Barnala

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Barnala | type = city | latd = 30.38 | longd = 75.55
locator_position = right | state_name = Punjab
altitude = 227
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 96,397| area_telephone = 01679
postal_code = 148101
vehicle_code_range = 19
website = http://www.barnala.co.in/

Barnala is a district head quarter of Punjab. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textiles as world famous Trident Company is situated here which is recognised for producing towels etc.

History

Barnala was named after Baba Ala Singh. Though it was a district headquarter in erstwhile princely state system, it was later merged in PEPSU ( PATIALA & EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION ) and degraded as sub divisional headquarter. Later the Congress led Govternment of Punjab, headed by Capt. Amarinder Singh, Who incidentally is the maharajah and last ruler of Patiala State, restored its glory as a district headquarter.

Geography

Barnala is located at coord|30.38|N|75.55|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Barnala.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barnala] ] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet).

Barnala"is a medium sized town with all the amenities available within commutable distance. Its economy is supported by neighboring agriculture rich villages like Rure Ke Kalan, Rure Ke Khurd, Mehta, Dhaula, Pakho Kalan, Handiaya, Mallhi,Pakho Ke, Sanghera, Thikriwal, Gehal,Diwana, Rajgarh, Uppli, Pherwahi, Dhanaula, Amla Singh Wala. It has diverse population supporting local industries and food business.Now Barnala is a newly declared district headquarter of Punjab state,upgraded from a Sub Divisional Headquarter by the former Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt.Amrinder Singh. But with a Congress candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon winning as a member of the State Legislative Assembly and the state being ruled by the Akali Dal Government, Barnala has been a neglected area on all fronts. Last week i.e first week of October, 2008, it brought shame to all as news spread of illegal cutting of forest trees on BARNALA - TAPA Road by timber smmuglers in connivance of forest officials; posing great threat to environment.As the news was extensively carried by newpapers and TV Channels, Mr Tikshan Sood, the Honourable Minister of Forest, Government of Punjab has ordered an enquiry into the matter and the Distt Forest Officer, Sangrur has been ordered to head the enquiry. This news items was covered by today's (October 9th, 2008) Barnala Sangrur Kesri (part of Punjab Kesri, leading Hindi Daily of Punjab) on page 1.

Demographics

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treets and Places

Barnala has certain streets which are improving at a very fast pace - main is Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, Handiaya Bazar, Purana Bazar, College Road, K.C. Road (Katcha College Road) and Sekha Road. Real estate is flourishing now. There are some PUDA approved residential colonies in Barnala example - Astha Enclave, Mahesh Nagar,Inderlok Avenue, Shiv Shakti Vatika etc which are developing to become an important part of the city. There are good industrial Houses like Trident group which is world famous because of its terry towel project. Others are : Standard Combine Tractors Pvt. Ltd., Malwa Cotton Spining Mills Ltd. It has a famous place called Barnala Quilla(Fort).

Barnala is still a developing city . 22 Acre Colony is the best place for family and has posh houses in Barnala.

The largest bottleneck in development of this town is Dhanaula Phatak (Railway Crossing), It clearly divides city in two parts. Unless a Railway over-bridge is constructed the second half of Barnala will be under-developed area. As Barnala has become district now, Investors will invest more on the development of Barnala.

Climate

According to weather.com ,Ludhiana (which is the nearest developed city to barnala(78kmcite web
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Jan_Hi_°F = 66
Feb_Hi_°F = 69
Mar_Hi_°F = 78
Apr_Hi_°F = 94
May_Hi_°F = 101
Jun_Hi_°F = 103
Jul_Hi_°F = 94
Aug_Hi_°F = 91
Sep_Hi_°F = 92
Oct_Hi_°F = 89
Nov_Hi_°F = 79
Dec_Hi_°F = 69
Year_Hi_°F =
Jan_Lo_°F = 44
Feb_Lo_°F = 47
Mar_Lo_°F = 55
Apr_Lo_°F = 65
May_Lo_°F = 73
Jun_Lo_°F = 79
Jul_Lo_°F = 79
Aug_Lo_°F = 76
Sep_Lo_°F = 74
Oct_Lo_°F = 63
Nov_Lo_°F = 52
Dec_Lo_°F = 45
Year_Lo_°F =
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Mar_Precip_inch = 1.20
Apr_Precip_inch = 0.80
May_Precip_inch = 0.80
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Jul_Precip_inch = 9.00
Aug_Precip_inch = 7.40
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Nov_Precip_inch = 0.50
Dec_Precip_inch = 0.80
Year_Precip_inch =
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Health

