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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Urmar Tanda<br />
| native_name = Tanda<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| Head_title = S.<br />
| Head_name = Arsheen Singh<br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31.6919|N|75.6347|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| founder = <br />
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| government_type = INC<br />
| governing_body = INC<br />
| leader_title = MLA<br />
| leader_name = '''Sangat Singh Gilzian'''<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| area_total_km2 = 128<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 23,419<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| population_footnotes = 2011 Census data<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=36440|title= 2011 Census data}}</ref><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 144204<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 01886<br />
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'''Urmar Tanda''' is a town and [[municipal council]] in [[Hoshiarpur district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
In the 2001 Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Urmar Tanda's population contained 22,115 people, of whom 52% of them were male and 48% were female. Urmar Tanda has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the 59.5% national average. The literacy rate suggests there are gender differences in education with male literacy at 77% but female literacy at 71%. 11% of the population are under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
Urmar Tanda has a variety of tourist attractions such as Shimla Pahari Park; Shri Mahadev Mandir; Ram Mandir Ahiyapur; Jahara Peer; Gurudwara Pull Pukhta Sahib; Gurudwara Tahli Sahib;Bheem Mandir; Baba 'Jathere baba kamuana ji...saini(gehlan), every year they organise a akhand paath in june, thousands of peoples around the world gather to pray to sri guru granth sahib ji<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Urmar Tanda is situated on NH-1A highway. The city has various railway and road links. State highways connect it to nearby cities such as Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Shri Hargobindpur and Dasuya. Urmar Tanda also has roads linking to Amritsar, Pathankot and Hajipur. It is on the junction of Chandigarh to Gurdaspur, Pathankot road and Pathankot to Jalandhar Road.<br />
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==History==<br />
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This city has been linked with Sikh [[Guru Har Gobind]] sahib Ji, the sixth guru in the history of the Sikhs, who visited various places such as village Pull Pukhta, and village Munak Kallan where he is said to have tied his horse and stayed for several days. This city has also linkage with [[Bhima]] of the Pandavas who briefly stayed in village Jaja. Legend states that Bhima killed a giant (or demon) named [[Bakasura]] who had been troubling the villagers.<br />
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==Religious Sites==<br />
Religious places to be visited in Urmar Tanda include: Gurudwara, Pull Pukhta Sahib, Gurudwara Tahli Sahib, Bheem Mandir [[(Bhimashankar Temple)]], Jahar Peer, Bhotu Mandir (Shiva), Baba Bhutta Bhagat Mandir, and Baba Bhai Chaiya Mandir.Gurudwara Baba '''Kamuaana (SALA PUR )'''<br />
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==References==<br />
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