Gangapur district explained

Gangapur district
Settlement Type:District of Rajasthan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Name2:Bharatpur
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2023
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Gangapur City
Leader Name1:Sujeet Shankar, IPS[1]
Total Type:Total
Area Total Km2:2536
Population Total:9,20,340
Population Density Km2:362.91
Population Urban:1,53,038
Timezone1:UTC+05:30 (IST)
Leader Name:Dr. Gaurav Saini, IAS[2]
Leader Title1:Superintendent of Police
Leader Title:District Collector & Magistrate
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi Braj and Dhundhari

Gangapur district[3] 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.[4]

Demographics

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.[5] [6]

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.67% of the population spoke Hindi & Rajasthani and 1.61% Urdu as their first language.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administration : Gangapur City District . 26 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Administration : Gangapur City District . 26 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Gangapur City, India . india.places-in-the-world.com . 19 August 2023.
  4. News: Rajasthan Cabinet approves formation of 19 new districts, 3 divisions in state . 4 August 2023 . India Today . en.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 – Sawai Madhopur . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 – Karauli . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.