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Bharatpur Lohagarh
City
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Nickname(s):  Lohagarh
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
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)
• Total	254,846
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Other	Braj Bhasha, Mewati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	321001
Area code(s)	(+91) 5644
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	RJ-05
Website	http://bharatpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Bharatpur is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is situated 180 km south of India's capital, New Delhi, 178 km from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, 55 km west of Agra of Uttar Pradesh and 38 km from Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region (NCR) of India.^[1]

The city has an average elevation of 183 metres (600 ft) and is also known as "Lohagarh" and the "Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan".^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] Indian census,^[3] Bharatpur district had a population of 2,548,462 of which males are 1,355,726 and females are 1,192,736. Bharatpur has an average literacy rate of 82.13%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with male literacy of 90.41% and female literacy of 72.80%.

Economy

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See also

• Pinangwan


• Keoladeo National Park

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bharatpur.

• Bharatpur1.com


• Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 8, P-73 Bharatpur State


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• Female infanticide and child marriage

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