Mukerian

Mukerian
—  city  —
Mukerian Location of Mukerian in Punjab and India
Coordinates	31°57′N 75°37′E / 31.95°N 75.62°E / 31.95; 75.62Coordinates: 31°57′N 75°37′E / 31.95°N 75.62°E / 31.95; 75.62
Country	India
State	Punjab
District(s)	Hoshiarpur
Population	51,379 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 144211 • Telephone • ++01883 • Vehicle • PB54

Mukerian is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Geography

Mukerian is located at 31°57′N 75°37′E / 31.95°N 75.62°E / 31.95; 75.62.^[1] It has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Mukerian city had a population of 51379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mukerian has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mukerian, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is an industrial hub.

Mukerian is the city for about 150 villages around it. Located on NH-1A , Mukerian is a very harmonious community where people mostly belong to different sects of Sikh and Hindu religion. Youngsters get very good education and Mukerians are spread throughout the world. There is a very famous Sikh Gurudwara that was earlier the Fort of Maharaj Ranjit Singh's in-laws known as "Qila Atallgarh".

There are many good education centers in Mukerian. Army School in Unchi Bassi( Mukerian cantt.) is one of the early English medium schools in the district and before the turn of new century was major hub for kids from families in the neighbouring areas. Now there are many good schools in close vicinity of Mukerian, Dashmesh Public School being at forefront of them. Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi, the school is under management of SGPC and situated 3 km from Mukerian in a village named Chack Alla Baksh.

St Augustine School (ICSE affiliated day boarding institute about 6 km from Mukerian) is known for providing a high standard of education and bringing its students to national and international level. This institution has been highly ranked. Victoria International School is one of the most famous schools in Mukerian.

Mukerian Hydel Project is one of the biggest irrigation projects in India. The Pong dam across river Beas is about 35 km from Mukerian. Mukerian is located on National Highway 1A and about 450 km north of New Delhi. Mukerian City is a junction for Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Talwara and Jalandhar by road.

A "miraculous" famous Lord Shiva temple is in the village of Kathgarh/Mirthal, about 20 km from Mukerian city. There is a natural Shiva ling in the temple. Shiva-Parbati "PINDIES" (the holy stone) get apart in summer & get attached in the winter season. Thousands of devotees come here for worship and prayer. Another famous temple is in the village of Dagan near Mukerian.

Mukerian falls under Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency. Many famous leaders are associated with Mukerian. The late Dr Kewal Krishan, former Speaker in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, was from Mukerian. The cabinet minister, Mr Anuresh Shakar, is Mukerian's current representative(MLA) in Punjab Legislative Assembly. The current President of the Municipal Committee of Mukerian is komi jain. Manglesh Kumar (Judge) was one of the former Presidents.

Mukerian is renowned for the education system all around the area and the Institution making the honour of the city for good education are SPN College and SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST, which are having a great reputation for their education. SGGSE Trust has many education institution in the town. Dasmesh Public School, Dasmesh Girls College and Dasmesh Girls College are the institution by SRI GURU GOBING SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Mukerian is situated near the banks of river Beas due to which it hold a big chunk of a very fertile land which can be harvested 3 to 4 times in a year.

Budhabarh, near the river Beas, is one of the largest villages of Punjab, BUDHABARH is a Rajput village 18 km from Mukerian City, at the boarder of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is a village of gardens. Every summer litchies, mangoes and alutcha export to different cities of India & all over the world .

Anglo Sanskrit School was founded by Hon'ble Philanthropist of the area Hakim Sh.Ram Sharan Ji Dass in year 1914. The institution is located on the Mukerian-Talwara road. It is at a distance of 500 metre from national highway(NH-1) & 1 km from Mukerian Railway station. The institution is providing education to near about 2000 students from First Primary up to Class Twelfth.It is recognised & Government aided institution. It is our pleasure & Honour that Ex-Minister Late Sh. B.N. Makkar , Ex-F.M & Ex-Speaker of Punjab Late Dr.Kewal Krishan have been students of this institution. This school has produced successful Doctors, Engineers. This School has been renovated by its NRI alumni Hon'ble Dr.Krishan Kant Joshi & his family. The school is providing education in Humanities & Science subjects. Mandeep Singh Student of Tenth Class stood First in Punjab in 2003 and Miss Nitu Uppal Stood First in Punjab in 10+2 class Non-Medical in 2005 . Recently three students of this School Got admission in M.B.B.S. & many more selected in Engineering, Army, Navy, Air Force B.D.S, Police & many other fields. Besides it, there are two degree colleges in the city - S.P.N COLLEGE and DASHMESH GIRLS COLLEGE. Late Brig. Mehar Singh (retd) a patriot from mukerian have been the chairperson of S.P.N COLLEGE.

Majority of the population is employed in agriculture and are serving in Indian Defense forces in several capacities. Mukerian is a permanent base of the Indian Armed forces and its south part hosts Uchi Bassi cantonment. Region hosts majority of military exercises and war games of Indian army.

Economy

Mukerian has some 30 rice mills (including Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice and General Mills and Ohri Rice Mills) from which almost all the rice is exported to The Middle East and Europe. It is also a main market for the surrounding area. Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice & Gen and ganpati rice mill. Mill a well known rice mill esteblished at MUKERIAN CITY.

sugar mill at sauth of city is one of the biggest sugar mills in Punjab. Mukerian paper ltd. it is the industary and distillery is the major employer in the region

Distance from other cities

Mukerian is a city, near the Shivalik Valleys, and having Punjab Himachal border nearby. Distance from other cities is as given below:- N.Delhi = 450 KM ,Jalandhar = 74 KM , Amritsar = 80 KM, Ludhiana = 119 KM, Dharmshala = 125 KM, Chandigarh = 174 KM, Hoshiarpur = 55 KM, Dalhousie = 120 KM.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mukerian
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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