Gangapur district | |
|---|---|
 Location of Gangapur district in Rajasthan | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Division | Bharatpur |
| Established | 2023 |
| Headquarters | Gangapur City |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Anjali Rajoria |
| Population | |
| • Total | 920,340 |
| • Urban | 153,038 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Spoken | Hindi | Braj and Dhundhari |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | official website |
Gangapur district [1] 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.[2]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gangapur City, India". india.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Rajasthan Cabinet approves formation of 19 new districts, 3 divisions in state". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
