Bhawanigarh

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native_name = Bhawanigarh | type = city | latd = 30.27 | longd = 76.04
locator_position = right | state_name = Punjab
district = Sangrur
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altitude = 241
population_as_of = 2001
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Bhawanigarh is a town and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab,India. 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. Patiala is 36 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh.

Geography

Bhawanigarh is located at coord|30.27|N|76.04|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Bhawanigarh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhawanigarh] ] It has an average elevation of 241 metres (790 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Bhawanigarh had a population of 17,780. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhawanigarh has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 57%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gurdūārā Sāhib Pātshāhī Naűvī

Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed here during one of his journeys through the Malva country. The original memorial on the spot where the guru had stayed was in time developed into a gurdwara called Gurdūārā Sāhib Pātshāhī Naűvī. The present gurdwara, 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 convert|140|acre|km2 of agricultural land and is now managed directly by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. The gurdwara's budget for 1990-91 shows rental income from land alone as Rs. 210,000.

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