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Karanpur
Sri Karanpur is a town and a municipality, just 55 km from Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. GeographySri Karanpur is located at 29°50′29″N 73°27′17″E / 29.8414°N 73.4547°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet). DemographicsAs of the 2001 Census of India[update],[3] 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 Rajasthani and Bagri.[citation needed] EconomySri 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] References
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