Anupgarh district

Anupgarh district was a new north-west district of Rajasthan state in India. It was established on 5 August 2023 after carving it out of Sri Ganganagar District.^[4] It was re-merged in Sri Ganganagar District with a notification issued by Rajasthan Government on 29 December 2024.^[5]

Anupgarh district
District of Rajasthan
View of canal in tehsil Rawla Mandi of Anupgarh district
Location of Anupgarh district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Anupgarh district headquarters): 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Bikaner
Established	7 August 2023
Headquarters	Anupgarh
Tehsils	Raisinghnagar Anupgarh Sri Vijaynagar Gharsana Rawla Mandi
Government
• Type	State Government
• Body	Government of Rajasthan
• District Magistrate	Avdhesh Meena, IAS[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Rajendra Kumar, IPS
Area
• Total	4,713.96 km2 (1,820.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	698,478
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demographics [2]
• Literacy	58.18 %
• Sex ratio	899/1000
Languages
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional_official	English[3]
• Most spoken	Punjabi, Bagri, Rajasthani
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	RJ SH 3
Website	official website

History

Ancient history

Traces of Indus Valley Civilisation have been found at Baror and Binjor near Anupgarh city.

Mediaeval period

Medieval fort of Anupgarh

The ancient name of Anupgarh city was Chugher. Chugher (Anupgarh) and its surrounding area was occupied by Bhati rulers. The area was occupied by the removal of Bhati Chiefs by Maharaja of the Bikaner princely state under the leadership of chief Bikaji Anoop Singh in 1678 and constructed a fortress whose name was Anupgarh.^[6]

Post-partition and modern history

After partition of India in 1947, Princely states were abolished and Anupgarh being a Dyodhiwale Rajvi, was made a separate tehsil under Sri Ganganagar District.

On 17 March 2023,^[7] following 11 years of peaceful protest by the local citizens under the leadership of Advocate Suresh Kumar Bishnoi, Jalandhar singh Toor with the support of farmers and other respectful leaders, it was carved out of Sri Ganganagar as a separate district.

• After notification on 5 August 2023 the district was established carved out with parts from Ganganagar district and Bikaner district.^[4]
• On 6 October 2023, the Government of Rajasthan issued a notification regarding reorganisation of the Anupgarh district, according to this notification Chhatargarh and Khajuwala tehsils were remerged with Bikaner district.^[8]

Demographics

Population

According to 2011 census of India, the total population of what was now Anupgarh district was 698,478. 114919 (16.45%) lived in urban areas. Anupgarh district had a sex ratio of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 307,944 (44.09%) and 3,760 (0.60%) of the population respectively.^[9][10]

Total population, total families and Population density of tehsils according to 2011 census. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Tehsil	Population	Total families	Population Density people/km2
Raisinghnagar	196,455	37,854	148/km2
Anupgarh	1,84,423	36,488	159/km2
Gharsana (including Rawla Mandi)	1,71,830	34,350	124/km2
Sri Vijaynagar	1,45,770	28,721	172/km2
Total/Average of Anupgarh District	6,98,478	1,37,413	150.75/km2

Languages

Languages of Anupgarh district (2011 census)^[7]

1. Punjabi (32.8%)
2. Bagri (29.0%)
3. Rajasthani (28.0%)
4. Hindi (4.99%)
5. Marwari (2.55%)
6. Others (2.62%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 32.80% Punjabi, 29.04% Bagri, 28.00% Rajasthani, 4.99% Hindi and 2.55% Marwari as their first language.^[15] Along the India-Pakistan border, the language merges with the Riasti dialect of Saraiki.

Religion

Religious profile of tehsils according to 2011 census.

