Sangrur district

History

Before 1773, Sangrur town was part of the Nabha state. In 1773–74, it came under the control of the Jind State following a quarrel between the two states. The region that now forms Sangrur district was historically divided among the princely states of Kaithal, Nabha, Jind, and Patiala. Until 1843, the parganas of Ghabdan and Khadial were part of Kaithal State. After Kaithal was annexed by the British, a few villages from the Mahalan Ghabdan area were transferred to Jind State as part of an exchange. During the British era, Sangrur, Badrukha, and 43 nearby villages (now in sangrur and sunam tehsil) were part of Jind State. However, the majority of the territory that now forms Sangrur district belonged to Patiala State, including areas like Sunam, Dhuri, Dirba, Moonak, Longowal, & Bhawanigarh with some areas also belonging to Nabha State.

In 1948, after the end of princely rule, the modern Sangrur district was created from territories of Nabha, Jind, and Patiala states and formed part of PEPSU. In 1953, the Barnala district was abolished, and its tehsils—Dhuri, Malerkotla, Barnala, and part of Phul—were merged into Sangrur. In 1956, PEPSU was merged with Punjab. In 1966, Jind and Narwana tehsils were transferred to form the new Haryana state Jind district during the Punjab Reorganisation. Later, in 2006, the entire Barnala tehsil was separated from Sangrur to form Barnala district. In 2021, Malerkotla tehsil was carved out to create the new Malerkotla district.

Settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed 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.

Demographics

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 the nation of Guinea-Bissau{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.

After bifurcation, the district had a population of 1,225,415. Scheduled Castes made up 368,562 (30.08%) of the population.

Gender

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.

Literacy

The table below shows the literacy rate of different CD blocks of Sangrur district, as of 2011.

Religion

Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population, and is majority in the border along Haryana. 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.

Language

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.

Health

The table below shows 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 and 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.

Economy

In 2009-10, there were a total of 10,695 registered industrial units in Sangrur district. Of these, 23 were large and medium units. Small scale industries employed 53,259 workers and large and medium industries employed 10,325 people.

Politics

Administration

Sangrur district 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.

Villages

• Uppli

Historical Places and Monuments

• Banasar Bagh, Sangrur
• Suraj Kund Mandir, Sunam
• Jind State Memorial Museum, Sangrur
• Ancestral house of Sardar Udham Singh, Sunam - The house of India's independence activist has been renovated and converted into a museum. Apart from the building itself, around 30 letters and other objects related to him are at display in the museum.
• Shahi Samadhan, Sangrur
• Clock Tower, Sangrur
• Fort Badrukhan - The fort was the residence of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mother, Raj Kaur.

Notable people

• Karamjit Anmol, actor, comedian and singer
• Aman Arora, politician
• Brish Bhan, freedom fighter, politician
• Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, politician
• Binnu Dhillon, actor and comedian
• Parminder Singh Dhindsa, politician
• Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, politician
• Megh R. Goyal, an influential engineer and professor in Puerto Rico, where he did pioneer work on irrigation
• Naresh Goyal, founder of Jet Airways
• Bhagwant Mann, actor, comedian and current chief Minister of Punjab
• Roshan Prince, singer and actor
• Rana Ranbir, actor, comedian, and writer
• Ajmer Singh, a sprint runner athlete
• Amritpal Singh, a long jump athlete
• G. K. Singh, civil servant
• Manvir Singh, football player
• Udham Singh, Indian independence activist
• Amarjeet Sohi, Canadian politician
• Gurbachan Singh Talib, a Sikh scholar, professor, and author
• Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wala, Sikh preacher

Educational institutions

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

References

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