Partapur

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Partapur
Partapur
State - District(s)	Rajasthan - Banswara
Coordinates	23.6° N 74.17° E
Area - Elevation	- 164 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	9943 -

Partapur is a town in Banswara District, Rajasthan, India.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] History

Its foundation was laid by Parta Ji Patidar (agrarian in Hindi) with some tribals . Later on some other people also settled here .

[edit] Geography

Partapur is located at 23.6° N 74.17° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 164 metres (538 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Partapur had a population of 9943. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Partapur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Partapur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

In late eighties many of the people left for gulf countries in search of jobs and that brought prosperity to the village .It has now turned into a town after merger of nearby villages like Garhi, Navapadar, Kheran ka Parda etc.There are three Hindu temples (Purneshwar,Bhagoreshwar, LakshmiNarayan)and four Jain temples, two mosques for all Muslims of the area and two mosque for Bohras .

Galiakot and Banswara are the two nearby religious places for the Bohras.Galiakot has the mazar of Syedi Fakhruddin Ash-Shaheed and Banswara has the mazar of Syedi Abde Rasul Ash-Shaheed.Bohras pay their homage to these mazars throuhgout the year and usually go there on Fridays.

Partapur is 130 kms away from Udaipur. One can get a bus for it from Ratlam from where it is at distance of 100 kms. Area code for telephone is 0091-2963.

[edit] References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Partapur

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	State of Rajasthan Rajasthan Topics
Capital	Jaipur
Divisions	Ajmer \| Bharatpur \| Bikaner \| Jaipur \| Jodhpur \| Kota \| Udaipur
Districts	Ajmer \| Alwar \| Banswara \| Baran \| Barmer \| Bhilwara \| Bikaner \| Bharatpur \| Bundi \| Chittorgarh \| Churu \| Dausa \| Dholpur \| Dungarpur \| Ganganagar \| Hanumangarh \| Jaipur \| Jaisalmer \| Jalore \| Jhalawar \| Jhunjhunu \| Jodhpur \| Karauli \| Kota \| Nagaur \| Pali \| Rajsamand \| Sawai Madhopur \| Sikar \| Sirohi \| Tonk \| Udaipur
Major cities	Alwar • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Jaipur • Jaisalmer • Jodhpur • Udaipur