History
Urapar is famous for the Gurudwara Shahidganj Temple, which was built to honor the martyrs in the battle of 1711, in which Banda Singh Bahadur led the Khalsa Army in a pitched battle against the army of Shamas Khan. The Rahon and the Sikh soldiers who were captured were cremated there. There are eight gurudwaras, three Hindu temples, and three mosques in Urapar.
The late Sardar Sampuran Singh was the only sarpanch (head of a village) who had served four terms (20 years) in a row. He was also the first sarpanch after the city gained its freedom. During his tenure as sarpanch, he established a veterinary clinic. In appreciation of his community services, the Governor of Punjab gave him a commendatory certificate at the opening ceremony. He approached Chotu Ram, the Education Minister of Joint Punjab, to upgrade Khalsa Elementary School of Chak-Urapar to a high school.
There are more than 100 families from Urapar currently living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Every year they get together and celebrate Urapar Day.
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Chak Guru is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) away from Garhshankar, 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) from Balachaur, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 87 kilometres (54 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
Hiala or Hayala is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from postal head office Rahon, 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Balachaur, 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 94 kilometres (58 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
Bhangal Kalan is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is situated on Bahara-Nawanshahr link road and located 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) away from postal head office Sahlon, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Rahon, 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 94 kilometres (58 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
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Jadla is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) away from postal head office Lassara, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Nawanshahr, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
