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Gangapur district
Location of Gangapur district in Rajasthan
Location of Gangapur district in Rajasthan
Country  India
State Rajasthan
Division Bharatpur
Established2023
Headquarters Gangapur City
Government
 •  District Collector & MagistrateDr. Gaurav Saini, IAS [1]
 •  Superintendent of PoliceSujeet Shankar, IPS [2]
Population
 • Total920,340
 •  Urban
153,038
Languages
 • Official | Spoken Hindi | Braj and Dhundhari
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Website Gangapur City District

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

Religions in Gangapur City district (2011) [5]
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. [6] [7]

Languages of Gangapur City district (2011) [8]

   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. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration : Gangapur City District". 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Gangapur City, India". india.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Rajasthan Cabinet approves formation of 19 new districts, 3 divisions in state". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion – Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Sawai Madhopur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 – Karauli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Rajasthan". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.