History

About 180 kms. to north-east of Jaipur, along the rolling hills of Vindhyas and Aravali ranges lies the town of Sawai Madhopur. The town founded in 1765 AD was named after its founder Sawai Madho Singh-I of Jaipur.Today Sawai Madhopur is known for Ranthambhor, a Wildlife reserve and a place of historical importance.

The Muslim conquest brought about major changes in the political map of northern India. In Rajasthan, the Chauhan kingdoms of sapadalaksa and Nodal dis-appeared, Govinda the grandson of Prithviraj Chauhan established himself at Ranthambhore and ruled as feudatory of the Sultan of Delhi. Following disturbances after the death of Iltutmish, Vagbhatta besieged the fort of Ranthambhor. He then ruled from here for 12 Years waging continuous battles against the Sultanate. Rao Hamir was yet another figure who carved a niche for himself. In the annals, it is only now and then do we come across men of such heroism.

Rana Kumbha captured the Ranthambhor Fort the middle of the 15th century. After the death of Aurangzeb, the fort was taken over by the rulers of Jaipur.

Geographical Area		5042.99 Sq.Kms.
	Rural	4967.70 Sq. Kms.
	Urban	75.29 Sq.Kms.
Location
	North Longitude	Between 25°-45' to 26°-41'
	East Longitude	Between 75°-59' to 77°-0'
Temperature
	Maximum	45° C
	Minimum	4° C
Average Rainfall		873.40 mm
Level		400 - 600 Above Sea level
Sub Division		4
Tehsils		7
Sub Tehsils		3
Panchayat Samitis		5
Panchayats		197
Municipalities		2
Patwar Mandals		267
Revenue Villages		800
	Inhabited Villages	718
	Uninhabited Villages	82
Electrified Villages		767
Village Having Water Supply		715
Parliamentary Constituencies		1
Assembly Constituencies		4
Police Stations		11
Police Chowkies		5

Population (2001)		1116031
	Male (2001)	590716
	Female (2001)	525315
Urban Population (2001)		212575
Rural Population (2001)		903456
Schedule Cast (2001)		229627
Schedule Tribe (2001)		244252
Density per sq. km. (2001)		248
Population Growth Rate (2001)		(+) 27.44 %
Literate (2001)
	Male	371242
	Female	152020
Literacy Rate (2001)		57.34 %
	Male	76.75 %
	Female	35.44 %

Primary Education
	Primary Schools	Upper Primary Schools	Shiksha Karmi Schools
Sawai Madhopur	138	94	-
Gangapur City	164	76	4
Khandar	117	79	21
Bonli	194	75	15
Bamanwas	165	80	-
Total :	778	404	40

Secondary School		125
Sr. Secondary Schools		54
Colleges		5
ITI 's		1
Navodaya Vidyalaya		1
Kendriya Vidyalaya		2

Total Area	498075 Hect.
Forest Area	78071 Hect.
Land Under Cultivation	282273 Hect.
Cultivable Waste Land	43073 Hect.
Pastures Land	24941 Hect.
Horticulture Land	390 Hect.
Cultivable Area	390 Hect.

Hospitals	1 (One)	Gen. Hospital at Distt.H.Q.
	Beds	150
	Doctors	33
	Nurses	40
Community Health Centre	4 (Four)	Gangapur City - 50 Beds
		Bamanwas - 30 Beds
		Bonli - 30 Beds
		Khandar - 30 Beds
Post Mortem Centre	2 (Two)	Gen. Hospital, Sawai Madhopur
		Gangapur City
Sub Health Centre		194
Rural Family Welfare Centre (RFWC)		4 (Four)
Maternity & Child Welfare Centre (MCWC)		2 (Two)
Maternity & Child Health Services (MCHS)		3 (Three)
Primary Health Centre (PHC)		22 (Twenty Two)
City Dispensary		2 (Two)
Urban Family Welfare Centre (UFWC)		1 (One)
T.B.Clinic		1 (One)
Private Hospitals		14 (Fourteen)

Project	Number of Aganwari Centre
Sawai Madhopur (Rural)	155
Sawai Madhopur (Urban)	75
Gangapur City	111
Khandar	86
Bamanwas	118
Bonli	153
Total	698

Places	Distance (Km)
Ranthambor National Park	14
Ranthambor Fort	14
Ganesh Temple	14
Kala-Gaura Bhairwa Temple	6
ChamatkarJi Jain Maindar	3
Man Sarowar Dam	15
Chouth Mata Temple	25
Shiwad Temple	40
Bhagwatghar Kunda	20
Ambreshwar Temple	5
Rameshwaram	60
Khandar Fort	40

Pensioners In Sawai Madhopur
Oldage Pensioners	9906
Widow Pensioners	1673
Disable Pensioners	4101