A battery of leading Medical Experts and quite a large number of Nursing Homes provide Medical Aid not only to the residents of the city, but to the people of neighbouring ares/villages also.

Apart from the state run Civil Hospital, following are the prominent nursing homes of the city:

*Dr. Narottam Singh Nursing Home (Surgical and General)
*Dr. Deep Nursing Home (Gyne and General)
*Dr. Pratap Singh Nursing Home (General)
*Dr. Bhushan Nursing Home (Paedtrics and General)
*Dr. Sheetal Nursing Home (Surgical and General)
*Dr. K K Goyal Hospital (Surgical and General)
*Dr. Saroj Jain Nursing Home (Gyne and General)

Education

Barnala has many Colleges and Schools for children. www.punjabcolleges.com is the largest database of educational institutes in Punjab. It has listing of eight hundred colleges of Punjab And six thousand colleges of India.The following are the Colleges / Schools which are well known [ [http://www.barnala.co.in/ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ बरनाला (पंजाब) भारत Barnala : I am Barnala city of Punjab (India) (www.barnala.co.in) ] ] :
*S.D. College
*Lal Bahadur Shastri Arya Mahila College (LBS)
*S.D. College of Education
*Daya Nand Kendriya Vidya Mandir (D.N.K.V.M)
*Baba Gandha Singh School(B.G.S)
*Y.S. School(Y.S)
*Sacred Heart School
*Gandhi Arya High school
*Mother Teacher Preparatory school
*Govt. High School
*Govt. Girls School
*Jain Happy Model School
*S.D. Senior Secondary School

Hotels, Clubs and Health Clubs

Barnala has very few hotels:-
*Hotel Visit
*Hotel Ghazal
*Hotel Midway

But clubs such as Barnala club(also known as Sports Club), Rotary club, Lions Club are very famous clubs to hang around. Barnala club has many facilities like swimming pool, Lawn Tennis, Table tennis, gym, badminton, basketball, Yoga etc. These clubs also have facilities for special occasions, parties like dinner, birthdays etc. These parties are very well organized and have variety of foods. There is a Popular GYM (Muscle Mania Health Club) which is under the Punjab Amateur Bodybuilding Association. This GYM is Located in Lakhi Colony Barnala. It is helping to many young people to become fit & a good Bodybuilder.

Entertainment

As such there are no multiplex like PVR or malls as yet but there are cinema halls - Prabhat cinema and New Palace which are edged to close [ [http://www.barnala.co.in/ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ बरनाला (पंजाब) भारत Barnala : I am Barnala city of Punjab (India) (www.barnala.co.in) ] ] . Certain fairs and circus come here often. But recently the updation made by the congress party to district have made many big garment firms to open their showrooms here in barnala. So now a days its a time for the people here for having more fun and having some show rooms to visit.

References

ites

* [http://www.barnala.co.in/religiousplaces.htm Religious Places in Barnala]
* [http://www.punjabcolleges.com Colleges in Barnala]
* [http://www.barnalatravels.com Hotels in Barnala]
* [http://www.barnala.co.in/ Website on Barnala]
* [http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/barnala Weather of barnala with 7-days prediction]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Barnala.html Graphical weather]
* [http://www.barnalaclub.com/ Barnala club]
* [http://www.barnalatravels.com Hotels and Airline/Railway Ticket booking in Barnala]