Dugri

Dugri
Dugri
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Punjab
District(s) Ludhiana
Nearest city Ludhiana
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Climate

Temperature
• Summer
• Winter

•      35 °C (95 °F)
•      10 °C (50 °F)

Dugri is a village in the Indian state of Punjab.

Dugri is blessed with a Holy Gurudwara Damdama Sahib of ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ and ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਾਹਿਬ of sikhs and also has Sheetla Mata Mandir. Dugri is also the birth place of famous Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila. It has both the Facilities of town as well as lovelyhood of a village.

The village was under the rule of Panchayati Raj until 1996, administrated by village Sarpanchs named Natha Singh Gill, and afterwards his elder son Kuldeep Singh Gill. Dugri was then under a municipal corporation. Later KAKA DHARAMDEV SINGH was elected Councillor of Dugri and was suceeded by his wife GURDEEP KAUR.

Major areas under Dugri segment of Ludhiana are Urban Estate Phase 1, Urban Estate Phase 2, Himmat Singh Nagar, Nirmal Nagar.

History

Formed about 200 years ago, Dugri is situated on banks of Sidhwan Canal. It is a residential area of Jatt Sikh people along with members of other families of different casts. There are mainly two Jatt families, Badesha and Gill. The Badesha families came from village Sarinh and Gill families from village Gill. Hence the village Dugri has two parts known as Sarinh Patti and Gill Patti according to density of these two families.

Important figures

Dugri posses two Dharamshala and is also facilitated with the muncipal water supply and sewage system .

Dugri also has a Govt. Primary school and K.S.Public senior secondry school (private)

In Dugri There are Two Jatt Clan

1. Badesha

2. Gill


In Badesha Patti there are Two More Jatt Clan People live: -

1. Toor

2. Jawanda


In Gill Patti there are 3 Ramgharia clans

1. Devgan

2. Matharoo

3. Hunjan


It is also the holy birth place of Guru Maharaj Nirmal Singh ji. (Guruji's birthday will be celebrated on 07 July, 2010.)


Bibi Kanika Nancy Puri who reside near Dugri is a social worker undercover who has helped several people of the village by spending even her own pocket money. She is mostly known as Nannu in the nearby areas of Dugri

External links

Coordinates: 30°34′N 76°00′E / 30.567°N 76°E / 30.567; 76



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