Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, 179.99 km (111.84 mi) south of India's capital, New Delhi, 178 km (111 mi) from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, 55 km (34 mi) west of Agra of Uttar Pradesh and 38 km (24 mi) from Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region of India.[2] The city was the capital of the Bharatpur State. It became a municipal corporation with 65 wards in 2014.[3][4][5][6]

This article is about City in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Bharatpur district.
For other uses, see Bharatpur (disambiguation).

Bharatpur
Lohagarh City
City
Top to Bottom : Bharatpur Government Museum, Lohagarh Fort and Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur is located in India
Bharatpur
Bharatpur
Location in Rajasthan, India
Bharatpur is located in Rajasthan
Bharatpur
Bharatpur
Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Coordinates: 27.22°N 77.48°E / 27.22; 77.48
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBharatpur
Founded bySurajmal
Named forBharat- A historical warrior famous in the area
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • BodyBharatpur Municipal Corporation
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total252,838
Languages
 • OfficialBraj Bhasha, English, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
321001
Area code(+91) 5644
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN
Vehicle registrationRJ-05
Websitehttp://bharatpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Fairs and festivals
  • Braj Holi Festival
  • Jaswant exhibition and fair during Dussehra
  • Numaish exhibition and fair

Demographics
Religions in Bharatpur city
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 93.30%
Muslims
 
 3.70%
Sikhs
 
 1.94%
Jains
 
 0.73%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1891 43,000—    
1911 44,000+2.3%
1941 35,500−19.3%
1951 37,300+5.1%
1961 49,800+33.5%
1971 69,400+39.4%
1981 105,200+51.6%
1991 156,900+49.1%
2001 205,235+30.8%
2011 252,883+23.2%
Source: [7][8]

As of 2011 Indian census,[9]

Tourist attraction

Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
  • Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 8, P-73 Bharatpur State
  • R. C. Majumdar, H. C. Raychaudhury, Kalikaranjan Datta: An Advanced History of India, fourth edition, 1978, ISBN 0-333-90298-X, p. 535-36
  • Female infanticide and child marriage

References
  1. "Rajasthan (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "NCR expanded to include Bhiwani, Bharatpur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 July 2013.
  3. "Bharatpur to be a Municipal Corporation". Business Standard. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
  4. "Vasundhara's cabinet decides to make Bharatpur a Municipal Corporation". News 18. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
  5. "Rajasthan Govt to Make Bharatpur a Municipal Corporation". Outlook India. Jaipur, India. 19 February 2014.
  6. "भरतपुर के कुछ चोर लन्दन में सप्प्लाई हो रही चीनी को रास्ते में ही गायब कर दिया।". Khabar Balotra (in Hindi). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "Historical Census of India". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. "Census of Bhartpur".
  9. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1]

  1. "भरतपुर के कुछ चोर लन्दन में सप्प्लाई हो रही चीनी को रास्ते में ही गायब कर दिया।". Khabar Balotra (in Hindi). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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