Sri Ganganagar
Sri Ganganagar | |
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Shri Nageshwar Mahadev Jyotirling Mandir | |
| Nickname: Food Basket of Rajasthan | |
Sri Ganganagar Location in Rajasthan, India Sri Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°55′N 73°53′E / 29.92°N 73.88°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Established | 1927 |
| Founded by | Ganga Singh |
| Named after | Ganga Singh |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of India |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.35 km2 (16.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 237,780 |
| • Density | 5,485/km2 (14,210/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English |
| • Commonly spoken | See § Languages |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 335001 |
| Telephone code | 0154 / +91-154 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-13 , RJ-56 |
| Sex ratio | 947 ♂/♀ |
| Website | sriganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in |
Sri Ganganagar is a city in the northernmost part of the Indian state of Rajasthan, located near the international border with Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. The city was established by the Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner State, who introduced canal irrigation to this arid region. The city is named after him. With the construction of the Gang Canal and later the Bhakra irrigation system, the area was transformed from arid land into fertile fields, leading to its description as the "food basket of Rajasthan".