Bhawanigarh
Bhawanigarh, earlier known as Dhode is a town and a municipal council (Class-3) in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India.[2] It is also the headquarter of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016.[3] 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 whereas Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 15 wards. Bhawanigarh block consists of 66 villages of Sangrur district.[4]
Bhawanigarh
Dhode | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Rear view of Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi, Bhawanigarh | |
  Bhawanigarh Location in Punjab, India  Bhawanigarh Bhawanigarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.27°N 76.04°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| Region of Punjab | Malwa |
| District | Sangrur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Municipal Council Bhawanigarh |
| • President | Vacant[lower-alpha 1] |
| • MP | Bhagwant Maan (AAP) |
| • MLA | Vijay Inder Singla (INC) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,320 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | PB-84 |
Etymology
The name Bhawanigarh originates from "Bhawani" mata, the hindu goddess. There is a temple of Bhawani mata in the town. Earlier, town was known as Dhode and was a tehsil of Karamgarh.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[5] 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 %.
Places of interest
Gurduara Sahib Patshahi Nauvi
Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed here during one of his journeys through the Malwa country. The original memorial on the spot where the guru had stayed was in time developed into a gurdwara called Gurudwara Sahib Patshahi Nauvi. Gurudwara Patshahi Nauvi Sabhib is situated in the Bhawanigarh Town in District 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 they resumed the journey via Phaguwal, Gharancho and Ghanour. With Guru Sahib's blessings peoples wishes are fulfilled here.
The present gurudwara, 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 gurudwara's budget for 1990-91 shows rental income from land alone as Rs. 210,000.
Bhawanigarh Fort
Bhawanigarh Fort was built by Maharaja Aala Singh of Patiala in 1749 for their defense. In 1781, Sahib Singh became king of Patiala at age of seven. In 1794, Marathas attacked Punjab and fought against Rani Sahib Kaur’s force and finally Marathas lost the war. But because of some traitors Rani Sahib Kaur was imprisoned in Bhawanigarh Fort by Maharaja Sahib Singh. Rani escaped from the fort and lived in Ubhawal and died there in 1799.[6]
Educational Institutions
Guru Nanak Convent School
situated on Balyal road is the oldest educational institution of Bhawanigarh, this institution is Affiliated with CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and streams like medical, non-medical, commerce & humanities are available for students upto senior secondary level. This institution is also accredited by NIOS under Ministry of Human Resources Govt. Of India, and many services like vocational courses and open schooling are catered to society. www.gcs-bhawanigarh.org
Convent Montessorie
One of the most loved kindergarten, for tinytod's. These people use montessorie concept of teaching methodology. Kindergarten for 3 to 5 years old kids. This kindergarten school is situated at Balyal Road Bhawanigarh. www.gcs-bhawanigarh.org
Guru Nanak institute of Management and Technology
This institute offers post graduation and post-graduation courses like , B.A., M.A., BCOM, MCOM, BSC(COMPUTER SCIENCE), MSC (COMPUTE SCIENCE), BBA, MBA, BLIB, MLIB, Certificate in modern secretarial practice, Certificate in Yoga Assistant, Certificate in cutting tailoring and dress designing, Certificate in solar energy technician, Certificate in early childhood care and education.
Transportation
Bhawanigarh is settled along the National Highway 7. The town is well linked to Sangrur, Patiala, Sunam, Rajpura, Chandigarh, Mansa, and Bathinda through the road. The town is connected to Nabha through state highway SH 12A while is also connected to Samana.
The town consists of two bus stands generally known as "Old Bus Stand" and "New Bus Stand". Though the town lies on national highway has good bus service and the most of buses including public and private have two bus stops in the town. The construction of the "New Bus Stand" costing around ₹2.5 crore was completed in 2021, and it was inaugurated by Vijay Inder Singla in January 2021.[7]
Sports
Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium situated near the police station. It is of approximately 5 acres in area. The stadium was built under the construction budget of est. ₹2.5 crore.[8][9]
Notable people
- Parkash Chand Garg, former MLA of Sangrur from 2012 to 2017
Notes
- Elections to be held in February 2021, previous president of council was Prem Chand Garg of Shiromani Akali Dal.[1]
References
- "Municipal Council Bhawanigarh". lgpunjab.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Municipalities". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "List of Tehsils in Punjab". Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Blocks" (PDF). pbplanning.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Bhawanigarh City Population Census 2011 - Punjab". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਦੇ ਸਥਾਨ | ਜ਼ਿਲਾ ਸੰਗਰੂਰ , ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ" (in Punjabi). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "विकास कार्य: भवानीगढ़ में 2.5 करोड़ से बने बस स्टैंड और 1 करोड़ से बनी कौंसिल इमारत का कैबिनेट मंत्री ने किया उद्घाटन". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium - Google Search". g.co. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "Tender for Earth Filling In Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium Bhawanigarh | Tenders in Barnala Punjab". www.thetenders.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.