About Gangapur

Gangapur City is a Nagar Parishad in Sawai Madhopur District in the state of Rajasthan, India. In terms of population, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan.King Kushaliram Haldiya established Gangapur, originally naming it Kushalgarh (Hindi: ) Gangapur took its current name because of Gangaram which was brother of Kushaliram. It is also said to be named after ancient Ganga temple in the city. In older days, Gangapur City was the cultural capital of the state of Jaipur and was known as The Jugad of the East. Its most notable native was the late Shri Jeeman Lal Shukla, who was owner and founder of Shri Madho Govind Temple (a medieval-period Radha Krishna Temple) under the reign of Jaipur Maharaja Shri Sawai Mansingh I. In his cross country voyage, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati stayed in this temple for several days while passing on his teachings to Arya Samaj. Today, Gangapur is primarily known for being an important part of the West Central Railway. Gangapur City Railway Station is the station serving the city and is a B-grade station. Once, this station used to be main railway station on this track and Mumbai Rajdhani Express used to halt. But, now this privilege is taken given to Kota Junction. Due to railways, city was home to many Anglo Indian families including the Corneiles, Patmans, Gillespies, and Francises. Most of the English community has now moved away, with only a small percent remaining. Some English traditions and the form of place names, words, and games.