Payal, India

Payal
Payal
city
	Payal Location in Punjab, India Payal Payal (India)
	Coordinates: 30°44′11″N 76°03′59″E / 30.7363°N 76.0665°ECoordinates: 30°44′11″N 76°03′59″E / 30.7363°N 76.0665°E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
Population (2011)
• Total	8,150
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	141416
Telephone code	01628
Vehicle registration	PB-55

Payal is a city in Ludhiana district in the Punjab, India.

Demographics[edit]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Payal had a population of 8150. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Payal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 63%. In Payal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Payal is pronounced (pie 'al) and is a popular Indian name that means anklets in Hindi. It is an ancient city, very old temples more than 64, built in time or Mugal times, and also find ancient art pictures in temples (Mahadev Mandir, Ganga Sagar, Nainda Devi, Ram Mandir and others) It also has about six Gurudwaras (The main one was built on Old Mosques after Partition of India) and few mosques. And also there is an old fort, which has a girls school inside. Its original images and shapes have been destroyed, and a few political people are making shops under it.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

GOD GANESH
Lord Krishna with Gopi's
Ancient Wall Painting on Shiva Temple
Ancient Wall Painting
Central roof painting
Ancient roof painting
Ancient wall painting
Ancient Shiva Temple painting

References[edit]

↑ "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.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "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.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Ludhiana district
Cities/Towns and Major Villages in Ludhiana district	Sowaddi Kalan Khaira Akalgarh Doraha Jagraon Khanna Lalton Kalan Ludhiana Machhiwara Maloud Mullanpur Dakha Payal Raikot Sahnewal Samrala Dehlon Hathur Hans Kalan Kalakh Kila Raipur Koom Kalan Pakhowal Sidhwan Bet Villages in Ludhiana West Tehsil Villages in Ludhiana East Tehsil
Other districts	Ajitgarh Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Firozpur Gurudaspur Hoshiarpur Jalandhar Kapurthala Mansa Moga Sri Muktsar Sahib Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Patiala Rupnagar Sangrur Tarn Taran