Hariana
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Hariana | |
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Town | |
  Hariana Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′N 75°50′E / 31.64°N 75.84°ECoordinates: 31°38′N 75°50′E / 31.64°N 75.84°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,813 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Hariana is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Hariana is named after Guru Hari Sen; the guru of the singer Tansen. It was a famous music gharana once. Gujjar Mal Vasudev raagi & Pandit Telu Ram were singers & residents of hariana. When the mugals entered into India; they made a Quila in a place called Malot nearby Hariana & Hariana was their tehsil at that time.there is also a qila made by mohmd.hussain in Bassi umar khan 2 km away from hariana and in bassi umar khan there is Inami bagh of mango tree which was award for the best mango. The owner of inami bagh was zaildar relatives of mohmd hussain. The city has provided a lot of freedom fighters like Pandit Jagat Ram (Sati Mata Temple Hariana), Lala Lachman Das and Sardar Partap Singh. A famous technical institute is named after freedom fighter Pt. Jagat Ram Hariana as J.R.Govt Polytechnic Hoshiarpur.
Geography[]
Hariana is located at 31°38′N 75°50′E / 31.64°N 75.84°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 300 metres (984 feet).
Demographics[]
As of 2001 India census,[2] Hariana had a population of 7813. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hariana has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 73%. In Hariana, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. This town is about 100 km from Amritsar International Airport.
Education[]
This a center of education for various surrounding villages. GGDSD College is a college which gave educations after independence. Before partition formally it is Hindu National College in Madrassa (now in Pakistan). After partition with the efforts of great freedom fighter Goswami Ganesh Dutt ji it shifted to small town Hariana. Since then this college is a landmark to provide good education. There are many other school listed as below:
- Shree Saraswati ITI
- Sir Marshal Convent School Janauri Road Bhaliala. (Affiliated to C.B.S.E up to Sen. Sec. Level)
- Sukhdev Driving Training School, Main Road Hariana
- D A V Model School Shamchourasi Road
- Hdn Sr Secondary School
- Dayanand Public School
- Baba Manj Convent School Kanga
- Mai Bhagwati Girls Sr Secondary School
- Kallar Khalsa Sr Secondary School
- S D School
- Guru Nanak Dev Educational Trust.
References[]
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hariana
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- Cities and towns in Hoshiarpur district