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Phagwara

Coordinates: 31°13′N 75°46′E / 31.22°N 75.77°E / 31.22; 75.77
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Phagwara
City
Phagwara is located in Punjab
Phagwara
Phagwara
Location in Punjab, India
Phagwara is located in India
Phagwara
Phagwara
Phagwara (India)
Coordinates: 31°13′N 75°46′E / 31.22°N 75.77°E / 31.22; 75.77
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Founded byShah Jahan
Named forPhagu Da Wara
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
 • BodyGovernment of Punjab, India
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total117,954
 • Rank288
 • Density6,117/km2 (15,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144401
144402
Telephone code01824
Vehicle registrationPB-36
Post officePhagwara H.O
Satnampura S.O

Phagwara is a city and municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 40 kilometers from Kapurthala, the district headquarter, 124 kilometres (77 mi) away from Chandigarh, 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Jalandhar and 361 kilometres (224 mi) from New Delhi. The city is famous for sugar, glucose, starch, fine fabric textiles, and auto parts manufacturing for engines in Punjab. This place is also known for the Shri Hanuman Garhi Temple, which has statues of the Hindu God, Lord Hanuman.

History

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Phagwara started as a market town in the region, founded Chaudhary Phaggu Basra, a Hindu Jatt landlord of the area. The town's property originally belonged to him.[1] The town got its name from him, first as Phaggu Da Wara, then evolving into Phagwara. The town was then made into a trading center by the Mughal emperor Shah jahan but later failed as a trading hub and grew into a more rural character. In 1772 it became part of the Ahluwalia Sikh Dynasty of Kapurthala. The militarist Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib ji visited the city in 1635 near the end of his time as Sikh guru. One of his great devotees, Phagu, heard that Sahib was fighting the Mughals and coming to his city. He eventually left in shock, betraying his guru. Reacting to the situation, Sahib Ji said ‘Phagu Da Warra, Bahron Mitha Andra Khara’.[2] Thus, Phagwara’s name originally comes from that phrase.[3]

Geography

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Shri Hanuman Garhi Temple
Shiv Mandir Pakka Bagh
Gurdwara Sukhchain Sahib

Phagwara is located on land between the Beas and Satluj rivers and is a typical Doaba city.[4] It has an average elevation of 767 feet (234 m). It is located in the Kapurthala district, in the Punjab province of India.

Demographics

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As per provisional data of the 2011 census, the Phagwara urban agglomeration had a population of 117,954, with 62,171 males and 55,783 females. The literacy rate was 87.43 per cent.[5] The city of Phagwara had a population of 97,864, with 51,386 males and 46,478 females. Phagwara has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the regional average of 75%; male literacy is 89% and female literacy is 83%. In Phagwara, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.[6]

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Phagwara city, as of the 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Phagwara city, 2011 census[7]
Religion Total Female Male
Hindu 73,845 34,877 38,968
Sikh 20,635 9,988 10,647
Muslim 1,434 663 771
Buddhist 730 347 383
Christian 280 134 146
Jain 233 123 110
Other religions 64 27 37
Not stated 643 319 324
Total 97,864 46,478 51,386

Education

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Universities
Colleges

Dav college

  • Guru Nanak College
  • Pyramid college of business and technology
  • Kamla Nehru college for women.
  • Ramgarhia Institute of Engineering & Technology
  • Ramgarhia Polytechnic College, First Polytechnic of United Punjab (Since 1950)
  • Ramgarhia College of Education
  • Ramgarhia College
Schools
  • Sant Sarwan Dass Model School Hadiabad,Phagwara
  • G.D.R convent senior secondary school
  • Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) known as J.J. School
  • Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
  • Aman Public School
  • Arya model senior secondary school
  • St. Joseph's Convent School
  • Kamla Nehru Public School
  • Swami Sant Dass Public School
  • Mele Singh Missionary School
  • Cambridge International School
  • Saffron Public School
  • Tagore Public High School
  • Jain Model Senior Secondary School
  • Lord Mahavira Jain Public School
  • St. Sai Ram Sunrise High School
  • New Sunflower High School
  • Guru Harkrishan National Model Senior Secondary School
  • S.D. Model senior secondary School
  • MAA Ambay girls Senior secondary School
  • T.W.E.I. Senior Secondary School
  • Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School
  • Dehradoon international public school, Bhabiana
  • Ramgarhia ITI, Rampur Khalyan
  • Kanya Maha Vidaylaya School
  • Apple Orchard School

Villages/Estates in Phagwara tehsil

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References

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  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Jullundur District, 1904. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-969-35-1107-9.
  2. ^ Kapurthala, District of. "Gov. Of Kapurthala". Gov. Of Punjab.
  3. ^ Kapurthala, District of. "Gov. Of Kapurthala". Gov. Of Punjab.
  4. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phagwara".
  5. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Phagwara Town Population Census 2011 - 2023". Population Census.
  7. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Phagwara (M Cl), Row 77
  8. ^ "Google Maps".
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