Gajsinghpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′N 73°27′E / 29.67°N 73.45°E / 29.67; 73.45 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,001 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 335024 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 13 |
Gajsinghpur is a town near the border area in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Census of 2011 is 9995.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Gajsinghpur had a population of 9995. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gajsinghpur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Gajsinghpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is a small agricultural marketplace near the Pakistan border. Popular crops traded here are wheat, cotton, narama and mustard. Land prices are between 4 lakh to 9 lakh per bigga.
Transportation
The Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bikaner Superfast Express is a direct train service (train no. 12455/56) from Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station to Bikaner via Gajsinghpur.
A few passenger trains from Sri Ganganagar to Suratgarh go via Gajsinghpur. Trains come from Hanumangarh Junction to here.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of India 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
