Ganaur | |
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Town | |
![]() Gupti Dham Jain temple (Ganaur), Sonipat, H.R. | |
Coordinates: 29°04′N 77°00′E / 29.07°N 77.00°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Haryana |
District | Sonipat |
Government | |
• MLA | Nirmal Rani |
Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 35,603 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0130 24 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
Vehicle registration | HR-42 |
Website | www |
Ganaur is a town located, just 23 km from Sonipat City in Sonipat district in the state of Haryana, India.
History
Battle of Ghanaur was fought between Mughals and Sikhs at this place.[1]
Demographics
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As of 2011 India census,[2] Ganaur had a population of 35,603 with 18,991 males and 16,612 females. Population of Children with the age of 0-6 is 4459 which is 12.52% of total population of Ganaur (MC). In Ganaur Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 875 against state average of 879. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Ganaur is around 804 compared to Haryana state average of 834. Literacy rate of Ganaur city is 83.56% higher than state average of 75.55%. In Ganaur, Male literacy is around 90.15% while female literacy rate is 76.12%. Ganaur Municipal Committee has total administration over 6,863 houses. It has a great connectivity to the national capital through National Highway and Railway. Every train from ganaur connect with the national capital. The craze for government jobs is paramount in the town. Most of the government employees work in the central government department located in delhi. Around 10 private libraries have been opened in the town.
References
- ^ "Dal Khalsa raps 'Badalisation' of Sikh politics". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 16 March 2009.
Apart from being a brave warrior, Bhai Baghel Singh was a strategist and statesman who succeeded in forcing the then Delhi rulers into submission in the battle at Ghanaur, near Patiala in 1778.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "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.
External links
- Sonepat Archived 24 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Ganaur Master Plan