25-536: Poonian is a rural village that in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab , India. The village is represented through a sarpanch (a representative that is elected by the village people). The village is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Nawanshahr and 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Chandigarh . As of the 2011 census , Poonian has a total of 206 houses and a population of 942, of whom 492 are males. The literacy rate of Poonian
50-437: A common haveli which was residence of 100 families, a historical landmark in that mohalla made with Nanakshahi bricks. Nawanshahr became a district in 1995 during the S. Harcharan Brar government, with strong efforts of the late S. Dilbag Singh, former Cabinet Minister and the then MLA of Nawanshahr. People of this district are economically sound. Many of the district's families have settled abroad. Consequently, much remittance
75-510: A historian was married to The Great Historian of India and A Lawyer Vidya Dhar Mahajan , their daughters Mridula Mukherjee And Sucheta Mahajan are Historian and Working as a Professor of Indian history in JNU New Delhi. Later, the city was developed and constructed by Lala Paramanand Bhuchar (Sareen) who was the first major-scale thekedar of city. Lala Paramanand was given the first mould of large-brick design by Queen Elizabeth in
100-768: A joint Roman - Khorasani army. His son Salibahan established the city of Sialkot , and started the Shak era after defeating the Shaks in 78 CE. After the Muslim conquest of Punjab, his descendants migrated to the Jaisalmer area, where they came to be known as Bhatti Rajput tribe. After Alauddin Khalji 's conquest of Jaisalmer, some of the Bhatti tribe people's migrated to Tarn Taran district , and got assimilated with Jats . In
125-501: A population of 214,293 which makes 34.88% of the whole district population. The table below shows the sex ratio of SBS Nagar 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 SBS Nagar district. The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of SBS Nagar district. Languages of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district (2011) In 2022, 94.63% of
150-411: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 479 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,240/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.58%. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 42.51% of the population and the largest caste in the district is Ravidassia with
175-565: A variety of health services. Health services are available for every village in the district. Veterinary hospitals can be found in Nawanshahr, Rahon, Saroya, and Balachaur. According to the 2011 Census , Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district has a population of 612,310, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Vermont . This gives it a ranking of 522nd in India (out of
200-525: Is 1,258 square kilometres (km ). This region has abundant health facilities. There are numerous private clinics and nursing homes. Some of them claim to have the latest medical equipment. There is an adequate number of Government Hospitals, Dispensaries and Primary Health Centers in this area. The hospitals in Nawanshahr have capacity of 64 beds and are equipped with latest medical tools. Banga and Balachaur hospitals have capacities of 30 beds each. Also Mukandpur, Urapar , Sujjon , Saroya and Muzzaffarpur proved
225-426: Is 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport, and is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Poonian. The nearest international airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport , at 141 kilometres (88 mi) away. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab , India . It
250-531: Is 75.30%. Of the total population, 11.89% are children under the age of 6 years. The child sex ratio is approximately 0.836 female/male, as compared to Punjab state average of 0.846 female/male. 17.2% of Poonian residents belong to a scheduled caste , while 82.8% belong to a scheduled tribe. 314 people (278 males and 36 females) were engaged in work activities. 89.49% workers describe their work as main work and 10.51% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. The village
275-457: Is 86.7 kilometres (53.9 mi) away from Chandigarh University , 63 kilometres (39 mi) away from Indian Institute of Technology , 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) away from Lovely Professional University , and 16.7 kilometres (10.4 mi) from Industrial Training Institute Nawanshahr. Nearby schools include: The nearest train station is in Banga . Garhshankar junction railway station
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#1732786977990300-672: Is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions , Nawanshahr , Banga , and Balachaur . There are three legislative seats in the district, Nawanshahr, Balachaur and Banga. They fall under the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency. Nawanshahr , the district headquarters is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Chandigarh , the state's capital. As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Punjab (out of 22 ), after Barnala and Fatehgarh Sahib . Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district
325-489: Is sent back to India, contributing to the district's economic development and prosperity. The prosperity of Doaba area can be appreciated by the fact that the price of land here is high, and far more than most of the districts in the state except Ludhiana and Chandigarh . Nawanshahr is rising due to the remittances from overseas Punjabis. Nawanshahr is connected to Jalandhar , Rahon and Jaijon by railway. On 27 September 2008 at Khatkar Kalan , 8 km from Nawanshahr,
