Gangapur district

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Gangapur district
Location of Gangapur district in Rajasthan
Location of Gangapur district in Rajasthan
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionBharatpur
Established2023
HeadquartersGangapur City
Government
 • District CollectorAnjali Rajoria
Population
 • Total920,340
 • Urban
153,038
Languages
 • Official & SpokenHindi & Dhundhari, Rajasthani
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websiteofficial 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]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gangapur City, India". india.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Rajasthan Cabinet approves formation of 19 new districts, 3 divisions in state". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  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.