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Suratgarh

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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

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: सूरतगढ़
Country: India
Located in: Sri Ganganagar district
Population: +70536
Elevation: +168
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: STPS.jpg

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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.