Sri Ganganagar
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| State : | Rajasthan | ||
| District : | Sri Ganganagar | ||
| Sub-district : | Sri Ganganagar | ||
| Location : | 29 ° 55 ' N , 73 ° 52' E | ||
| Height : | 178 m | ||
| Residents : | 224,532 (2011) | ||
Sri Ganganagar ( Hindi : श्री गंगानगर; Punjabi : ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੰਗਾਨਗਰ; also Sriganganagar or Ganganagar ) is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
The city emerged as a planned city in the Thar desert in the far north of Rajasthan not far from the border with Pakistan . The city was named after Ganga Singh , Maharaja of Bikaner . The foundation and development of the city was the construction of the Gang Canal , which provides irrigation for the fertile surrounding area.
Sri Ganganagar is the capital of the district of the same name . In the 2011 census, the population was 224,532.
climate
Sri Ganganagar has an arid climate . The monsoon months of July, August and September still have the most rainfall. The average annual rainfall is 261 mm. The annual mean temperature is 24.9 ° C.
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