Ellenabad

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locator_position = right | state_name = Haryana
district = Sirsa
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altitude = 189
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Ellenabad is a city and a municipal committee in the Sirsa district of the state of Haryana, India. It lies to the north of the Ghaghar River. Earlier this area was known as "Kharial". Ellenabad is situated as an entry point to Haryana, and is 5 KM from Rajasthan. It has about 40,000 population and is the constituency of Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

Naming

"Ellenabad" was founded by Robert Hutch, the Commissioner of Hissar during the British Raj, whose wife gave birth in the area. The story is that Robert Hutch was the commissioner of Hissar and his wife Madam Ellena was very fond of hunting. Because the land of Kharial was very grassy with many kind of animals. Madam Ellena always came here for hunting. Once she came here with her companions. She was pregnant. While hunting she suffered with delivery pain. Then her companions took her to Kharial. The people of Kharial served her like their own relative. Madam Ellena got healthy. When she went to Hissar she asked her husband to do something for Kharial's people. Then Mr. Robert Hutch founded a town on the north bank of the Huaghar river, and named it Ellenabad after his wife.

Geography

Ellenabad is located at coord|29.45|N|74.65|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Ellenabad.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ellenabad] ] . It has an average elevation of 189 metres (620 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census [GR|India] , Ellenabad had a population of 32,786. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ellenabad has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 49%. In Ellenabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Ellenabad has an evenly distributed Sikh and Hindu population, with small Muslim and Christian communities.

The town's lifeline is agriculture, and the grain market in the town provides support to farmers from surrounding villages. The town has one cinema, and also has train connection to New Delhi,Jaipur, Bikaner daily and a few English primary and secondary schools.The best school in the city are Anupam Public School and Satluj Public School which are well known around the area for their quality English education.There are many good hospitals {private clinics} in the city which cater to the primary and secondary medical needs of the patients from the city and the patients from the surrounding areas.List of hospitals:
* Dr.Shashi Gupta hospital
* Civil Hospital
* Janta Hospital
* and many other small nursing homes.

Recently, the town has seen many developments in terms of infrastructure and services, The real estate prices in the city have soared. It is the one of the most upcoming cities in the entire region.

References

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