Dhundheshwar,Gangapur City
Thundershower is a picnic place in the rainy season. It has a hill station and the waterfalls create natural scenery during the period in Gangapur city, Sawai Madhopur in the state of Rajasthan, India.Dhundheshwar is one of the best place to visit in autumn season in rajasthan. Now it is being develop by central government. You can be there and enjoy picnic with the special roti and sabji from gangapur. And don't forget to have yummy desert food from local city which is Kheer Mohan.
This place is near the village choli. which is famous for local calture and food.So once you be there don't forgot to be there in this village. You will receive too much of love from local farmers and villagers. They will offer you the local food like chach-Rowdy, Oats local recipe with milk.
Places of Worship
Hinduism: Chowk Wale Balaji, Kalyan Ji Temple,Ughadhmal Ke Balaji, Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple, Jhulelal Maharaj Temple, Arya Samaj Temple.
Christian: Old Church & New Church
Islam: Jama Masjid, Madina Masjid
Jainism: Old Jain Temple, Nasiya Jain Temple, Shwetambar Jain Temple
Sikhism: Gurudwara
Railways
Gangapur City is a railway station on the Delhi-Kota-Vadodara-Mumbai railway line and it is abbreviated as GGC. Many of the major trains on this route hauls at Gangapur City Railway Station. It lies in West Central Railway Zone under Kota Division. Gangapur City is directly connected to major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kota, Agra, Indore, Mathura, Patna, Jammu, Amritsar & Udaipur.
Nearest railway stations : Sawai Madhopur Junction Railway Station & Bharatpur Junction Railway Station.
Nearest railway stations : Kota Junction Railway Station & Jaipur Junction Railway Station
Station also serve as only railway source to places like Karauli, Sapotra, Bamanwas, Lalsot, Kailadevi, Piplai which don't have railway connectivity till now.
A new railway line is under construction which links Dausa and Gangapur City to connect Gangapur City to Agra - Ahmedabad Junction, to decrease travel time to cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur & Ahmedabad and provide railway connectivity to areas like Lalsot, Piplai, Bamanwas, etc.
Another railway line has been proposed between Dholpur and Gangapur City which will connect Gangapur City to Delhi-Bhopal-Mumbai rail route and to provide connectivity to Karauli.
Roadways
Gangapur City has a Rajasthan roadways bus stand for Rajasthan government buses as well as a private bus stand for private owned buses. Gangapur City has regular government and private buses to cities like Jaipur, Dausa, Karauli, Dholpur, Gwalior, Ajmer, Pushkar, Hindaun, Alwar & Sawai Madhopur.
Major roads passing through Gangapur City are:
National Highway 23 - Dholpur-Karauli-Gangapur-Lalsot-Kothun
Rajasthan SH-1 - Jhalawar-Kota-Sawai Madhopur-Gangapur City-Bharatpur-Mathura
Rajasthan SH-25 - Gangapur City-Sikandra-Bandikui-Rajgarh-Alwar-Tijara-Bhiwadi-Daruhera
Distance of major cities from Gangapur City are:
Jaipur - 141 km
Sawai Madhopur - 75 km
Bharatpur - 145 km
Kota - 206 km
New Delhi - 238 km
Udaipur - 458 km
Ajmer - 274 km
Karauli - 34 km
Gwalior - 203 km
Alwar - 142 km
Airways
Nearest airport is Jaipur International Airport situated at 134 km in Jaipur city. Other airport being Indira Gandhi International Airport situated at 238 km in New Delhi.
Cuisine
Kheer-Mohan
This is the most famous dish made only in Gangapur City. Popularity of this dish spread in many nearby areas. This sweet is made with pure milk and sugar. Milk is first curdled and granular by-product obtained is then formed into balls and baked till it is brown in color. Then the dish is kept in sugar syrup. This delicious sweet is certified by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.
Special Aloo Sabzi & Tikkad
Residents enjoy Special Aloo Sabzi and Tikkad. Tikkad is a thick bread made of chickpea and wheat flour. The Special Aloo Sabzi is made in pure butter and its gravy is made of many spices and roasted potatoes in sliced manner are put into gravy. The sabzi is very spicy.
