Anupgarh
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Anupgarh
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Founded by | Maharaja Anup Singh |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of Rajasthan |
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| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 335701 |
| Telephone code | 01498 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-62 |
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Anupgarh is a town in the Sri Ganganagar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is about 123 km from the city of Sri Ganganagar, the district headquarters.
Geography

Anupgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet), and is very close to the border with Pakistan. The fort at Anupgarh was built about 1689 by the Mughal governor to help suppress the local Bhati Rajputs who were rebelling.[3]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the town of Anupgarh had a population of 30,877, with male population of 16,343 and female population of 14,534.[1]
In the 2001 India census, the town of Anupgarh had a population of 29,548. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Anupgarh had an average literacy rate of 61.2%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 67.3% of the males and 54.0% of females literate.[4] In 2001 in Anupgarh, 15.6% of the population was under six years of age.[4]
Hindus are in majority in the town, followed by a significant Sikh minority, followed by a small Muslim population.[1]
Notable places
- Laila Majnu Ki Mazar, a shrine
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."C-01: Population by religious community - Anupgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Singh, Rajvi Amar (1992). Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan. Rajvi Amar Singh. p. 347. OCLC 29798320.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Table-3: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Office of the Registrar General, India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2002.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Website of Anupgarh beeo office".
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official web site of Sri Ganganagar". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.