Bhopalgarh is a town located in the

Jodhpur District Jodhpur district () is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), ...

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state in western

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. It is a

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and headquarters of the

Bhopalgarh tehsil Bhopalgarh tehsil is a tehsil in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. Headquarters for the tehsil is the town of Bhopalgarh. Bhopalgarh tehsil is an eastern tehsil among the 13 tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Nagaur Dist ...

. Bhopalgarh Fort is the centre of attraction in the town. It is located in the

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, 90 km by road northeast of the city of

Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...

, and 76 km by road west of

Merta City Merta City is a city and a municipality located near Nagaur City in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Merta is also known for its link with Mira Bai, the devotee of Lord Krishna. The Mira Mahal Museum houses memories related ...

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. Some of the villages which come under Bhopalgarh town are Nadsar, Kumbhara, Bagoriya, Kuri, Tambariya and Heradeshar.

Demographics

In the 2001 India

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, the town of Bhopalgarh had a population of 19,078. Males constituted 9,907 (51.9%) of the population and females 9,171 (48.1%), for a gender ratio of 926 females per thousand males.

Villages

Largest Village * Nadsar * Bagoriya

References

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