Karanpur tehsil
Karanpur Tehsil कर्णपुर तहसील | |
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Tehsil | |
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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) |
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]
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
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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.
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