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Sangrur | |
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City | |
Location in Punjab, India | |
Coordinates: 30°15′02″N75°50′39″E / 30.25056°N 75.84417°E | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
District | Sangrur |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Municipal Council Sangrur |
• President | Vacant |
• MP | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (AAP) |
• MLA | Narinder Kaur Bharaj (AAP) |
Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 88,043 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 148001 |
Telephone code | 01672 |
Vehicle registration | PB-13 |
Website | sangrur |
Sangrur is a city in Sangrur district of the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District.
Sangrur is located at 30°15′02″N75°50′39″E / 30.25056°N 75.84417°E . [1] It has an average elevation of 237 metres (778 feet).
Climate data for Sangrur (1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 41.1 (106.0) | 46.1 (115.0) | 48.3 (118.9) | 47.9 (118.2) | 47.8 (118.0) | 44.4 (111.9) | 41.7 (107.1) | 40.0 (104.0) | 35.8 (96.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 48.3 (118.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 34.6 (94.3) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.6 (103.3) | 34.9 (94.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 29.9 (85.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 23.6 (74.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 17.3 (63.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 0.3 (32.5) | −1.1 (30.0) | −2.2 (28.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) | 39 (1.5) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 20 (0.8) | 60 (2.4) | 229 (9.0) | 189 (7.4) | 85 (3.3) | 5 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 21 (0.8) | 733 (28.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 63 |
Source 1: NOAA [2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010) [3] |
City has PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur for providing medical facilities to citizens. [4] Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital has been set up at Sangrur by Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with Govt. of Punjab
At the 2011 census Sangrur Municipal Council had a population of 88,043 with 46,931 males and 41,112 females, giving a gender ratio of 876. There were 9,027 children 0–6 years old and an overall literacy rate of 83.54% - 87.92% for males and 78.56% for females. [6]
Sangrur parliamentary constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the State of Punjab. In Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Aam Aadmi Party candidate Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer won from Punjab's Sangrur Lok Sabha seat after defeating his nearest rival and Congress party's Sukhpal Singh Khaira, according to the Election Commission. [7]
The Banasar Garden of Sangrur City is the most popular picnic spot of the city. It is a building with 12 doors having a marble Baradari. It lies in the middle of a pond, which is accessible through a small bridge. This bridge leads to a marble gate, which is present on the western side of these gardens. Its surroundings comprise four towers, numerous walkways, many plants and trees and a mini zoo. In ancient times, the rulers of Jind State used to spend their summers in the buildings around these gardens. [8]
The Durbar Hall, built in or around 1865, in the Banasar Bagh complex is now converted into a museum by the Department of Culture, Punjab Government, which houses a collection of items used by the Jind State Royals. Also it has a collection of arms and armoury displayed. [9]
The ‘Shahi Samadhan’ or the tombs of the erstwhile Jind state's rulers. Of the 16 samadhis, 14 were constructed over 125 years ago with bricks and lime-surkhi (brick powder), while two were built around 60–65 years ago with marble, etc. Some of these samadhis are of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's maternal grandfather Maharaja Gajpat Singh and maternal uncle Maharaja Bhag Singh, Maharaja Fateh Singh, Maharaja Sangat Singh, Maharaja Sarup Singh, Maharaja Ranbir Singh and Maharaja Rajbir Singh. All these samadhis are situated in a complex outside the Nabha Gate. [10]
The heritage Clock Tower, constructed in 1885, is located near the Judicial Courts complex. The grand clock tower was commissioned by Maharaja Raghubir Singh from the Canal Foundry Roorkee. [9]
Located on Patiala Gate Market road, the historic temple of Maha Kali Devi Ji was built in 1867. The temple complex houses beautiful shrines of various deities of Hinduism. [11]
Patiala is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the Qila Mubarak constructed by a chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763, and after whom the city is named.
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Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort to the east, Badshahi Mosque to the west, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh to the north, and the Roshnai Gate to the south. The garden was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in the style of Mughal gardens. In the centre of the garden stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by the Maharaja in 1818 to celebrate his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813. The Serai Alamgiri caravanserai formerly stood where Hazuri Bagh is now located.
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Bhagwant Singh Mann, better known by his stage name "Jugnu", is an Indian politician, social worker, former comedian, singer and actor who is currently serving as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab since 2022. He represents the Dhuri Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly since 2022 and is also serving as the state convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab since 2019. Previously, he was a member of the lower house of Parliament from Sangrur from 2014 to 2022.
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Ranbir may refer to:
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Ranbir Singh or Ranabir Singh may refer to
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