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	'''Sangrur district''' is in the state of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] in northern [[India]]. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in Indian state of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sangrur, Punjab \|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/about-district/ \|website=Government of Punjab \|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Neighbouring districts are [[Malerkotla district\|Malerkotla]] (north), [[Barnala district\|Barnala]] (west), [[Patiala district\|Patiala]] (east), [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa]] (southwest) and [[Fatehabad district\|Fatehabad (Haryana)]] and [[Jind district\|Jind]] ([[Haryana]]) (south).		'''Sangrur district''' is in the state of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] in northern [[India]]. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in Indian state of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sangrur, Punjab \|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/about-district/ \|website=Government of Punjab \|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Neighbouring districts are [[Malerkotla district\|Malerkotla]] (north), [[Barnala district\|Barnala]] (west), [[Patiala district\|Patiala]] (east), [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa]] (southwest) and [[Fatehabad district\|Fatehabad (Haryana)]] and [[Jind district\|Jind]] ([[Haryana]]) (south).

	Sangrur consists of the cities of [[Dhuri]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Sangrur]], and [[Sunam]]. Other cities are [[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dirba]], [[Khanauri]], [[Longowal]], [[Cheema, Sangrur\|Cheema]] and [[Moonak]]. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006,[[Barnala]] was also a part of [[Sangrur]] district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district [[Malerkotla district]], consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2021~~-05-14~~\|title=Malerkotla is Punjab’s 23rd district\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/malerkotla-is-punjabs-23rd-district/article34557600.ece\|access-date=2021~~-05-14~~\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Sangrur consists of the cities of [[Dhuri]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Sangrur]], and [[Sunam]]. Other cities are [[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dirba]], [[Khanauri]], [[Longowal]], [[Cheema, Sangrur\|Cheema]] and [[Moonak]]. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006,[[Barnala]] was also a part of [[Sangrur]] district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district [[Malerkotla district]], consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=14 May 2021\|title=Malerkotla is Punjab’s 23rd district\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/malerkotla-is-punjabs-23rd-district/article34557600.ece\|access-date=14 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Origin and History==		==Origin and History==
	The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the [[Nabha State\|Nabha Princely State]]. ~~While reportedly established around 400 years ago by a [[Jat]] called Sanghu, settlements~~ in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed a 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sangrur, History \|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/history/ \|website=Government of Punjab \|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Amaninder \|title=Park may wipe out 'Harappan' site in Sangrur Village \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Park-may-wipe-out-Harappan-site-in-Sangrur-village/articleshow/41740180.cms \|access-date=5 June 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 September 2014}}</ref> Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered.		The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the [[Nabha State\|Nabha Princely State]]. Settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed a 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sangrur, History \|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/history/ \|website=Government of Punjab \|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Amaninder \|title=Park may wipe out 'Harappan' site in Sangrur Village \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Park-may-wipe-out-Harappan-site-in-Sangrur-village/articleshow/41740180.cms \|access-date=5 June 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 September 2014}}</ref> Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively{{citation needed\|date=June 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.		According to the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]] Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively{{citation needed\|date=June 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = 1 October 2011 \| quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
	}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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 =Idaho 1,567,582		}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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=30 September 2011\| quote =Idaho 1,567,582
	}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).{{citation needed\|date=June 2019}}		}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India\|640]]).{{citation needed\|date=June 2019}}

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	===Religion===		===Religion===
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	~~{{Pie chart~~		Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population. <ref name="Census">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.census2011.com/census/district/606-sangrur.html\|title=Sangrur district District Religion Census 2011\|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
	~~\|thumb = Religion~~ in Sangrur district ~~(2011 census)~~<ref name="Census">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.census2011.com/census/district/606-sangrur.html\|title=Sangrur district District Religion Census 2011\|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
	~~\|label2 = Hinduism~~
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	~~\|label3= Islam~~
	~~\|value3 = 10.82~~
	~~\|color3 = Green~~
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	~~Sikhism is followed~~ by ~~majority~~ of the ~~people in the Sangrur~~ district~~. Hinduism is followed by a considerable~~ population. <ref ~~name~~="Census"/>		Sangrur district has also the largest [[Muslim]] population by numbers and percentage of any district of Punjab. 10.28% of the district's population as of 2011 corresponding to 179.116 Muslims<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Amir\|first=Tariq\|date=2016-11-13\|title=Pakistan Geotagging: Muslim Population Of India: According To The Census of 2011\|url=http://pakgeotagging.blogspot.com/2016/11/muslim-population-of-india-according-to.html\|access-date=2022-01-04\|website=Pakistan Geotagging}}</ref>

