Bhopalgarh

For the hill and fort named Bhopalgarh in Khetri, Rajasthan, see Khetri § Khetri Fort.
Bhopalgarh
भोपालगढ
town
Bhopalgarh
Bhopalgarh

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 26°39′17″N 73°29′45″E / 26.65472°N 73.49583°E / 26.65472; 73.49583Coordinates: 26°39′17″N 73°29′45″E / 26.65472°N 73.49583°E / 26.65472; 73.49583
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Government
  Body Nagar Palika
Elevation 300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 19,078
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration RJ-19

Bhopalgarh is a town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] It is a panchayat village[2] and headquarters of the Bhopalgarh tehsil.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, the town of Bhopalgarh had a population of 19,078. Males constituted 9,907 (51.9%) of the population and females 9,171 (48.1%), for a gender ratio of 926 females per thousand males.[3][4] It is located in the Thar Desert, 90 km by road northeast of the city of Jodhpur, and 76 km by road west of Merta City in Nagaur District. Some of the villages which come under Bhopalgarh town are [[kumbhara,opra, Bhopalgarh]], Bhagoriya, Kuri, Tambariya and Heradeshar.

References

  1. 2001 Census Village code for Bhopalgarh = 01950000, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Rajasthan" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 388. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
  2. 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Bhopalgarh = 35654, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.
  3. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh: Bhopalgarh". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.
  4. http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature4.php?id=86
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