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Place details

Locality
Suratgarh
Region
Rajasthan
Country
India
Population
70,536
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Suratgarh
Settlement.other_name
Sodhal (सोढल)
Settlement.nickname
Cotton City
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant.JPG
Settlement.image_alt
Suratgarh thermal power in Suratgarh, Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, India
Settlement.image_caption
Suratgarh thermal power in Suratgarh, Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, India
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Rajasthan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sri Ganganagar
Settlement.founder
Raja Surat Singh (Bikaner)
Settlement.named_for
Raja Surat Singh
Settlement.government_type
MLA
Settlement.governing_body
Municipality

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Media
  • History
  • Governance
  • Education
  • Weather and nature
  • Places of interest in and around Suratgarh
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • References

Suratgarh is a city/tehsil and a municipality in Sri Ganganagar district and is the biggest of the district's 7 tehsils. Suratgarh is also known as "Cotton city" and "Bowl of grain" of Rajasthan due to the high cotton and wheat production in this area. Suratgarh is 77 km away in South from it district headquarters just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharaja Surat Singh (1765 - 1828). Hindi, Bagri and Rajasthani are the widely spoken languages of the city.

==Geography== Suratgarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 168 metres (551) feet. It is a Northern Part of Thar desert. Seasonal Ghaghar river runs through Northern part of tehsil. Suratgarh has Greenary in Northern part and Desert called tibba in southern part. From tibbas near Hanuman khejri and Manaksar this difference can be seen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suratgarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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