Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Bharatpur Lohagarh | ||
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Metropolis | ||
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Nickname(s): Lohagarh | ||
Bharatpur Location in Rajasthan, India Bharatpur Bharatpur (Rajasthan) | ||
Coordinates: 27°13′N 77°29′E / 27.22°N 77.48°ECoordinates: 27°13′N 77°29′E / 27.22°N 77.48°E | ||
Country |
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State | Rajasthan | |
District | Bharatpur | |
Named for | Bharat- A historical warrior famous in the area | |
Government | ||
• Type | Mayor-council | |
• Body | Bharatpur Municipal Corporation | |
Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 254,846 | |
Languages | ||
• Official | Hindi, English | |
• Other | Braj Bhasha, Mewati | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 321001 | |
Area code(s) | (+91) 5644 | |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN | |
Vehicle registration | RJ-05 | |
Website | http://bharatpur.rajasthan.gov.in |
Bharatpur is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is situated 180 km south of India's capital, New Delhi, 178 km from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, 55 km west of Agra of Uttar Pradesh and 38 km from Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region (NCR) of INDIA.[1]
The city has an average elevation of 183 metres (600 ft) and is also known as "Lohagarh" and the "Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan".[2]
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian census,[3] Bharatpur district had a population of 2,548,462 of which males are 1,355,726 and females are 1,192,736. Bharatpur has an average literacy rate of 82.13%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 90.41% and female literacy of 72.80%.
Economy
Year | Population |
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1891 | 43,000 |
1911 | 44,000 |
1941 | 35,500 |
1951 | 37,300 |
1961 | 49,800 |
1971 | 69,400 |
1981 | 105,200 |
1991 | 156,900 |
2001 | 205,235 |
2011 | 252,838 |
2014 | 320,559 |
Population Growth of Bharatpur City | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1891 | 43,000 | — | |
1911 | 44,000 | — | |
1941 | 35,500 | — | |
1951 | 37,300 | 5.1% | |
1961 | 49,800 | 33.5% | |
1971 | 69,400 | 39.4% | |
1981 | 105,200 | 51.6% | |
1991 | 156,900 | 49.1% | |
2001 | 205,235 | 30.8% | |
2011 | 252,883 | 23.2% | |
source:[4] |
Keoladeo National Park
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Being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, including the rare Siberian crane, have been recorded in the park. The name Keoladeo is derived from the name of an ancient Hindu temple devoted to Lord Shiva in the sanctuary's central zone while the Hindi term ghana implies dense, thick areas of forest cover. It is mainly famous for the Siberian crane. It was the only habitat of Siberian crane in the world other than Siberia. Now it no longer comes to the park. The main reasons are the lack of conservation measures in India, diversion of water for farmers instead of saving the wetlands as per then Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's orders,[6] hunting during migration in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the war against Taliban in Afghanistan.[7]
See also
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bharatpur. |
- Bharatpur1.com
- Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 8, P-73 Bharatpur State
- R. C. Majumdar, H. C. Raychaudhury, Kalikaranjan Datta: An Advanced History of India, fourth edition, 1978, ISBN 0-333-90298-X, p. 535-36
- Female infanticide and child marriage
References
- ↑ "NCR expanded to include Bhiwani, Bharatpur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Bharatpur – Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- 1 2 "Historical Census of India".
- ↑ "Census of Bhartpur".
- ↑ SANDIPAN SHARMA (5 February 2005). "Vasundhara govt refuses water to Keoladeo Park". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ Anuradha Nagraj (22 January 2003). "Siberian Cranes give Bharatpur a miss". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2011.