17-650: Sangrur is a city in Sangrur district of the Indian state of Punjab , India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District . Sangrur is located at 30°15′02″N 75°50′39″E / 30.25056°N 75.84417°E / 30.25056; 75.84417 . It has an average elevation of 237 metres (778 feet). City has PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur for providing medical facilities to citizens. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital has been set up at Sangrur by Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with Govt. of Punjab At
34-536: A 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC. Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period. Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered. According to the 2011 census Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively, roughly equal to
51-644: A complex outside the Nabha Gate. The heritage Clock Tower, constructed in 1885, is located near the Judicial Courts complex. The grand clock tower was commissioned by Maharaja Raghubir Singh from the Canal Foundry Roorkee. Located on Patiala Gate Market road, the historic temple of Maha Kali Devi Ji was built in 1867. The temple complex houses beautiful shrines of various deities of Hinduism. Sangrur district Sangrur district
68-587: Is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population. Before the division of Malerkotla district, Sangrur had the largest population of Muslims in Punjab. However in the residual district Muslims are a small minority. Languages of Sangrur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 94.93% of the population spoke Punjabi , 3.12% Hindi and 1.48% Haryanvi as their first language. The table below shows
85-481: Is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils - Bhawanigarh , Dhuri , Dirba , Lehragaga , Moonak , Sangrur and Sunam . The district is part of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency . By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled to be held on 23 June 2022. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology Nabha State Nabha State , with its capital at Nabha ,
102-697: Is in the state of Punjab in northern India . Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind ( Haryana ) (south). Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri , Lehragaga , Sangrur , and Sunam . Other cities are Bhawanigarh , Dirba , Khanauri , Longowal , Cheema and Moonak . There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala
119-439: Is the most popular picnic spot of the city. It is a building with 12 doors having a marble Baradari. It lies in the middle of a pond, which is accessible through a small bridge. This bridge leads to a marble gate, which is present on the western side of these gardens. Its surroundings comprise four towers, numerous walkways, many plants and trees and a mini zoo. In ancient times, the rulers of Jind State used to spend their summers in
136-447: The 2011 census Sangrur Municipal Council had a population of 88,043 with 46,931 males and 41,112 females, giving a gender ratio of 876. There were 9,027 children 0–6 years old and an overall literacy rate of 83.54% - 87.92% for males and 78.56% for females. Sangrur city is part of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency . By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled to be held on 23 June 2022. The Banasar Garden of Sangrur City
153-1024: The buildings around these gardens. The Durbar Hall, built in or around 1865, in the Banasar Bagh complex is now converted into a museum by the Department of Culture, Punjab Government, which houses a collection of items used by the Jind State Royals. Also it has a collection of arms and armoury displayed. The ‘Shahi Samadhan’ or the tombs of the erstwhile Jind state's rulers. Of the 16 samadhis, 14 were constructed over 125 years ago with bricks and lime-surkhi (brick powder), while two were built around 60–65 years ago with marble, etc. Some of these samadhis are of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's maternal grandfather Maharaja Gajpat Singh and maternal uncle Maharaja Bhag Singh, Maharaja Fateh Singh, Maharaja Sangat Singh, Maharaja Sarup Singh, Maharaja Ranbir Singh and Maharaja Rajbir Singh. All these samadhis are situated in
170-626: The data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Sangrur, as of year 2019-21. The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Sangrur of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2019-21. The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Sangrur district (including Malerkotla) by year. In 2009-10, there were a total of 10,695 registered industrial units in Sangrur district. Of this, 23 were large and medium units. Small scale industries employed 53,259 workers and Large and Medium industries employed 10,325 people. Sangrur district
187-422: The district had a population of 1,225,415. Scheduled Castes made up 368,562 (30.08%) of the population. The table below shows the sex ratio of Sangrur district through decades. The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Sangrur district. The table below shows the literacy rate of different CD blocks of Sangrur district, as of 2011. Sikhism
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#1732772216605204-448: The elder son of Tiloka. Gurditta was the founder of the localities of Dhanaula and Sangrur . Sangrur was the headquarters of the state till it was captured by Jind State . Gurditta died in 1754. His only son Surat (or Suratya) Singh had died two years earlier in 1752, leaving his grandson, Hamir Singh, as the next in line. Hamir Singh was the founder of the locality of Nabha and the first ruler of Nabha State. The locality of Nabha
221-513: The nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho . This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 449 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,160/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.3%. Sangrur has a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.99%. After bifurcation,
238-542: The ruler of Nabha was afforded British protection from the threat posed by Ranjit Singh and his encroaching Lahore State . Nabha State was loyal to the British during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 , earning territory grants as a reward due to this. In 1911, Hira Singh took-on the maharaja title. Ripudaman Singh abdicated the throne of Nabha on 8 July 1923. In the happenings of Indian independence in 1947, Nabha
255-649: Was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district , consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district. The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the Nabha Princely State . Settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed
272-470: Was founded by Hamir Singh of the Phulkian dynasty in 1755, whilst the state itself was founded slightly after in 1763 by Hamir Singh. The state at that period of time was composed of twelve scattered territories. Hamir Singh died in 1783 and was succeeded by Jaswant Singh. However, a regency was in-place between 1783–1790. Jaswant Singh assumed full control on 1790 and ruled until 1840. Between 1807–08,
289-641: Was one of the Phulkian princely states of Punjab during the British Raj in India. Nabha was ruled by Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu clan. The ruling house of Nabha belonged to the Phulkian dynasty , sharing a common ancestor named Tiloka with the Jind rulers. Tiloka (r. 1652–1687) was the eldest son of Phul Sidhu of the Phulkian dynasty . The Nabha rulers descend from Gurditta (Gurdit Singh; r. 1687–1754),
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