Bhopalgarh

City in Rajasthan, India
Bhopalgarh
Barlu
City
26°39′17″N 73°29′45″E / 26.65472°N 73.49583°E / 26.65472; 73.49583
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictJodhpur
TehsilBhopalgarh
Founded byBhopal Singh
Government
 • BodyNagar Palika
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total19,078
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-19

Bhopalgarh is a town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] It is a City[2] and headquarters of the Bhopalgarh tehsil. Bhopalgarh Fort is the centre of attraction in the town. 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, Bhagoriya, Kuri, Tambariya and Heradeshar.

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]

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 2011.
  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. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)