Manuke

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Manuke
Town
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Manuke
Location in Punjab, India
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Manuke
Manuke (India)
Coordinates: 30°40′30″N75°27′22″E / 30.675°N 75.456°E / 30.675; 75.456
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Founded byGuru Gobind Singh
Named for Baba Manuu
Government
  TypePanchayat
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total9,048
Punjabi
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
142034
Vehicle registration PB-10

Manuke is a village on Guru Gobind Singh Marg (highway) in district Ludhiana, state of Punjab, India. [1] It is one of the largest village in Jagraon block. The world-famous Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib is situated outside the village on the west. The village is populated mostly by Sandhu families. It has two main Gurdwara's, Shivdwala, and a Maseet. One of the Gurdwaras, Patshahi Dasvee, is believed to have been visited by Guru Gobind Singh himself while he was en-route to the Lakhi Jungle. [2] [3] The village has built a state of the art modern funeral home.

For education the village has 2 government primary schools, along with several English medium privately run primary schools. There are also 2 High Schools up to +2. In addition there are two ITI’s(Industrial Technical Institute). The majority of the town's inhabitants are Sikhs, but there are some Hindu, Muslim, and Christian people living there as well.

  1. "Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Ludhiana". Census of India - Digital Library. 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. "Trilok Singh Artist - Guru Gobing Singh Marg". triloksinghartist.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. Gandhi, Surjit Singh (2007). "Khalsa Battles Against Mughal Imperialism". History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E. Vol. 2. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 841. ISBN   9788126908585.

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