	==Administrative sub-divisions==		==Administrative sub-divisions==
	Sangrur district is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils -		Sangrur district is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils -
	[[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dhuri]], [[Dirba]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Moonak]], [[Sangrur]] and [[Sunam]].{{clarify\|reason=lead seems to say nine, not seven\|date=May 2021}} <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} District Sangrur, Government of Punjab {{!}} India\|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/administrative-setup/\|access-date=2021~~-05-15~~\|language=en-US}}</ref>		[[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dhuri]], [[Dirba]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Moonak]], [[Sangrur]] and [[Sunam]].{{clarify\|reason=lead seems to say nine, not seven\|date=May 2021}} <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} District Sangrur, Government of Punjab {{!}} India\|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/administrative-setup/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Historical Places and Monuments ==		== Historical Places and Monuments ==
	* Banasar Bagh, Sangrur<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|title=Sangrur Basant Festival Jan - March 2020 {{!}} Heritage Sites\|url=http://exploresangrur.com/heritage-sites/\|access-date=2020~~-09-18~~\|language=en-US}}</ref>		* Banasar Bagh, Sangrur<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|title=Sangrur Basant Festival Jan - March 2020 {{!}} Heritage Sites\|url=http://exploresangrur.com/heritage-sites/\|access-date=18 September 2020\|language=en-US}}</ref>
	* Jind State Memorial Museum, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>		* Jind State Memorial Museum, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
	* Ancestral House of [[Udham Singh\|Sardar Udham Singh]], Sunam - The house of India's independence activist has been renovated and converted into a museum. Apart from the building itself, around 30 letters and other objects related to him are at display in the museum.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2015~~-06-29~~\|title=Shaheed Udham Singh's house almost restored\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shaheed-udham-singh-s-house-almost-restored/story-GAqVe9jmk6f2LfNGcdPzoJ.html\|access-date=2020~~-09-18~~\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>		* Ancestral House of [[Udham Singh\|Sardar Udham Singh]], Sunam - The house of India's independence activist has been renovated and converted into a museum. Apart from the building itself, around 30 letters and other objects related to him are at display in the museum.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=29 June 2015\|title=Shaheed Udham Singh's house almost restored\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shaheed-udham-singh-s-house-almost-restored/story-GAqVe9jmk6f2LfNGcdPzoJ.html\|access-date=18 September 2020\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>
	* Shahi Samadhan, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>		* Shahi Samadhan, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
	* Clock Tower, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>		* Clock Tower, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
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	* [[Udham Singh]], Indian independence activist
	* [[Karamjit Anmol\|Karamjt Anmol]], actor, comedian and singer		* [[Karamjit Anmol\|Karamjt Anmol]], actor, comedian and singer
			* [[Brish Bhan]], freedom fighter, politician
	* [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]], Politician		* [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]], Politician
	* [[Parminder Singh Dhindsa]], Politician		* [[Parminder Singh Dhindsa]], Politician
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	* [[Bhagwant Mann]], actor, comedian and politician		* [[Bhagwant Mann]], actor, comedian and politician
	* [[Rana Ranbir]], actor, comedian, and writer		* [[Rana Ranbir]], actor, comedian, and writer
	* [[~~Brish Bhan~~]], ~~freedom fighter~~, ~~politician~~		* [[Udham Singh]], Indian independence activist
			* [[Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wale]], Sikh preacher

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/9-opds-to-begin-at-pgi-s-satellite-centre-at-sangrur-soon/story-QuGejg5gVCpjIYDRXib3BL.html\|title=9 OPDs to begin at PGI's satellite centre at Sangrur soon\|date=2015~~-12-22~~\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2019~~-09-08~~}}</ref>		* [[PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/9-opds-to-begin-at-pgi-s-satellite-centre-at-sangrur-soon/story-QuGejg5gVCpjIYDRXib3BL.html\|title=9 OPDs to begin at PGI's satellite centre at Sangrur soon\|date=22 December 2015\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Sangrur}}
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'''Sangrur district''' is in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in northern [[India]]. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in Indian state of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sangrur, Punjab |url=https://sangrur.nic.in/about-district/ |website=Government of Punjab |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Neighbouring districts are [[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]] (north), [[Barnala district|Barnala]] (west), [[Patiala district|Patiala]] (east), [[Mansa district, India|Mansa]] (southwest) and [[Fatehabad district|Fatehabad (Haryana)]] and [[Jind district|Jind]] ([[Haryana]]) (south).