350-684: The Ahluwalia misl . The Ahluwalia misl rose to prominence under Jassa Singh Ahluwalia , who was the first person to use the name "Ahluwalia". Originally known as Jassa Singh Kalal, he styled himself as Ahluwalia after his ancestral village of Ahlu and belonged to the Kalal community. He is regarded as the founder of the Kapurthala State. In 1774, Jassa Singh Kalal conquered Kapurthala from Rai Ibrahim Bhatti. Even after other misls lost their territories to Ranjit Singh 's Sikh Empire ,
375-521: The 17th century, they joined Guru Hargobind 's army. Ganda Singh of this family raided Lahore , whose governor Dilawar Khan persuaded him to join the Lahore army, and assigned him the fief of Ahlu and some other villages. Ganda Singh's son Sadhu (or Sadho) Singh lived in Ahlu, because of which the family came to be known as Ahluwalia. Sadhu Singh and his four sons married into Kalal families, because of which
400-720: The Mand area of Kapurthala on the bank of River Beas Bana Malwala after Dewan Banna Mal Gautam's name and Brahampur, Phagwara villages in Tehsil Phagwara . Descendants of Banna Mal Today lives in Kapurthala, Phagwara, New Delhi and Dehradun, Pandit Daljit Parshad Gautam Advocate of Kapurthala Renowned Civil Lawyer of Punjab practices in Kapurthala till his death in the Year 2010, Dewan Ambika Parshad ( Accountant General of Kapurthala State) his daughter Savitri Shori Mahajan
425-532: The Punjab government announced that a district in the state would be named after the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh . The announcement was made by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to mark the 101st anniversary of Bhagat Singh's birth. As a result, Nawanshahr district was renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is located at 31°48′N 76°42′E / 31.8°N 76.7°E / 31.8; 76.7 . The total area
450-681: The emperor permitted the descendants of Jassa Singh to retain their estates. After the British took over the Sikh territories in 1846, Jassa Singh's descendants became the ruling family of the Kapurthala State. Religion in Kapurthala Princely State(1941) (Birth–Death) The Royal House of Kapurthala awards three orders of chivalry ; these knighthoods include: The decoration of the Nishan-i-Iftikhar includes
475-573: The family came to be known as Ahluwalia. The descendants of Sadhu Singh son Gopal Singh (who was the grandfather of Jassa Singh) established the royal family of Kapurthala. The British administrator Lepel Griffin (1873) dismissed this account as spurious. The Sikh author Gian Singh, in his Twarikh Raj Khalsa (1894), wrote that the Ahluwalia family adopted the Kalal caste identity much before Sadhu Singh. The ruling dynasty of Kapurthala originated in
500-571: The population spoke Punjabi and 4.37% Hindi as their first language. The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in SBS Nagar, as of year 2020. The table below shows the district nutrition profile of SBS Nagar of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020. The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in SBS Nagar district by year. Karnana Pharala Kapurthala State Kapurthala State ,
525-567: The presence of the Maharaja Patiala in his courtroom as a token of gratitude to establish brick factories (Batha) in the city. Lala Paramanand build first planned Mandi (now known as old Dana Mandi) in around 1920 which even has his name "PN" on bricks and name on Foundation Stone at old Dana Mandi Gate. He resided in Lalliyan Mohalla (Lalleyan da Mohalla) situated in center of city. The mohalla have his Haveli there along with
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#1732786977990550-599: Was a kingdom and later Princely state of the Punjab Province of India . Ruled by Ahluwalia Sikh rulers, spread across 510 square miles (1,300 km ). According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 and contained two towns and 167 villages. In 1930, Kapurthala became part of the Punjab States Agency and acceded to the Union of India in 1947. In colonial India, Kapurthala State
575-632: Was formed from the Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts of Punjab on 7 November 1995, as the sixteenth district of Punjab State named from the headquarters town of Nawanshahr . Nawanshahr was founded by the migrants from Rahon near the Sutlej River as Rahon was in danger of being flooded. They named it Nawanshahar (meaning "New City"). Dewan Banna Mal Misr (Gautam) was born in Gautam Brahmin (Shori Gotra) family of Nawanshahr. He
600-525: Was known for its communal harmony , with its Sikh ruler Jagatjit Singh building the Moorish Mosque for his Muslim subjects. At the time of the Indian independence movement , the ruler of the Kapurthala State opposed the partition of India and advocated for a united, secular country. According to mythology, Krishna's descendant Gaj built the fort of Gajni , and lost his life in a battle against
625-942: Was son of Vaid Jhanda Mal of Nawanshahr, Dewan Banna Mal was manager with full sovereign powers of His Highness Maharaja Sir Randhir Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala 's Estates in Oudh and served as Chief Minister Of Kapurthala State . Dewan Banna Mal built the temple Shivala Banna Mal near the Municipal Committee office, Nawanshahr . It was built in the year 1862 and tall and huge structure Haveli Banna Mal Di Haveli in Vaidan Mohalla in Nawanshahr. Dewan Banna Mal's sons Dewan Acchru Mal Gautam (Revenue Minister) and Dewan Sundri Mal Gautam (Revenue Minister) of Kapurthala State built Brahmkund Mandir behind Shalimar Bagh in Kapurthala . Dewan Banna Mal owned 3000 acres of land in
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