Shri Dungargarh | |
Other Name: | Dungargarh |
Nickname: | SDGH |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 28.08°N 74.02°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bikaner |
Founder: | Dungar Singh Ji |
Named For: | Dungar Singh Ji |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Shri Dungargarh Municipality[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 266 |
Population Total: | 53,294 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
Demographics1 Title2: | Native |
Demographics1 Info2: | Bagri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 331803 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01565 |
Registration Plate: | RJ-07 |
Shri Dungargarh is a city and Tehsil (Sub district) in Bikaner district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 70 km distance from Bikaner City. Shri Dungargarh is located on the National Highway 11 connecting Jaisalmer(Rajasthan) to Rewari(Haryana).
The internal transport system in Sri Dungargarh consists of autorickshaws. railway[3] comes under Bikaner Division in North Western Railways (NWR) Zone and connected to some of major Indian cities via broad gauge railway. The city has direct rail connections to Delhi, Gurgaon, Bikaner, Surat, Rewari, Hisar, Rohatak, Kolkata, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Panvel, Secunderabad, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Mathura.Sri Dungargarh is well served with roads and directly linked to Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Alwar, Ludhiana, Sri Ganganagar, Bhatinda, Ambala, Haridwar, and many other cities and National highways 11.