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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Tarn Taran district<br />
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Punjab, India|District]]<br />
| image_skyline = The Sarovar besides the GurudwaraTarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Shri Tarn Taran Sahib<br />
| image_map = Tarn Taran in Punjab (India).svg<br />
| map_alt = Located in the western side of the state<br />
| map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| pushpin_map = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31|27|36|N|74|55|48|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Majha]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| named_for = The boat that takes one across (the ocean of existence)<br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Tarn Taran Sahib]]<br />
| leader_title = Administrator of [[District]]<br />
| leader_name = Harmesh Singh Pabla<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = 2,414<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 1,119,627<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = {{cref|‡}}<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 69.4%<br />
| website = {{URL|http://tarntaran.gov.in/}}<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
}}'''Tarn Taran district''' is one of the districts in the [[Majha]] region of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. The main cities are [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], [[Bhikhiwind]], [[Khadur Sahib]] and [[Patti, Punjab|Patti]]. The City of [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Taran Taran]] is a holy place for [[Sikh]]s.<br />
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Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 out of [[Amritsar District]]. The declaration to this effect was made by Captain [[Amarinder Singh]], Chief Minister of Punjab, during the celebrations marking the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. With this, it became the 19th district of [[Districts of Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. It has four tehsils, which are Bhikhiwind, Patti, Khadur Sahib and Tarn Taran. The District Headquarters is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, along with a Senior Superintendent of Police, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Surgeon, district Education Officer, Improvement Trust and a Municipal Council.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Tarn Taran district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,119,627 out of which more than 93% people are [[Sikhs]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} The population of the district is roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489, July 2011 est.<br />
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = Rhode Island 1,052,567<br />
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 413th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 464 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.28%. Tarn Taran has a [[sex ratio]] of 898 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.4%.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}{{historical populations|11=1901|12=422024|13=1911|14=363045|15=1921|16=383090|17=1931|18=460470|19=1941|20=576325|21=1951|22=485947|23=1961|24=524117|25=1971|26=626166|27=1981|28=728142|29=1991|30=806944|31=2001|32=939057|33=2011|34=1119627|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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===Religion===<br />
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|title=Religion in Tarn Taran district<br />
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|right1=Percent<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|93.33}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|5.40}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|0.54}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|0.34}}<br />
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Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Tarn Taran district. Hinduism is followed by a minority of the population.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
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===Air===<br />
There is no commercial airport in the district. The nearest airport is [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar International Airport]]. Direct International flights are available to key cities around the world in the likes of London, Birmingham, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Tashkent and Ashgabat. Domestic connections are available to almost every major city of [[India]].<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The rail network provides good connectivity across the district. Amritsar-Khemkaran and Beas-Tarn Taran railway lines pass through Tarn Taran district. [[Tarn Taran Junction railway station]] provides cross connectivity between these two lines. A new project of rail line from Patti to Makhu has been approved by railways since 2013 but not started till date due to delay by state govt. on land acquisition.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 June 2020|title=Patti-Makhu rail link hanging fire for 7 years|work=[[Hindustan Times|The Hindustan Times]]|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patti-makhu-rail-link-hanging-fire-for-7-years/story-ar6L73s6YN9lzCMv2py6WM.html|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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===Road===<br />
The district is well connected through national highways to rest of Punjab state and nationally. Following national highways pass through the district.<br />
* [[National Highway 54 (India)|National Highway 54]]<br />
* [[National Highway 354 (India)|National Highway 354]]<br />
* [[National Highway 703B (India)|National Highway 703B]]<br />
* [[National Highway 703AA (India)|National Highway 703AA]] (Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg).<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 October 2019|title=Kapurthala-Taran Taran road declared as NH- 703 A A named as Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg|work=[[All India Radio]] News|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patti-makhu-rail-link-hanging-fire-for-7-years/story-ar6L73s6YN9lzCMv2py6WM.html|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Towns and villages==<br />
The villages and towns of Tarn Taran District include:<br />
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*[[Dibbipura, Punjab|Dibbipura]]<br />
*[[Patti, Punjab|Patti]]<br />
*[[Mohanpura, Punjab|Mohanpura]]<br />
*[[Munda Pind]] <br />
*[[Khadur Sahib]]<br />
*[[Naushehra Pannuan]]<br />
*[[Bhikhiwind]]<br />
*[[Nawan Pind Daleke]]<br />
*[[Banwalipur]]<br />
*[[Palasaur]]<br />
*[[Warring Suba Singh]]<br />
*Khara<br />
*[[Daleke]]<br />
*[[Manochahal kalan]]<br />
*[[Rure Asal]]<br />
*[[Sur Singh]]<br />
*[[Chhichhrewal]]<br />
*[[Khemkaran|Khem Karan]]<br />
*[[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]]<br />
*[[Fatehabad, Punjab|Fatehabad]]<br />
*[[Dilawalpur]]<br />
*[[RAHAL CHAHAL]]<br />
*[[Sukha Singh|Mari kamboki]]<br />
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Darazke,<br />
Saidpur,<br />
Chela,<br />
Bhagwanpura,<br />
[[Pahuwind]],<br />
Veeram,<br />
Khalra,<br />
Mari Megha<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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*[[Krishan Kant]] - Former Vice President of India<br />
*[[Deepak Dhawan]]<br />
*[[Jaswant Singh Khalra]], Prominant Human Rights activist<br />
*[[Nizam Lohar]], 19th century heroic rebel of the Punjab<br />
*[[Mohan Singh Tur]], former Jathedar of Akal Takht, Amritsar and Member of Lok Sabha<br />
*[[Bir Singh]], Punjabi lyricist and singer<br />
*[[Jaskanwar Singh Gill (Jassa Patti)]], wrestler<br />
*[[Prem Dhillon]], Punjabi singer and artist<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://tarntaran.nic.in/ Official website]<br />
* [https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0316_PART_B_DCHB_TARN%20TARAN.pdf DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK TARN TARAN - 2011 Census]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
| Centre = Taran Taran district<br />
| North = [[Amritsar district]]<br />
| Northeast = <br />
| East = [[Kapurthala district]]<br />
| Southeast = <br />
| South = [[Firozpur district]]<br />
| Southwest = <br />
| West = ''[[Pakistan]]''<br />
| Northwest = <br />
}}<br />
{{Tarn Taran district}}<br />
{{Punjab (India)}}<br />
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