Sri Dungargarh | |
Other Name: | Sri Dungargarh |
Nickname: | SDGH |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 28.08°N 74.02°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bikaner |
Founder: | Dungar Singh Ji |
Named For: | Dungar Singh Ji |
Governing Body: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 266 |
Population Total: | 53,294 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
Demographics1 Title2: | Native |
Demographics1 Info2: | Bagri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 331803 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01565 |
Registration Plate: | RJ-07 |
Dungargarh (Hindi) is a city and Tehsil (Sub district) in Bikaner district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 70 km distance from Bikaner City.Sri Dungargarh is located on the National Highway 11 connecting Jaisalmer(Rajasthan) to Rewari(Haryana).
Sri Dungargarh is a progressive town in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Surrounded by sand dunes on the four sides created by nature, it appears itself a sightseeing. Its homestead is shaped like a cup and can be seen across from one corner of the city due to the direct paths of the other side and every way makes the intersection. Its present population of rural area is 241084 and of urban is 53294, in which there are 153553 of males and 140842 of females. Which are divided into 40 wards of the Municipality Board.
The internal transport system in Sri Dungargarh consists of autorickshaws. railway[2] comes under Bikaner Division in North Western Railways (NWR) Zone and connected to some of major Indian cities via broad gauge railway. The city has direct rail connections to Delhi, Gurgaon, Bikaner, Surat, Rewari, Hisar, Rohatak, Kolkata, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Panvel, Secunderabad, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Mathura.Sri Dungargarh is well served with roads and directly linked to Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Alwar, Ludhiana, Sri Ganganagar, Bhatinda, Ambala, Haridwar, and many other cities and National highways 11.