Karanpur tehsil

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
Tehsil
Interactive Map of Karanpur tehsil
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictSri Ganganagar
HeadquartersKaranpur city
Population
 (2011)
 • Total146,878
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

The Tehsil is mostly plain with rich Alluvial soil with some areas having Sandy soil

Agriculture

The Crops of the Area are Wheat, Barley, Guar, Cotton, Moong, Sugarcane, Mustard

with some areas having kinnow and Mangoes

Demographics

According 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

The 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 primarly by aroras, brahmans and banias etc.

SC & ST includes meghwal, meenas, nayak etc

Relegion


Literacy

Karanpur Tehsil has a literacy rate of 60.09%, with 67.27% of males being literate and 52.15% of females being literate, as per the Census India 2011.

References
  1. Census of India, 1981: Census atlas. Controller of Publications. 1983. p. 26.
  2. "Karanpur Tehsil Population Ganganagar , Rajasthan, List of Villages & Towns in Karanpur Tehsil". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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