Anupgarh

Anupgarh Anoopgarh, chugher(old name)
country
Anoopgarh fort is located in the town of Anupgarh.
Nickname(s): APH
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Coordinates: 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E / 29.18944°N 73.20833°E / 29.18944; 73.20833Coordinates: 29°11′22″N 73°12′30″E / 29.18944°N 73.20833°E / 29.18944; 73.20833
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Anupgarh
Area
• Total	4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	30,877
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Other commonly used	Rajasthani, Punjabi, Sindhi, Sikh Bawri, Meghwal
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	335701
Telephone code	01498
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ13

Anoopgarh is a Town in the Sri Ganganagar Districtstate of Rajasthan, India. It is the headquarters town for Anoopgarh.

Anoopgarh has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet), and is very close to the border with Pakistan. The fort at Anoopgarh was built about 1689 by the Mughal governor to help suppress the local Bhati Rajputs who were rebelling.

In the 2001 India census, the town of Anoopgarh had a population of 29,548. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Anoopgarh had an average literacy rate of 61.2%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 67.3% of the males and 54.0% of females literate. In 2001 in Anoopgarh, 15.6% of the population was under six years of age. The majority of the population in Anoopgarh speaks the Punjabi, Hindi and Rajasthani language.