Sri Gurusar Modia
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Sri Gurusar Modia Pista Nagari |
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|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Founded by | Sardar Maghar Singh |
| Named for | M.O.D |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of India |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 335802 |
| Telephone code | 01509 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 13 |
Gurusar Modia is the northern-most village of the Indian state of Rajasthan situated near borders of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab states and the international border of India and Pakistan. Shri Gurusar Modia is the birthplace of Dera Mukhi Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. It is the administrative headquarters of Ganganagar District. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, it is also called 'The Punjab of Rajasthan' because of a significant Punjabi population and is known as "the food basket of Rajasthan" and "Green district of Rajasthan".
Most people practice the Hindu and Sikh religions. People worship folk gods such as Ramdevji and Gogaji. Many have faith in Pirs and Saints and they visit their khanghahs (shrines). Some practise Islam. Some follow Dera-culture, such as Sachcha-Sauda, Radha-Soami and Nirankari deras.
Sri Gurusar Modia Sri Ganganagar District is located between Latitude 28.4 to 30.6 and Longitude 72.2 to 75.3 The total area of Sri Ganganagar is 11,154.66 km² or 1,115,466 hectares. It is surrounded on the east by Hanumangarh District, (Hanumangarh district was carved out of it on 12 July 1994) on the south by Bikaner District, and on the west by Bahawalnagar district of the Pakistani Punjab and on the north by the Punjab.
Nearest airports are Amritsar which is approachable by road 271 km, by rail 360 km, Jaipur, Delhi, Chandigarh.
Sri Ganganagar is well connected by railways to Delhi 424, Rewari 427, Kalka 397, Howrah 1980, Bathinda 127, Haridwar 485, Nanded 1963, Firozpur 184 Suratgarh 60 km etc. Track between Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh 67 km is being converted into broad gauge. This work will get completed in March 2013. and the train will starts in May 2013. this track will connect Sri Ganganagar To Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai and the progress in train services will be affect the population of District headquarters very soon. Yard remodeling and Washing line, sick line and washable apron are main work and a new Electric sub station has been constructed near Aazad cinema fatak.
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