District Sangrur draws its name from its city Sangrur which is headquarter. Sangrur is bounded by Ludhiana, Barnala, Bathinda and Patiala Districts of State of Punjab and by Hissar District of State of Haryana. It is directly linked by road with Chandigarh (127 Kilometer), Ludhiana (80 Kilometer), Bathinda (100 Kilometer) and Delhi (257 Kilometer). It falls on Ludhiana-Jakhal railway track. From the administrative point of view, District Sangrur is divided into five Tehsils(Earlier, Now Barnala is a separate District).The climate of District is dry with short monsoon and it is hot in summer and cold in winter.
Sangrur was Capital of Erstwhile Jind State and Raja Raghbir Singh kept his residence here. His elevation as Chief of State took place on 31.3.1874. It was he, who built a beautiful town constructing a bazaar on the pattern of famous pink city Jaipur with pucca shops. In those days there used to be located gates, temples and Gurudwaras on all four corners of city. The State was ruled by various Rulers prior and after Raja Raghbir Singh. At the time of independence, Raja Ranbir Singh was ruler of Jind State. With the integration of princely States of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Kapurthaia, Kalsian, Nalagarh, it became a part of Pepsu State. Thereafter, the place was given status of District in 1948. Now Jind and Narwana are not the part of this District.
When the city was built, it was a walled city with gates in four directions. There was a Gurudwara and Temple built on each gate. With the passage of time, the gates have been demolished, but the Gurudwaras and Temples still exist and the Priests there of are paid salary by the Government.
There is an ancient Temple of Maha Kali Devi Ji built in 1867 where the people of area regularly pay obscene.There is a unique institution known by the name of 'Nagan Baba Ki Samadh'. It houses a Samadh, a Temple as well as Gurudwara and large numbers of the devotees visit the place daily.
The Darbar Hall built in or around 1865 still exists and is used as Museum". The roof of the Hall is beautifully painted and gives the look of fresh golden paint. "Takhat constructed in the Hall for sitting of Raja is still there and it looks as if the same has been recently built. Adjoining the Darbar Hall, there is a 'Banesar Bagh' in which marble baradari is surrounded by a big water channel. Now the said place has been used as a tourist attraction with the plying of paddle boats there.
Sangrur was separate and independent Sessions Division, which included Mohindergarh, Dadri, Narnaul, Jind and Narwana Districts which are now part of Haryana State. When Haryana and Punjab were bifurcated Mohindergarh Dadri, Narnaul, Jind and Narwana were segregated from Sangrur Sessions Division and transferred to Haryana State, where as Judicial Courts at Dhuri, Malerkotla and Rampura Phul which were part of Barnala Sessions Division were attached to Sangrur Sessions Division w.e.f. 01.11.1966.
Barnala started its independent working as a Sessions Division with effect from 06.07.2013.
District Sangrur has been the native place of many legal luminaries. Prominent among them are Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhan, former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S.Saraon and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N.Jindal, of Punjab and Haryana High Court who belong to this District.
Sangrur was the winter capital of the princely Jind State (Khunga Kothi, a place on the left bank of a canal near Jind was its summer capital). Originally this City belonged to Nabha State but later on the Raja of Jind snatched it from Nabha state.
Sangrur has a few places of some historical or religious importance including Gurudwaras and Hindu Temples. It has a unique religious monuments called Samadh Baba Nagan where Parkash of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and Holi Gita are present. A well planned Banasar (Bagh) Garden in the north of the city with an attractive marble Baradari (Building which has 12 doors) is a popular picnic spot. It also has a small zoo which is closed now. War Heroz stadium is also situated adjoining Banasar Bagh. Hockey, Athletics and Boxing played by young persons and government provide sports coaches for the training of these young and growing-up youth of City Sangrur. BSNL Park is also one of the main attractions in Sangrur.
The multi-crore international-level synthetic athletic 400-metre-long track built at a cost of Rs 6.87 crore, at War Heroes Stadium in summer 2014.
The track was laid by a team from Dubai in a mere 22 days by using glue and rubber. The team laid two layers with glue and black rubber while the upper layer was laid with red rubber and glue to make the track 15 millimetres thick. A drainage system with holes in the middle of the track has also been prepared to drain out water.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Sangrur had a population of 78,717. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sangrur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 68%. In Sangrur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Weather:
Sangrur gets very dry and hot in summers lasting from early March to July. Moonsoon Rains start around early to mid July and last through August and end in September. It becomes quite cold in Dec-January. Best time to visit Sangrur is January to March, as this time climate is too pleasant. Along with this you can enjoy festival like Lohri and Basant.
Tourist info:
Sangrur is not a tourist spot as it does not boast of any places of tourist interest. There are a few places of some historical or religious importance including Guru-dwaras and Hindu Temples of historical importance. A well planned Banesar Garden in the north of the city with an attractive marble baradari is a popular picnic spot. It also has a mini-zoo. Chefs and Hot Chop is one of the best places to stay.
Travel options:
From Delhi include train and road travel. Train requires advance reservation or on the spot ticket (unreserved 2nd class compartment - not recommended). Recently, the websites allow E-tickets to be bought using any international credit card and taking a printout of the same. For more info, see http://www.indianrail.gov.in and register online at http://www.irctc.co.in for online booking of tickets. For travelling via trains in India, see the excellent post on Indian Rail Travel. Work is in progress to put up ATM machines at Railway stations to allow purchase of E-tickets using credit/debit cards. For a comfortable, though slightly expensive option, it is better to contact a tourist agency and rent a vehicle. It can be hot, grimy, dusty and downright painful to travel in the Punjab Roadways buses as it does not have a deluxe service / air-conditioning. Interstate buses are run by Punjab Roadways and PEPSU from the Delhi Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmiri Gate.
Or you can plan your route via Dhuri railway junction, as Dhuri is well connected with all cities by railway line. The distance from Dhuri to Sangrur is hardly 20 km and thus easy to approach.
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Education in Sangrur
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