Tehsil	Hindu	Sikh	Muslim	Jain	Buddhist	Christians	Not stated	Others
Raisinghnagar [11]	1,35,965	58,857	1,118	158	110	161	48	38
Anupgarh [12]	1,25,624	56,119	2,394	6	34	145	94	7
Gharsana (including Rawla Mandi)[13]	1,22,440	40,412	8,620	130	51	96	52	29
Sri Vijaynagar [14]	1,11,089	32,468	1,700	20	156	268	67	2
Total of Anupgarh District	4,95,118	1,87,856	13,832	314	463	558	261	76

Religions in Anupgarh District (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			70.89%
Sikhism			26.90%
Islam			1.98%
Other or not stated			0.23%

Census 2011 shows that there were 4,95,118 Hindus and 1,87,856 Sikhs in the district with Muslims being third largest community in the district with around 13,832 individuals.^[16]

Literacy rate

Average literacy rate and Sex ratio in Anupgarh district is 64.25 % and 898.5/1000 respectively.

According to census 2011, with 69.91% literacy, and a ratio of 908 females to 1000 males. Raisinghnagar is the most literate tehsil in Anupgarh district with hights sex ratio with 69.33% of male literates and 52.23% of female literates living in the tehsil. On the other hand, Gharsana shows the lowest literacy rate of 65.76% with 65.54% of males and 47.28% of females literate in the tehsil. Gharsana tehsil had a sex ratio of 892 females/1000 males in year 2011 which was least among all tehsils of Anupgarh District and Raisinghnagar had highest sex ratio of 902 females/1000 males.

Total literally rate and sex ratio among tehsils and Anupgarh district according to 2011 census.

Tehsil	Total literacy rate	Male literacy	Female literacy	Sex Ratio females/1000 males
Raisinghnagar[11]	69.91%	69.33%	52.23%	908
Anupgarh [12]	66.34%	65.39%	48.57%	900
Gharsana (including Rawla Mandi)[13]	65.76%	65.54%	47.28%	892
Sri Vijaynagar [14]	66.68%	64.55%	48.98	894
Literacy rate and Sex ratio in district	64.25 %	63.45 %	45.72 %	899

Government and politics

Assembly constituencies

5. Raisinghnagar Assembly constituency

6. Anupgarh Assembly constituency

Administrative setup of Anupgarh District

District map of Anupgarh

Tehsil in Anupgarh District

There were 5 tehsils in the Anupgarh district.

1. Anupgarh
2. Shri Vijaynagar
3. Gharsana
4. Rawla Mandi
5. Raisinghnagar

Sub tehsils in Anupgarh District

In Anupgarh District There were also 5 Sub tehsils-

1. Sameja
2. Muklawa
3. Jaitsar
4. Ramsinghpur
5. 365 Head.

Panchayat Samitis in Anupgarh District

There are six Panchayat Samitis or Block panchayats and 177 Gram Panchayats in Anupgarh district.

1. Anupgarh - 32 Gram Panchayats
2. Raisinghnagar - 41 Gram Panchayats
3. Vijaynagar - 29 Gram Panchayats
4. Gharsana - 36 Gram Panchayats.

Recent Updates

On 28 December 2024, the Cabinet of Rajasthan decided not to retain 9 new districts- Anupgarh, Dudu, Gangapur City, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Kekri, Neem Ka Thana, Sanchore, and Sanchore, and Shahpura- along with the 3 newly created divisions--Banswara, Pali, and Sikar.^[17][18]

Tourist attractions

The graves of Layla and Majnun, where people come to seek blessings

1. Shivpur Fort - Vijaynagar
2. Anupgarh Fort - Anupgarh
3. Baror Harrapan Archaeological site -Anupgarh
4. Gurudwara Budhdha Johar - Dabla
5. Bishnoi Mandir & Amrita Devi Park - Dabla
6. Laila Majhnu Mazar - Binjor
7. Central Farm Jaitsar
8. Rojhari Bala ji temple

Gallary

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  Baba deva singh radha swami dera
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  View of canal during sunset in Rawla
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  Anupgarh Railway Station
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  Shivpuri fort, Sri Vijaynagar