Sangrur

Sangrur is a district in the State of Punjab in India. It lies between 29° - 4 ' & 30° - 42 ' North latitude and 75° -18 ' and 76° -13 ' East longitude. It is bounded by Ludhiana and Firozpur districts in the north, by Bhatinda district in the west, by Patiala district in the east and by Jind district (State Haryana) in the south.

The District of Sangrur takes its name from its headquarters town, Sangrur. The area of the district is 502417 Hectare (5021 Sq Km). Its population as per census 2001 was 2000173.

There are five tehsils, 13 blocks (Malerkotla-I, Malerkotla-II, Dhuri, Sherpur, Mehal Kalan, Sehna, Barnala, Sangrur, Bhawanigarh, Sunam, Lehra, Andana at Moonak), and 697 villages (4 uninhabited) in the district.

History

The district of Sangrur was formed in 1948. The name of the district from its headquarters, Sangrur, said to be have founded by one Sanghu, a Jat, about 400 years back.

The ancient history of the district has been traced back from the pre-harappan period.

The area of present Sangrur Distrct alongwith adjoining areas came under the Maurya Dyansty in B.C. 322.

In the beginning of the 7th Century, Prabhakara Vardhana ruled over this area whose capital was at Thenesar, not far from the present area of Sangrur District.

Early in the 8th Century, Thanesar ceased to exist and another line of kings, Tomar Rajputs, established itself in the South East Punjab. After about a century, the Tomars were supplanted by the Chauhans of Ajmer.

During the last quarter of 10th century, Raja Jaipal ruled over Punjab including the present area of Sangrur District. His capital was at Bathinda close to the present area of Sangrur District.

During medieval period the area came under Mughal rule.

After the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire became weaker throughout India. By this time, Sikhism had become a militant power in Punjab. Banda Singh Bahadur, the faithful disciple of the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh shook the very foundation of the Mughal Empire in Punjab. In early eighteenth century the area came under sikh rule.

By the end of the first decade of 19th century, British rule gained power enough to control the area through agreements with independent states making them absolutely dependent on them.

At the time of Independence in 1947, Raja Ranbir Singh was ruling the Jind State with headquarters at Sangrur.

Politics

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008

99 Lehra Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Moonak Tehsil.

100 Dirba Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - PCs Hambal Was, Jakhepal Was, Satoj, Ugrahan of Sunam KC; KCs Chhajli, Dirba, Gaga, Sular & Dirba (NP) of Sunam Tehsil.

101 Sunam Vidhan Sabha Constituency - PCs Chouwas, Bakshiwala, Biggarwal, Sunam D of Sunam KC; KC Cheema, Cheema (NP), Sunam (MCl+OG) of Sunam Tehsil; PCs Ealwal, Gagarpur of Bhindran KC; PCs Bijalpur, Nagra of Gharochan KC; PCs Kheri, Kular Khurd, Ramnagar Sibia, Tung of Sangrur KC; KCs Badrukhan, Longowal & Longowal (MCl) of Sangrur Tehsil.

102 Bhadaur Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - PCs Majjhuke, Ramgarh, of Talewal KC; KCs Bhadaur, Dhilwan, Kaleke, Rureke Kalan, Tapa, Bhadaur (MCl) & Tapa (MCl) of Barnala Tehsil.

103 Barnala Vidhan Sabha Constituency - KCs Barnala, Dhanaula, Sanghera, Barnala (MCl), Handiaya (NP) & Dhanaula (MCl) of Barnala Tehsil.

104 Mehal Kalan Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - PCs Bhotna, Bihla, Chhiniwal Khurd, Deewana, Gehal, Talewal B of Talewal KC; KCs Chananwal, Mehal Kalan, Vajeedke Kalan of Barnala Tehsil; PCs Badshahpur, Herike, Salempur of Ghanauri Kalan KC & Sherpur KC of Dhuri Tehsil.

105 Malerkotla Vidhan Sabha Constituency - KCs Malerkotla, Sandaur & Malerkotla (MCl) of Malerkotla Tehsil.

106 Amargarh Vidhan Sabha Constituency - KCs Ahmedgarh, Amargarh, Jamalpura, Manvi & Ahmedgarh (MCl) of Malerkotla Tehsil.

107 Dhuri Vidhan Sabha Constituency - PCs Bamal, Changli, Ghanaur Kalan, Ghanauri Kalan, Issapur, Jahangir, Katron of Ghanauri Kalan KC; KCs Dhuri, Meemsa, Mulowal & Dhuri (MCl) of Dhuri Tehsil.

108 Sangrur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - PCs Balian, Bhindran, Deh Kalan, Ghabdan, Jalan, Saron of Bhindran KC; PCs Basiarkh, Batriana, Gharachon B, Jhaneri, Kapial of Gharochan KC; PCs Akoi, Changal, Mangwal of Sangrur KC; KCs Bhawanigarh, Nadampur, Sangrur (MCl) & Bhawanigarh (MCl) of Sangrur Tehsil.

Places of interest
Ahmedgarh, Akoi, Badrukhan, Bagrian, Barnala, Badaur, Bhawanigarh, Bihla, Chak Bhai Ka, Cheema, Dhadogal, Dhanaula, Dhuri, Gharachon, Handiaya, Jandali, Kup, Kutba Bahamnia, Ladda, Lehragaga, Longowal, Mastuana, Malerkotla, Moonak, Mulowal, Ranike, Sangrur town, Sunam, Sita Sar, Suraj Kund, Sangrur, Khangah Pir Bana Banoi, Samadh Bhai Mool Chand, Tapa, Thikriwala