10AS Kupli, Motasar, Gomawali, 45GB, 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 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 ...

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 ...

. Buses are easily available and preferred by the people as this facility is available for all the major districts of Rajasthan and

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, and

. The first train was started in Sri Vijaynagar on 1 April 1930.

References

External links

* https://sites.google.com/site/svnrpepole/
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* http://beeoanupgarh.webs.com Sri Ganganagar district Tehsils of Rajasthan Cities and towns in Sri Ganganagar district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub