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Sri Karanpur is a town and a municipality in Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Karanpur
Sri Karanpur
city
Karanpur
Location in Rajasthan, India
Karanpur
Karanpur (India)
Coordinates: 29.8414°N 73.4547°E / 29.8414; 73.4547
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictGanganagar
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total20,694
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
335073

Geography


Sri Karanpur is located at 29.8414°N 73.4547°E / 29.8414; 73.4547.[1] It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet).


Demographics


As of the 2001 Census of India,[2] Sri Karanpur had a population of 20,694. Males constitute 53% of the population and females constitute 47%. Karanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 56%. In Karanpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Major languages spoken there are Bagri and Punjabi.


Economy


Sri Karanpur once produced high quality cotton in India and attracted Birlas to set up a mill which still exists today in the town.[citation needed] However, after 1995 people shifted to other cash crops. Today, the primary cash crop of the area is kinnow, which is exported to West Asia.[citation needed]

Sri Karanpur, also known as Mandi Karanpur, is famous for dealing various crops such as cotton, barley and wheat. The old Mandi is now a Bazaar for cloths,Bus Transporters jewelers, restaurants, Retail plus Wholesale Medical Stores, Pharmaceutical Medicine Company and Sweet shops.[citation needed]


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