Gangapur, Bhilwara

Gangapur
Gangapur Show map of Rajasthan Gangapur Show map of India Location in Bhilwara District, Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 25°13′N 74°16′E / 25.22°N 74.27°E / 25.22; 74.27Coordinates: 25°13′N 74°16′E / 25.22°N 74.27°E / 25.22; 74.27
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	17,015
Languages
• Official	Mewari, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Gangapur is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Gangapur is located at 25°13′N 74°16′E / 25.22°N 74.27°E / 25.22; 74.27. It has an average elevation of 495 metres (1624 feet). it was in rule of GWALIOR state before independence. this is Situated on Bhilwara-Udaipur Road, which is a National Highway No:- 758

− According to historical evidence, an ancient name of Gangapur was Lalpura, Gangapur is named after the death of Maharani Ganga Bai Scindia. [H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Gangabai Raje Sahib Scindia (d. from illness, at Gangapur, May 1792 A very beautiful temple with great architecture is situated here called "Temple of Maharani Ganga Bai Sahib." Maharani came here to solve a dispute between her brother [not real] Maharana Mewar and Devgarh Rao. After the settlement of the conflict, she was going back to Gwalior in the way she died at village LALPURA. Maharana Mewar gifted Lalpura & 12 other villages of Mewar to Gwalior state in memory of Gangabai. Gwalior state built a temple here & gave the new name "GANGAPUR" to village Lal Pura.

− Headquarter of the Sahara tehsil, this town is situated at a distance of about 46 km in the South-West of the district headquarters. It was part of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior (now in M.P.) prior to independence. It is municipal town.

As of 2011^[update] India census, Gangapur had a population of 25,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 45%. In Gangapur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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