Gangapur district
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2023) |
Gangapur City District | |
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Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
Division | Bharatpur |
Established | 2023 |
Headquarters | Gangapur City |
Government | |
• District Collector & Magistrate | Dr. Gaurav Saini, IAS[1] |
• Superintendent of Police | Sujeet Shankar, IPS[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,536 km2 (979 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 920,340 |
• Density | 362.91/km2 (939.9/sq mi) |
• Urban | 153,038 |
Languages | |
• Official | Spoken | Hindi | Braj and Dhundhari |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | Gangapur City District |
Gangapur City is a District of Rajasthan State in north-west India. Gangapur City is the District headquarter. It comes under Bharatpur Division. It is one of the newest districts of Rajasthan.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2011 census, what is now Gangapur City district has a population of 920,340. Gangapur City has a sex ratio of 875 females per 1000 males. 153,038 (16.63%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 192,321 (20.90%) and 226,406 (24.60%) of the population respectively.[4][5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 97.67% of the population spoke Hindi & Rajasthani and 1.61% Urdu as their first language.[6]
Divisions
[edit]This District boundaries touching Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.
References
[edit]- ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion – Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Sawai Madhopur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Karauli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.