Badrukhan

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Badrukha ਬਡਰੁਖਾਂ
village
Badrukha ਬਡਰੁਖਾਂ is located in Punjab
Badrukha ਬਡਰੁਖਾਂ
Badrukha ਬਡਰੁਖਾਂ
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°15′08″N 75°47′30″E / 30.252319°N 75.791675°E / 30.252319; 75.791675Coordinates: 30°15′08″N 75°47′30″E / 30.252319°N 75.791675°E / 30.252319; 75.791675
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictSangrur
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Badrukhan is a big village about 5 km from Sangrur, the district headquarters, on Sangrur-Barnala road in Punjab, India.

History[]

The residents of five small villages, Vada Agwarh, Vichla Agwarh, Dalamwal, Dhaliwas and Thagan wali Patti, under the leadership of Pandit Badru, approached Great Jat ruler Maharaja Gajpat Singh, the Maharaja of Jind, for security from dacoits. Maharaja Gajpat Singh amalgamated these villages and named it Badrukhan. In 1763, when Gajpat Singh captured the town of Jind, Badrukhan was made the capital of Jind State. He also built a fort here.[1]

Badrukhan is believed[by whom?] to be the birthplace of mother of Maharaja Ranjit Singh(Raj kaur )and Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha.

Present[]

The village has a Government Senior Secondary school, a 4-bedded subsidiary health center and a post office.

Notable people[]

  • Lt. Gen. Harbaksh Singh, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Vir Chakra

Navpreet Singh Gosal

References[]

  1. ^ "Official website of Sangrur". Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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