Anupgarh


Anupgarh is a town in the Sri Ganganagar District state of Rajasthan, India. It is the headquarters town for Anupgarh Tehsil.

Geography

Anoopgarh/Anupgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres, and is very close to the border with Pakistan. The fort at Anupgarh was built about 1689 by the Mughal governor to help suppress the local Bhati Rajputs who were rebelling.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, the town of Anupgarh had a population of 29,548. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Anupgarh had an average literacy rate of 61.2%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 67.3% of the males and 54.0% of females literate. In 2001 in Anupgarh, 15.6% of the population was under six years of age. The majority of the population in Anupgarh speaks the Punjabi, Hindi and Rajasthani language.