Ellenabad

Ellenabad, previously known as Kharial, is a historic town with a municipal committee in the Sirsa district of the state of Haryana, India. It is located to the north of the Ghaggar-Hakra River and serves as a port of entry into the state of Haryana from Rajasthan side. As of January 2011 the city had a population of approximately 85000 urban and about 50000 rural. It is a constituency of Haryana Vidhan Sabha.The current chairman of Municipal Committee of town is Ravinder Kumar Ladha.Current MLA is A.Chautala[1]

Ellenabad
town
Ellenabad
Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29.45°N 74.65°E / 29.45; 74.65
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictSirsa
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total85,000 aprox
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125102
Telephone code01698
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 44
Sex ratio1000/884 ♂/♀

Etymology

Ellenabad was founded during the British colonization by sirsa commissioner j h oliver. The commissioner's wife, Madam Ellena, gave birth to a child in the town of Kharial. Oliver renamed the town Ellenabad as a gesture of appreciation for the accommodations provided during his wife's pregnancy.[2]

Transport

Ellenabad is connected by rail on the Hanumangarh–Sadulpur railway route.[3] It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Hanumangarh and 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Sadulpur . It is planned to be connected to Sirsa by train. Ellenabad is situated on state highway number 23 and is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Sirsa, the district headquarters. Haryana Roadways is main transport for travelling. Also there are daily night buses services for Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur and Haridwar. Ellenabad also administrates small villages like Mithanpura, Kishanpura, Karamshana, Dhani Sheran etc.

Demographics

The Ellenabad Municipal Committee has population of 36,623 of which 19,441 are males while 17,182 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4478 which is 12.23% of total population of Ellenabad (MC). In Ellenabad Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 884 against state average of 879. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Ellenabad is around 862 compared to Haryana state average of 834. Literacy rate of Ellenabad city is 75.19% lower than state average of 75.55%. In Ellenabad, Male literacy is around 81.80% while female literacy rate is 67.75%.

Ellenabad has a majority Hindu population, with a significant minority of Sikhs and small Muslim and Christian communities.

Economy

Ellenabad's primary source of income is agriculture. Its grain market provides support to farmers from surrounding villages and daily trains connect Ellenabad to New Delhi, Jaipur, and Sri Ganganagar. SARVPALLI, Nachiketan Public School and CR DAV PUBLIC School are the famous quality education institute. The other most notable schools in the city are Sarswati, Satluj Public School, Sir Chhotu Ram Jat Senior Secondary School, Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan,[4][5] Sarvpalli Public School, Ch. Harpal Singh Convent School (H.C.S.),[6] Satluj Public School[7]These are well known for their English and Mathematics departments. The famous Chandigarh-based IT company, Grosoft Technologies first started in year 2008 in Ellenabad city.

Health care

Nearby hospitals include the Civil Hospital . Janta Hospital. Gupta nursing and maternity home . Jain hospital . pediatric hospital. And many others. Url:- https://web.archive.org/web/20120114155501/http://sirsa.gov.in/htfiles/institutions.html | Title=Official Website of the Sirsa District

References
  1. "Population of Ellenabad". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. "Glorious History of Ellenabad". Ellenabad.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. "Railway Maps of India". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. "Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan". Facebook. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. Sarvodaya, Blogspot. "Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. "Welcome to Ch. Harpal singh convent senior secondary school | No. 1 school in Ellenabad". Hcsellenabad.com. 4 April 1994. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. "Satluj Public School". Retrieved 26 March 2012.
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