GANGANAGAR

'Ganganagar', also called 'Sri Ganganagar', is a small city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ganganagar District.

Contents

History

Settlement

Economy

Climate

Agriculture

Geography

Demographics

Educational Institutes

Attractions

Famous Personalities From Sri Ganganagar

The Official Website of Sri Ganganagar

History

It is named after the Maharaja of Bikaner Maharaja Ganga Singhji who established it. It is said that the Maharaja wanted a city based on the design of Paris to be established and hence the map of the Old Ganganagar city will give you a glimpse of the map of Paris.

Settlement

The town is divided into small blocks. The town is well maintained and offers many Parks and Grounds for rejuvenation and Enjoyment. They also provide space for playing Cricket, Football, Badminton etc. Main Parks Include Nehru Park, Indravatika Park. In the town, one will find one or two Parks for every BLOCK. Most of the people are simple and one can find elder males wearing Kurta - Pyjama (Traditional Dress) and the elder females wearing Sari while the youngsters are cool and can be seen sporting Jeans and T-Shirt. Since the last two-three years, there has been a rapid increase in the population of the town. This has led to the formation of many showrooms of international brands of shoes and clothing.

Economy

It's a testimony to land transformation: Desert land was converted to a lush green town credited to the efforts of the Maharaja who brought the Gang canal which carries the excess waters of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the region, making Ganganagar known as "the food basket of Rajasthan" .

Climate

The climate of Sri Ganganagar is of extreme type. This means that this region is very hot in summer where the temperatures almost reach 50 degree Celsius. This region is the hottest in India. The temperature in winter are also quite low. The temperatures almost dip below 0 degree Celsius.
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Agriculture

Main crops of this area are cotton,wheat and mustard. One thing this area is very famous for is Kinnu(a variant of orange).
For the past 10-15 years, farmers of this region are facing tough times. Their main cash crop, cotton has almost collapsed. Although still you can see the long queues of tractor-trollies in the city in winter, but the overall production of food grains has dropped considerably. The decline in the crops is mainly due to a very small insect, "Heliothis"(in local language - sundy). This worm has affected the cotton crops very badly. There are other factors as well like the rates of crops. Rates of cotton are still the same where they were in 1992-1993. Although the other crop wheat has got a hike in rates and has helped people recover to some extent, but still, the overall sale result is not as desired by the farmers .
Another problem which affects the farmers of this region is the continuous water tussle with Punjab(the neighbouring state). .

Geography

Ganganagar is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 164 metres (538 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Ganganagar had a population of 210,788. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Ganganagar has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Ganganagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational Institutes

The city has been a center of learning since its early ages. Many notable education institutes include:
Schools:
#Adarsh Vidhya Mandir
#Aror Vansh sen. sec. school
#Arya Higher Sen. Sec. School
#B.S.F Senior Secondary School
#Good Shepherd Public School
#Balniketan school
#Blooming Dales International School
#Bihani Children's Academy
#Invention Public School
#Seventhday Adventist Sen. Sec. School
#Guru Harkishan Public School
#Nosegay Public School
#Sacred Heart Convent School
#Tiny Tots Public School
#Gupta Bal Bharti School
#S.D.Girls Senior Secondary School
#Snatan Dharm Higher Secondary School(MandirWala)
#Saint Soldier Public School (Moved/shifted to Outskirts of city, on Ganganagar to 19 GG road)
COLLEGES
#Dr. Radhakrishnan Girls College
#Seth G.L.Bihani S.D.(P.G.) College
#Sri Guru Nanak Khalsa College
#Sri Guru Nanak Khalsa Law College
#Govt. Law College
#Maharshi Dayanand (PG) College
#Radhika Inetrnational Institute (AUPP.SGNR)

Attractions

This town is famous for its many farms and fields. Main attractions include Gol Bazaar, Sukharia Circle, and the Hindumal Kot Border(Indo-Pak). There are many big and famous temples here like The DURGA MANDIR, The HANUMAN TEMPLE, THE BALAJEE DHAM. A very well known and visited Gurudwara Shri Budha Johad (See: Massa Ranghar history)is located about 50 KM from Ganganagar. There are many hotels in the town. You will notice that all of them are located near the Railway Station because a tired traveller finds it easy if the Hotel is near the Station.
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Famous Hotels Include :

1. Hotel Shagun
2. Hotel Pagoda
3. Hotel Sahil
4. Hotel Akashdeep
5. Hotel Ashish
6. Hotel Grover
7. Hotel Bombay
8. Hotel Pankaj
9. Hotel City Centre
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There are many Restaurants and Cafe's also in the town of Sri Ganganagar offering you delicious food items and Snacks. The famous one's are " Cool Affairs" famous for young crowd, "Raj Jeera Corner", "Vaishnav National Highway Dhabha"(On the outskirts of Ganganagar), "Chandralok Dhaba", "Basant Mango Bar", " Raj Mango Bar", "Nagpal Mango Bar". There is also a small lake called "Teen Puli" where one can generally spot teenagers hanging out in the evening and enjoying MAMA'S BREAD PAKORA(an Indian snack) with CHAI(tea).

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Famous Personalities From Sri Ganganagar

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1.. Jagjit Singh (Famous Ghazal Singer)
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2. Seth G.L Bihani
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3. Col. Avtar Singh Cheema (First Indian Born to climb Mt. Everest)
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4.Yogesh Chhabra (Actor: worked in a couple of Hindi and Punjabi Movies)
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5. Khayali Saharan (Finalist in the TV show - THE GREAT INDIAN LAUGHTER CHALLENGE II)
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6. S. Himmat Singh Sohi (Former state level athelete(Khalsa school) and current president of Southhall Gurudwara, biggest gurudwara sahib outside of india and first turbaned sikh to be a british police officer)
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7. Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha (Shaheed of Sikh Movement) -- Bhai Sukhdev Singh was born in Chak 11F (on road from Phoosewala to kesarisinghpur) in Ganganagar distt. He received his BA from Gian Jyoti College(Karanpur) and was studying for an MA in English when the 1984 attack occurred (Reference: http://www.sikhroots.com/spl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=27)
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8. Baljinder Singh Raju (Shaheed of Sikh Movement) -- Companian of Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha (Reference: http://www.sikhroots.com/spl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=27)
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9. Late Major Rajasthani (Famous Punjabi Singer) (Reference: http://music.punjabcentral.com/artist/?artist=803)
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The Official Website of Sri Ganganagar

1. This is the website created by the Government of India
'OTHER WEBSITES'
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1. www.sriganganagar.com
2. Sri Ganganagar Travel Guide : www.world66.com/asia/southasia/india/rajasthan/sriganganagar
3. Love and Passion for the city : www.sriganganagarcity.com