Bhawanigarh
| Bhawanigarh Karamgarh Dhode | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Bhawanigarh Location in Punjab, India  Bhawanigarh Bhawanigarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′N 76°02′E / 30.27°N 76.04°ECoordinates: 30°16′N 76°02′E / 30.27°N 76.04°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,320 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | PB-84 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mr. Bhagwant Maan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mr Vijay Inder Singla (Congress) |
Bhawanigarh is a town and a municipal council (Class-3) in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is also the headquarter of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016.[1] The town is also called Dhode, after the clan of its original founders. The town lies 19 kilometres east of Sangrur on the Patiala-Sangrur road.Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 13 wards.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[2] Bhawanigarh has population of 22,320 out of which 11,780 are males whereas females are 10,540. Population of children (age:0-6) is 2422 which is 10.85% of total. Female Sex Ratio of Bhawanigarh is 895 whereas child sex ratio is 862. literacy rate of Bhawanigarh is 77.56% which is higher than state average. In Bhawanigarh, Male literacy is around 82.60 % while female literacy rate is 71.95 %. The name Bhawanigarh originates from "Bhawani" mata. There is a temple of Bhawani mata in Bhawanigarh.
Places of interest
Gurduara Sahib Patshahi Nauvi
Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed here during one of his journeys through the Malva country. The original memorial on the spot where the guru had stayed was in time developed into a gurdwara called Gurdūārā Sāhib Pātshāhī Naűvī.Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi Sabhib is situated in the Bhawanigarh Town in Distt Sangrur. Guru Tegh Bahadur accepting the invitation of King of Assam, started journey from Shri Anandpur Sahib along with the 300 sangat and carrying necessary commodities for 3 years journey visited this place and stayed here for 2 days. On his two days stay GURU SAHIB used perform kirtan darbar here. From here GURU SAHIB resumed the journey via Phaguwal Gharancho, Ghanour. With GURU SAHIBS blessings peoples wishes are fulfilled here. The present gurdwara, consisting of a rectangular hall in front of a semi-octagonal sanctum with verandahs on three sides, was constructed in 1916CE. A small sarovar was added in the 1980s. The gurdwara owns 140 acres (0.57 km2) of agricultural land and is now managed directly by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. The gurdwara's budget for 1990-91 shows rental income from land alone as Rs. 210,000.
Sports
Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium situated near the police station. It is of approximately 5 acres in area.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "List of Tehsils in Punjab". Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- 1 2 "Bhawanigarh City Population Census 2011 - Punjab". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ↑ "Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium - Google Search". g.co. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "Tender for Earth Filling In Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium Bhawanigarh | Tenders in Barnala Punjab". www.thetenders.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.