Sanganer | |
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  Sanganer Location in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India  Sanganer Sanganer (Rajasthan)  Sanganer Sanganer (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°49′20″N 75°44′31″E / 26.8221137°N 75.7418554°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 302029 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-14 |
| Nearest city | Jaipur |
| Climate | Hot and dry (Köppen) |
Sanganer is a town/tehsil (an administrative division) situated in Jaipur district, Rajasthan, 16 km south of state capital Jaipur. Jaipur has been divided in 13 Sub divisions and Sanganer is one of these 13 Sub divisions.[1] It is famous for textile printing, handmade paper industry, and for Jain temples. Sanganer prints are one of its own kinds, for the reason that the patterns in bright colours are always printed on white backgrounds. Sanganeri Hand block printing received the geographical indication (GI) tag in 2010.[2]
The handmade paper industry began with the idea of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1728. Around ten handmade paper industries are present in Sanganer. Krishan Lal Balmiki the member of Rajya Sabha, was also from Sanganer (born 10 July 1942, died 21 April 2010). Sanganer is also a legislative assembly of Rajasthan and current MLA of Sanganer is Bhajan Lal Sharma who is also serving Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
The nearby located is one of the biggest Rajasthan housing board colony, Pratap Nagar. EPIP (Export Promotion Industrial Park) Sitapura is also located in this place. Muhana and Muhana Mandi is 6 km from town.
- ^ Jaipur-Rajasthan. "Sub-Divisions/Panchayat Samitis/Tehsils|Jaipur Rajasthan Official Website". jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Registered Geographical Indications (GI)" (PDF). Geographical Indication Registry (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014.