Bharatpur, Rajasthan

This article is about City in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Bharatpur district.

For other uses, see Bharatpur (disambiguation).

Bharatpur is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, 180 km (110 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]

Bharatpur Lohagarh City
City
Top to Bottom : Bharatpur Government Museum, Lohagarh Fort and Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of India Bharatpur Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Show map of Rajasthan
Coordinates: 27°13′N 77°29′E / 27.22°N 77.48°E / 27.22; 77.48Coordinates: 27°13′N 77°29′E / 27.22°N 77.48°E / 27.22; 77.48
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Bharatpur
Founded by	Surajmal
Named for	Bharat- A historical warrior famous in the area
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Bharatpur Municipal Corporation
Elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population  (2011)^[1]
• Total	252,838
Languages
• Official	Braj Bhasha, English, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	321001
Area code	(+91) 5644
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-05
Website	http://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

Year	Pop.	±%
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^[update] Indian census,^[9]

Tourist attraction

• Keoladeo national park
• Lohagarh Fort
• Deeg palace
• Bayana
• Ganga Mandir
• Banke bihari temple
• Kishori Mahal
• Laxman Mandir

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. . Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
8. "Census of Bhartpur".
9. . Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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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.