Sangrur consists of the cities of [[Dhuri]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Sangrur]], and [[Sunam]]. Other cities are [[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dirba]], [[Khanauri]], [[Longowal]], [[Cheema, Sangrur|Cheema]] and [[Moonak]]. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006,[[Barnala]] was also a part of [[Sangrur]] district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district [[Malerkotla district]], consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-05-14|title=Malerkotla is Punjab’s 23rd district|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/malerkotla-is-punjabs-23rd-district/article34557600.ece|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Origin and History==
The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the [[Nabha State|Nabha Princely State]]. While reportedly established around 400 years ago by a [[Jat]] called Sanghu, settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed a 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sangrur, History |url=https://sangrur.nic.in/history/ |website=Government of Punjab |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amaninder |title=Park may wipe out 'Harappan' site in Sangrur Village |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Park-may-wipe-out-Harappan-site-in-Sangrur-village/articleshow/41740180.cms |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 September 2014}}</ref> Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<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 = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<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 =Idaho 1,567,582
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

The district has a population density of {{convert|449|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.3%. Sangrur has a [[sex ratio]] of 885 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.99%.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}{{historical populations|21=1951|22=565152|23=1961|24=696418|25=1971|26=836497|27=1981|28=1026166|29=1991|30=1244677|31=2001|32=1473242|33=2011|34=1655169|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}}

===Religion===

{{Pie chart
|thumb = Religion in Sangrur district (2011 census)<ref name="Census">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.com/census/district/606-sangrur.html|title=Sangrur district District Religion Census 2011|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
|label2 = Hinduism
|value2 = 23.53
|color2 = Orange
|label3= Islam
|value3 = 10.82
|color3 = Green
|label1= Sikhism
|value1 = 65.1
|color1 = Yellow
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.56
|color4 = Magenta
}}

Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population. <ref name="Census"/>

==Administrative sub-divisions==
Sangrur district is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils -
[[Bhawanigarh]], [[Dhuri]], [[Dirba]], [[Lehragaga]], [[Moonak]], [[Sangrur]] and [[Sunam]].{{clarify|reason=lead seems to say nine, not seven|date=May 2021}} <ref>{{Cite web|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} District Sangrur, Government of Punjab {{!}} India|url=https://sangrur.nic.in/administrative-setup/|access-date=2021-05-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Historical Places and Monuments ==
* Banasar Bagh, Sangrur<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Sangrur Basant Festival Jan - March 2020 {{!}} Heritage Sites|url=http://exploresangrur.com/heritage-sites/|access-date=2020-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jind State Memorial Museum, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
* Ancestral House of [[Udham Singh|Sardar Udham Singh]], Sunam - The house of India's independence activist has been renovated and converted into a museum. Apart from the building itself, around 30 letters and other objects related to him are at display in the museum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-29|title=Shaheed Udham Singh's house almost restored|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shaheed-udham-singh-s-house-almost-restored/story-GAqVe9jmk6f2LfNGcdPzoJ.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
* Shahi Samadhan, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
* Clock Tower, Sangrur<ref name="auto"/>
* Fort Badrukhan - The fort was the residence of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]'s mother, Sardarni Raj Kaur.<ref name="auto"/>

==Notable people==


* [[Udham Singh]], Indian independence activist
* [[Karamjit Anmol|Karamjt Anmol]], actor, comedian and singer
* [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]], Politician
* [[Parminder Singh Dhindsa]], Politician
* [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]], Politician
* [[Binnu Dhillon]], actor and comedian
* [[Naresh Goyal]], founder of Jet Airways
* [[Bhagwant Mann]], actor, comedian and politician
* [[Rana Ranbir]], actor, comedian, and writer
* [[Brish Bhan]], freedom fighter, politician

==See also==
* [[PGIMER Satellite Centre Sangrur]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/9-opds-to-begin-at-pgi-s-satellite-centre-at-sangrur-soon/story-QuGejg5gVCpjIYDRXib3BL.html|title=9 OPDs to begin at PGI's satellite centre at Sangrur soon|date=2015-12-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://sangrur.nic.in Official website of Sangrur]
* [http://www.sangrurian.com/page/history-of-sangrur/ History of Sangrur]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sangrur district
|North = [[Ludhiana district]]
|Northeast = [[Fatehgarh Sahib district]]
|East = [[Patiala district]]
|Southeast = [[Jind district]], [[Haryana]]
|South = [[Fatehabad district]], [[Haryana]]
|Southwest = [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Barnala district]]
}}

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{{Punjab (India)}}
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