Sangrur
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| Sangrur ਸੰਗਰੂਰ Sangroor |
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 Sangrur
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 88,043 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 148001 |
| Telephone code | 01672 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 13 |
| Website | sangrur |
Sangrur is a town in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting Jalandhar with Rewari and Chandigarh with Bathinda, at a distance of 77 km from Ludhiana and 58 km from Patiala. The Ludhiana-Jakhal railway line passes through it.
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History
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The earliest settlement at the site of Sangrur is believed to have begun around 2,300 B.C. Attracted by the fertile soil and availability of water, Muslim tribes from Sindh and Balochistan started moving and following the path of the Satluj or the Ghagger settled at Rohira. They started living in thatched huts on virgin soil, and before long, they started building houses of sun-dried bricks. By about 2,000 B.C, a new set of people is believed to have settled at the site. Their pottery was more Surdy and their equipment superior. The houses were well laid out and were fairly spacious. Sangrur is said to have been founded by one Sanghu, a Jatt, about four hundred years back.[citation needed]
Later, Sangrur was a part of Nabha state but during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh it was forcefully taken from Nabha state and gifted to Jind State. The Maharaja of Jind made Sangrur winter capital of Jind state while its summer capital was Khunga Kothi, a place near Jind. It was part of PEPSU state after the partition of India and was made a district headquarters. It became part of Punjab state after the abolition of PEPSU state.
Geography
Sangrur is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).
Climate
| Climate data for Sangrur (1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
41.1 (106) |
46.1 (115) |
48.3 (118.9) |
47.9 (118.2) |
47.8 (118) |
44.4 (111.9) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.0 (104) |
35.8 (96.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
48.3 (118.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.1 (88) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.8 (55) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28) |
−1.1 (30) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−1.1 (30) |
−2.2 (28) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.83) |
39 (1.54) |
31 (1.22) |
20 (0.79) |
20 (0.79) |
60 (2.36) |
229 (9.02) |
189 (7.44) |
85 (3.35) |
5 (0.2) |
13 (0.51) |
21 (0.83) |
733 (28.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 63 |
| Source #1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
At the 2011 census Sangrur Municipal Council had a population of 88,043, 46,931 males and 41,112 females, giving a gender ratio of 876. There were 9,027 children 0-6 years old and an overall literacy rate of 83.54 % - 87.92 % for males and 78.56 % for females.[4]
Education
Most Schools are either run by Central Board of Secondary Education or by Punjab School Education Board. Other boards are also there, which include convent boards. Sangrur is home to Punjab Agricultural University.[6] The College of Veterinary Sciences at PAU had been recently upgraded to the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University (GADVASU). Others include Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering & Technology, GGS Public School Sangrur, La Foundation School, Sangrur, Robin Model Senior Secondary School, Dhuri and Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET).
Transportation
Sangrur railway station is connected by Indian railways.
Notable people
- Udham Singh, freedom fighter
- Naresh Goyal, founder of Jet Airways
- Binnu Dhillon, actor
- Gurchet Chitarkar, actor
- Karamjit Anmol, singer and actor
- Irshad Kamil, lyricist and poet
- Bhagwant Mann, politician
References
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- ↑ Sangrur Colleges. Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved on 16 June 2014.
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