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Banga (Nawanshahr)
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Banga is a City and a Municipal council
in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. It is located on the Punjab
Plain
. In 1961, its population was 10,212 which grew to 11,885 in 1971. It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a Class 2 Municipality
. The City consists of the former villages of Banga and Jindowal.
,120 km from Capital Chandigarh
, 150 km from Amritsar
and 1400 km from Mumbai
. It is in the North-West part of India; a few hundred kilometres south of Kashmir
and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of Punjab
and Himachal Pradesh
. On a clear day, the snow clad peaks of the Dhauladhar
range is visible in the distant horizon. The Banga Railway
station is located on the Jalandhar
City/Jaijon Doaba Line of the Northern Railway at 13 km from Nawanshahr and 44 km from Jalandhar. It is also linked by road with Nawanshahr on one side and with Phagwara
on the GT Road on the other side. It is located on the main Amritsar-Phagwara-Banga-Nawanshahr-Mohali-Chandigarh and Amritsar-Phagwara-Banga-Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib route on NH-1.
, Banga had a population of 18,892 of which 52% were men. Banga has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 79% of the males and 73% of females literate. 10% of the population is under the age of six. Banga is a Sub-Tehsil with a post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) & a Naib Tehsildar.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. It is located on the Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
Plain
Punjab Plain
The Punjab Plain is an alluvial plain in the north-west of India. The plain includes the states of Punjab and Haryana and is around in area. The plain is extensively farmed for cereals and cotton....
. In 1961, its population was 10,212 which grew to 11,885 in 1971. It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a Class 2 Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
. The City consists of the former villages of Banga and Jindowal.
Geography
The City is situated at approximately 325 km from New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
,120 km from Capital Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
, 150 km from Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
and 1400 km from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. It is in the North-West part of India; a few hundred kilometres south of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
. On a clear day, the snow clad peaks of the Dhauladhar
Dhauladhar
The Dhauladhar range is a southern branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises spectacularly from the Indian plains to the north of Kangra and Mandi...
range is visible in the distant horizon. The Banga Railway
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
station is located on the Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
City/Jaijon Doaba Line of the Northern Railway at 13 km from Nawanshahr and 44 km from Jalandhar. It is also linked by road with Nawanshahr on one side and with Phagwara
Phagwara
Phagwara is a city and a municipal council in Kapurthala district in North India, in the central part of the Punjab.-Location:Phagwara lies on the Delhi–Amritsar national highway No.01 and is also served by the rail link between Delhi and Amritsar. It is located between the two big cities of...
on the GT Road on the other side. It is located on the main Amritsar-Phagwara-Banga-Nawanshahr-Mohali-Chandigarh and Amritsar-Phagwara-Banga-Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib route on NH-1.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Banga had a population of 18,892 of which 52% were men. Banga has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 79% of the males and 73% of females literate. 10% of the population is under the age of six. Banga is a Sub-Tehsil with a post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) & a Naib Tehsildar.
Banking Facilities
Banga is a hub of NRIs, so as Banks. Every Nationalised Government Sector Bank as well as Private Sector Bank is situated here namely SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, UCO Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, HDFC Bank, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank, SBoP, Bank of India, Corporation Bank, IDBI Bank etc.Notable people
- The Ancestral village of Shaheed-e-Azam Shaheed Bhagat Singh is also situated near Banga.
Village History
- Banga was founded by Baba gola ji servant[masand or gola] of guru gobind singh ji the original founding fathers descendents still live and own land in the area, and belong to the Mann clan. Baba gola ji cultivated the land and was told by Guru Gobind Singh ( the 10th Sikh Teacher) that he would be give protection if needed from invading forces. He had 3 sons Tungal, Sagar and Masand, and also a daughter whose descendents also reside in Banga as well. The village now city of Banga is divided into 3 quaderants of patti dall singh Tungal gate,patti Sagar gate and patti begh singh Masanda, begh singh,sagar singh,dall singh sons of baba gola ji and the descedents of each have traditionally resided within those ancestral lands.