16-630: Padampur may refer to: Padampur, Rajasthan , a city in Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, India Padampur tehsil , in Sri Ganganar district, Rajasthan, India Padampur, Bargarh district , a town in Bargarh district, Odisha, India Padampur, a town in Seraikela Kharsawan district , Jharkhand, India Padampur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) ,
32-607: A constituency in Bargarh district, Odisha, India Padampur, Nepal , a village development committee in Chitwan District, Nepal Padmapur , a town and NAC in Bargarh district in the Koshal region of Western Odisha, India See also [ edit ] Palampur , a town in Himachal Pradesh [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
48-482: A four lane highway. There is 132 KV grid substation which is being upgraded to 220 KV near the village. The public transport system of the Rajasthan Government provides basic transportation facility to the people. Padampur tehsil had a population of about 163000. and the population of city was 18,420. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Padampur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than
64-546: Is a City and a municipality , just 39 km from Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar District in the Indian state of Rajasthan . The city was named after Rajkumar Padam Singh of royal family of Bikaner. The town came to existence in 1920s as a village named Chak no 22BB before that the major market of the area was Bera mandi just 3 km outside of Padampur. there is another old village north of padampur that
80-452: Is now known as Farmahwali but old name was Francewali. Located in southwest of the Ganganagar district, the city has an average elevation of 165 metres (541 ft) There is no direct railway link to the city. The nearest main railway station is at Sri Ganganagar , approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) away, or Gajsinghpur , which is 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) away and connected by
96-412: The "orange") has also gained prominence with farmers. The industries in the city are mostly based on agriculture. The people of the town are involved in their family businesses.MLA of padampur = Rupinder Singh Kooner 25BB The climate of Padampur experiences extreme variations. The average temperature in summer reaches around 41 °C and in winter around 26 °C and reach lowest at 2 degree Celsius at
112-690: The Ferozpur District to Pakistan. This would have put the headwaters of the Ganga Canal in the territory of Pakistan. Bikaner's prime minister K. M. Panikkar warned the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten that the Bikaner state would have no choice but to accede to Pakistan in the event of the headwaters going to Pakistan. Jawaharlal Nehru also wrote to the Viceroy stating that it would be "most dangerous" for
128-596: The canal, many people from south Punjab migrated to this area, the state administration facilitated several facilities for them. With availability of water from canal, this area transformed into rich land and Ganganagar became the granary of Rajasthan. During the Partition of India , Sir Cyril Radcliffe , the chairman of the Punjab Boundary Commission , initially considered awarding the Ferozpur and Zira tehsils of
144-583: The early twentieth century. It is fed from the Sutlej River near Firozpur , Punjab, close to the India–Pakistan border, and passes through the Faridkot , Fazilka and Muktsar districts . Faridkot's Jhok Sarkari village lies on its path. The Bikaner state was one of the areas most affected by the Indian famine of 1899–1900 . In order to get rid of this problem permanently, in 1903 East india company obtained
160-538: The end of December and in January. It shoots up to 50 °C in June. The average annual rainfall is only 200 mm (7.9 in) per year. Lack of rain and irrigation affect the income of farmers of the villages of Padampur. Ganges Canal (Rajasthan) The Ganga Canal of Rajasthan (also called Gang Canal ) is an irrigation system of canals laid down by Maharaja Ganga Singh in the present district of Sri Ganganagar in
176-469: The erstwhile Muslim State of Bahawalpur , the project got delayed and finally with intervention of then viceroy of India , Lord Curzon , in 1906, a tripartite conference was held and an agreement was signed on 4 September 1920. The foundation stone of the Canal Head Works at Ferozepur was laid on 5 December 1925 and the work completed in 1927 by constructing 89 miles of lined canal. The opening ceremony
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#1732854781731192-415: The national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%. The demographics of Padampur show evidence of a large and ethnically diverse people. The area is mostly inhabited by Hindus. Major languages spoken are Punjabi and Bagri . The area continues to be the gateway for legal work for the nearby villages. As of 2012 the area has been categorized in 20 wards circle headed by ward member of that area selected by
208-483: The residents of the ward. The relegions of padampur town in below chart in percentage are Following the construction of the Ganges Canal (Rajasthan) , the main occupation of near by villages is agriculture, which is also the basis of the city's economy. The main crops are wheat, mustard and cotton while other crops includes guar, bajra, sugar cane and grams. In recent years, kinnow (a hybrid citrus fruit derived from
224-468: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Padampur&oldid=1234208176 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Padampur, Rajasthan Padampur
240-575: The services of A.W.E. Standley, chief engineer, who demonstrated the feasibility of the western area of the Bikaner State being brought under irrigation from the Satluj Waters. The plan of the Satluj Valley Project was drawn by then chief engineer of Punjab Mr. R. G. Kennedy, according to which the vast area of erstwhile Bikaner state could be brought under irrigation. Because of objections by
256-571: Was performed on 26 October 1927 by Lord Irwin , the then viceroy of India. Irrigated parts of then Bikaner State now came under the Sri Ganganagar district and Hanumangarh district . The canal irrigates 303,000 hectares of land, roughly equivalent to that of the Upper Bari Doab Canal . The cost of whole project was Rupees 310.97 Lakhs upto 1943. Another 60 Lakhs were spent on development of Gang Colony and railways. After construction of
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