Raisinghnagar Explained

Raisinghnagar
Other Name:Rai Singh Nagar
Nickname:RSNR
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:29.5342°N 73.4477°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Anupgarh
Founder:Raja Rai Singh Ji
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:160
Population Total:37000
Population As Of:2022
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:335051
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01507
Registration Plate:RJ 13
Leader Name:Balvir

Raisinghnagar is a town and a municipality (Tehsil) in Anupgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] The town is surrounded by fertile land.

It also corresponds to the Raisinghnagar constituency in the Rajasthan Assembly.[2]

Earlier Raisinghnagar was known as Panwarsar. It is located 200 km North-west of Bikaner and about 465 km from the capital of India, Delhi. The town is located at a distance of only 10 km from the India-Pakistan border.[3]

District headquarters Anupgarh in the Southwest direction at approximately 53 km, small town named Gajsinghpur is north approximately 13 km. Vijaynagar town is in south direction approximately 30 km, Sri Ganganagar city is approximately 77  in the Northeast direction.

Demography

In the 2011 India census, the town of Raisinghnagar had a population of 28,330. Males constituted 53.25% (15085) of the population and females 46.75% (13245). In 2011, Raisinghnagar had an average literacy rate of above 72.08% (20423).[4]

Economy

The economy of Raisinghnagar is dependent on agriculture in the surrounding area.

Religion

Most people of Raisinghnagar practice Sikhism and Hinduism with some population of Muslims.

A small population of approx 30 families (200 people) are following Jainism (Terapanth).

Climate

The climate of Raisinghnagar varies to extreme limits. The summer temperature reaches up to 50 °C and winter temperature dips just around −1 °C. The average annual rainfall is above .

References

Notes and References

  1. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Web site: Raisinghnagar Rural Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results. 2020-12-12. News18.
  3. https://urban.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/udh/nagar-palika-raisinghnagar/en/about-/history-city-profile.html
  4. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.