Anupgarh district

Anupgarh district
View of canal in tehsil Rawla Mandi of Anupgarh district
View of canal in tehsil Rawla Mandi of Anupgarh district
Location of Anupgarh district in Rajasthan
Location of Anupgarh district in Rajasthan
Coordinates (Anupgarh district headquarters): 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E / 29.18944°N 73.20833°E / 29.18944; 73.20833
Country India
StateRajasthan
DivisionBikaner
Established7 August 2023
HeadquartersAnupgarh
TehsilsRaisinghnagar
Anupgarh
Sri Vijaynagar
Gharsana
Rawla Mandi
Government
 • TypeState Government
 • BodyGovernment of Rajasthan
 • District MagistrateAvdhesh Meena, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceRajendra Kumar, IPS
Area
 • Total
4,713.96 km2 (1,820.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
698,478
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demographics [2]
 • Literacy58.18 %
 • Sex ratio899/1000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[3]
 • Additional_officialEnglish[3]
 • Most spokenPunjabi, Bagri, Rajasthani
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysRJ SH 3
Websiteofficial website

Anupgarh district is a new north-west district of Rajasthan state in India. It was established on 7 August 2023 after curving it out of Sri Ganganagar District.

  1. ^ "Anupgarh - District Administration". Government of Rajathan. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ganganagar District Population, Rajasthan, List of Tehsils in Ganganagar".
  3. ^ a b "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.