Till Gazak
Till Gazak is a sweet made from sesame seed. Sesame seed are first roasted and beaten up with jaggery or sugar to form layers.
Kachori
Kachori is a famous breakfast of Gangapur city. It is made of all purpose flour having filling of dal. It is served with spicy Aloo Sabji and Dahi.
Education
Gangapur City has emerged as a local hub for education in the Sawai Madhopur and Karauli districts. The city has many of English/Hindi medium schools to deliver the best education in science and mathematics. There are many schools which provide excellent education for engineering and medical entrance examinations. Results from previous years have glorified their names even more. Students from nearby towns and villages come to Gangapur every year for pursue their dreams.
Government Senior Secondary School was established in 1857 after a rebellion aimed at bringing education to the local villagers. City also has a Government Girls Senior Secondary school. City has a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Dibsya and a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Jat Baroda. There are four colleges in the city which provide post graduation degrees in arts and sciences. There are many college offering B.Ed. and PG & UG degree and 37 ITI colleges.
Following is a list of some of the prominent school in city-
Shiv shiksha niketan school, Nahar road
Creative Public Senior Sec. School, Station Road,GGC
Emprise Academy, Udai Mod, Near Lata House
St. Francis De Sales Sr. Sec. School, RIICO Colony
Pragya Academy, Sainik Nagar
DS Science Academy, Nasiya Colony
Kuhu International School, Nasiya Colony
Gulkandi Devi Adrash Vidhya Mandir, Near Udai Mode
Adrash Vidhya Mandir, Madhav Nagar
Bhagwati Sen. Sr. School, Nasiya Colony
Bhagwati Sen. Sr. School, Ganesh mill
Vivekanand Sanskar Sen. Sr. School,Shri Nivas Mill
Naveen Sen. Sr. School, Nasiya Colony
Western Railway Sen. Sr. School, Railway Colony
Shri Lal Bahadur Sec. School, Agrasen Colony
Gayatri Public School, Agrasen Colony
Global Academy & Agriculture School
Kapoor Secondary School
Medical Facilities
Gangapur City has a government hospital situated in Sursagar. Hospital has all basic health facilities like operation theatre, post mortem room, maternity ward, labolatory etc. Under Rajasthan government's scheme hospital has free of cost checkup, medicine and labolatory facility available. There is a railway operated multispecialist hospital in railway colony. There are many private hospitals and nursing homes in the city. Here are some hospitals and care centres of the city.
Garg Hospital & Trauma Centre.
City Dental Hospital,Ambedkar Nagar, Udai Mode.
C P Hospital, Jaipur Road.
Riya Hospital & Research Centre, Saloda Mode.
Gulab Devi Memorial Hospital & Heart Centre, Shukla Colony, Nehar Road.
SK Hospital, Ashok Circle.
Shree Balaji Dental Hospital, Ashok Circle.
Ramswarupe Sarrafa Memorial & Physio Therepy Hospital, Purani Chungi Naka.
Ma Bhagwati Hospital, Sawai Madhopur Road.
RGM Orthopedic Hospital, New Karamchari Colony, Jaipur road.
Gupta Diagnostic Centre, Sindhi Colony.
Pawan Eye Hospital, Sanik Nagar.
Vyapar Mandal Hospital, Purani Anaj Mandi.
Apex Laproscopy Hospital, Udai Mode.
Government Ayurvedic Hospital, Ashok Circle.
Bhandari Dental Hospital, Sindhi colony.
Goyal eye hospital, Udai mode
DR DC ALLERGY AND CHEST CLINIC
mal godam road
Bank Facilities
All major Indian banks have branches in Gangapur City.
°State Bank of India
°State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
°Allahabad Bank
°Bank of Baroda
°Punjab National Bank
°ICICI Bank
°HDFC Bank
°union Bank of India
°UCO Bank
°United Bank of India
°Central Bank of India
°Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
°Canara Bank
°Dena Bank
°Indian Overseas Bank
°Yes Bank
°Axis Bank