Garhdiwala | |
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Town | |
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  Garhdiwala Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′57″N75°45′02″E / 31.7325°N 75.7506°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,593 |
| Languages Punjabi | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144207 |
| Area code | +91 1886 |
| Vehicle registration | PB07,PB21 |
Garhdiwala is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.
Around the town, there are some grooves of mangoes. However area is famous for tree farming i.e. Populus and Eucalyptus.
The town was Founded by a person name Chaudhary Garhia a Sahota Hindu Jatt Landlord of the area in year 1415 he was worshipper of devi and build famous Devi temple and Town came to be Known as Gharia Devi wala and later on as Ghardiwala. [1] the town Sahota Jatt zamindars are also mentioned in 1595 Mughal Zamindar record list of Suba lahore. [2]
Khalsa Senior Secondary School is the oldest was built (in 1921) by the Great Chaudhary Boor Singh along with renowned and prominent persons of the area and this school has given Punjab great officers, intellects and players of international level.
It produced soldiers like [ citation needed ] Commodore Harbans Singh Sahota, Col Dogra, Col Naresh Talwar and Major Sandeep Kumar Dadwal. This small town has also produced kabaddi players like Mehnga Singh, Chaudhary Harbux Singh, and Sohan Singh.
It is well connected with Hoshiarpur, Pathankot and Gurdaspur cities by road. And it's a frequently visited town from some of the nearby villages i.e. Banda, Fatehpur, Bhanowal, Bhattlan,Bahtiwal and Chatiyaliya.
People are generally prosperous and educated
Garhdiwala city is situated on Chandigarh - Jammu road at State Highway-24, approximately 30 km north-east to Hoshiarpur. The nearest railway station is in Dasuya Railway Station-DZA (12 KM away)
This moderate town is a very close-knit community and a business hub for numerous villages around it. Local business ranges from grocery, jewellers, clothing merchants, hardware stores, chemist, electrical and electronics suppliers to cold storage and wheat storage facilities. There are various doctor clinics, banks, and educational institutions. Garhdiwala has its own Police Station and Post office as well.
The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summer Temperatures vary from average highs of around 47 °C to average lows of around 22 °C. Winter temperatures have highs of 19 °C to lows of 1 °C. Southwest monsoon season occurs during July and August. Throughout year, average rainfall is 710mm.
As of 2011 [update] India census, [5] Gardhiwala had a population of 7593. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Garhdiwala has a higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, the literacy rate of Garhdiwala was 87.24% compared to 75.84% of Punjab: Male literacy stands at 92.82% while the female literacy rate was 81.73%.
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