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Gangapur district

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Gangapur City District
Dhundheshwar Waterfall
Dhundheshwar Waterfall
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionBharatpur
Established2023
HeadquartersGangapur City
Government
 • District Collector & MagistrateDr. Gaurav Saini, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceSujeet Shankar, IPS[2]
Area
 • Total
2,536 km2 (979 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
920,340
 • Density362.91/km2 (939.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
153,038
Languages
 • Official | SpokenHindi | Braj and Dhundhari
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
WebsiteGangapur 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

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Religions in Gangapur City district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
91.17%
Islam
8.36%
Other or not stated
0.47%

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]

Languages of Gangapur City district (2011)[6]

  Hindi & Rajasthani (97.67%)
  Urdu (1.61%)
  Others (0.72%)

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

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  1. Gangapur City
  2. Bamanwas
  3. Barnala
  4. Wazirpur
  5. Talawada
  6. Nadoti
  7. Todabhim

This District boundaries touching Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.

References

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  1. ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion – Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Sawai Madhopur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Karauli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.