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Karanpur tehsil is one of the nine tehsils of Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan.[1] It falls in the north-west of the district. Karanpur city is the headquarters of the tehsil. Its north-west border touches Bahawalnagar district of Pakistani Punjab. It is bordered in the east by Shriganganagar tehsil and Padampur tehsil, and in the south by Raisinghnagar tehsil.[2]
Karanpur Tehsil
कर्णपुर तहसील | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Headquarters | Karanpur city |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 146,878 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography
editThe Tehsil is mostly plain with rich Alluvial soil with some areas having sandy soil.
Agriculture
editThe crops of the area are wheat, barley, guar, cotton, moong, sugarcane, mustard, with some areas having kinnow and mangoes.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, the population of Karanpur Tehsil is 146,878, with 77,193 being male and 69,685 being female.
People
editThe Rural Areas are inhabited Agricultural tribes primarily by Jatt Sikhs of Sidhu, Sandhu, Sooch, Sidubrar, Bains, Pandher, Dhillon, GIll, Dhaliwal etc clans.
citiy is inhabited primary by aroras, brahmans and banias etc.[clarification needed]
SC & ST includes meghwal, meenas, nayak, etc.
Literacy
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Karanpur Tehsil has a literacy rate of 60.09%, with 67.27% of males being literate and 52.15% of females being literate.
References
edit- ^ Census of India, 1981: Census atlas. Controller of Publications. 1983. p. 26.
- ^ "Karanpur Tehsil Population Ganganagar , Rajasthan, List of Villages & Towns in Karanpur Tehsil". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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