Sri Ganganagar district

District of Rajasthan in IndiaSri Ganganagar districtDistrict of RajasthanLocation of Sri Ganganagar district in RajasthanCoordinates (Sri Ganganagar): 29°55′04″N 73°52′54″E / 29.91778°N 73.88167°E / 29.91778; 73.88167Country IndiaStateRajasthanDivisionBikanerHeadquartersSri GanganagarTehsilsSri GanganagarSri KaranpurSadulshaharPadampurSuratgarhGajsinghpurVijainagarRaisinghnagarAnupgarhGharsanaRawla MandiGovernment • District Collector & MagistrateManju, IAS • Superintendent of PoliceGaurav Yadav, IPSDemographics • Literacy69.6 • Sex ratio887Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationRJ13, RJ56, RJ62Major highwaysNH 62 (Old 15)Websitesriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in Map of Sri Ganganagar with all Tehsils Sri Ganganagar district is the northernmost district of Rajasthan state of India. The district headquarters is Sri Ganganagar. History Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar district was part of Bikaner state. This was a mostly uninhabited region. The history of this district is testimony to the vision and efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who visualised and built the Ganga Canal after the Indian famine of 1899–1900. The waters of t