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{{About|the village in Pakistan|the city in India|Banga, India}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
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| official_name = Banga
| native_name = بنگا
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}
| subdivision_name2 = [[Faisalabad District|Faisalabad]]
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'''Banga''' (Punjabi and {{Lang-ur|بانگا}}) is a village of [[Faisalabad District]] (previously Lyallpur) in the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province of Pakistan. It is at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet).<ref name=BS9>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Banga.html|title=redirect to /world/PK/04/Banga.html|website=fallingrain.com}}</ref> Banga Chak is 20 km from [[Faisalabad]] and same distance from [[Jaranwala]] off Jaranwala-Faisalabad Road. It is about 133 km from provincial capital [[Lahore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jaranwala,+Pakistan/Bangay,+Faisalabad,+Punjab,+Pakistan/@31.3798586,73.2955652,13z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x39227f1ccf7f02a7:0x28c6d11859d7ff15!2m2!1d73.4298073!2d31.3453951!1m5!1m1!1s0x39227ac0f862487f:0xe2c7d76a72b691a5!2m2!1d73.2986492!2d31.404352!3e0!5i1|title=Jaranwala to Bangay}}</ref> It is the birthplace of [[Bhagat Singh]].

==Attractions==
[[Bhagat Singh]] was born in the village in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060319/society.htm#2|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Education Tribune|website=The Tribune}}</ref> The [[Government of Pakistan]] has declared it to be a national heritage site and the [[Government of Punjab, India]] has offered help for the purchase and setting up of a world-class memorial.<ref name=BS4>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/for-bhagat-singh-s-memorial-in-pakistan-state-offers-help/227147.html|title=For Bhagat Singh's memorial in Pakistan, Punjab state of India offers help|website=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name=BS10>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/shaheed-bhagat-singh-s-birthplace-in-pak-gets-facelift/212086.html|title=Bhagat Singh birth place memorial gets a face lift|website=The Tribune}}</ref>

An annual memorial fair is held in the village on 23 March, which is the anniversary of Singh's death.<ref name=BS4/>

==Education==
There are two high schools for both boys and girls and many private schools as well.

==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Faisalabad}}

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[[Category:Memorials to Bhagat Singh]]
[[Category:Villages in Faisalabad District]]

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