Barnala

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For the Punjab Chief Minister from this town, see Surjit Singh Barnala.
Barnala
Barnala
city
Population
 (2001)
 • Total96,397
Websitehttp://www.barnala.co.in/

Barnala is a district head quarter of Punjab. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textiles as world famous Trident Company is situated here which is recognised for producing towels etc.

History

Barnala was named after Baba Ala Singh. Though it was a district headquarter in erstwhile princely state system, it was later merged in PEPSU and degraded as sub divisional headquarter. Laet the Congress led Govt. of Punjab, headed by Capt Amarinder Singh, Who incidentally is last ruler and maharajah of Patiala State, restored its gloas a district headquarter.

Geography

Barnala is located at 30°23′N 75°33′E / 30.38°N 75.55°E / 30.38; 75.55.[1] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet).

Barnala is a medium sized town with all the amenities available within commutable distance. Its economy is supported by neighboring agriculture rich villages like Rure Ke Kalan, Rure Ke Khurd, Mehta, Dhaula, Pakho Kalan, Handiaya, Mallhi,Pakho Ke, Sanghera, Thikriwal, Gehal,Diwana, Rajgarh, Uppli, Pherwahi, Dhanaula, Amla Singh Wala. It has diverse population supporting local industries and food business. now Barnala is a newly declared district headquarter of Punjab state,which wass declared by the former chief minister of Punjab Capt.Amrinder Singh. But with a Congress candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon winning as a member of the State Legislative Assembly and the state being ruled by the Akali Government, Barnala has been a neglected area on all fronts. Last week i.e first week of October, 2008, it brought shame to all as news spread of illegal cutting of forest trees on BARNALA - TAPA Road by timber smmuglers in connivance of forest people; posing great threat to environment. Today's (October 9th, 2008) Barnala Sangrur Kesri (part of Punjab Kesri, leading Hindi Daily of Punjab) has carried a new item on page 1 that TMr Tikshan Sood, the Honourable Minister of Forest, Government of Punjab has ordered an enquiry into thr matter and the Distt Forest Officer, Sangrur has been ordered to head the enquiry.

Demographics

File:Street in barnala.jpg
Sadar Bazar at Diwali time

As of 2001 India census,[2] Barnala had a population of 96,397. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Barnala has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sikhs make up 85% of the population in Barnala. During the 1947 partition Barnala was hit hard with violence and killing. There are a few muslim families resided in Barnala but majority of them left or converted to Sikhism.

Streets and Places

Barnala has certain streets which are improving at a very fast pace - main is Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, K.C. Road and Handiaya Bazar, Purana Bazar, College Road and Sekha Road. Real estate is flourishing now. There are some good residential areas in Barnala example - Astha Enclave, Mahesh Nagar,Inderlok Avenue, Shiv Shakti Vatika etc which are developing to become an important part of the city. There are good industrial Houses like Trident group which is world famous because of its terry towel project. Others are : Standard Combine Tractors Pvt. Ltd., Malwa Cotton Spining Mills Ltd. It has a famous place called Barnala Quilla(Fort). It is still a developing city . 22 Acre Colony is the best place for family and has posh houses in Barnala. The largest bottleneck is Dhanaula Phatak (Railway Crossing), It clearly divides city in two parts. Unless a Railway over-bridge is constructed the second half of Barnala will be under-developed area. As Barnala has become district now, Investors will invest more on the development of Barnala.

Climate

According to weather.com ,Ludhiana (which is the nearest developed city to barnala(78km[3]))has an average temperature and precipitation as below:

Climate data for Ludhiana(near Barnala)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Source: [4]

Education

Barnala has many schools for children. Although, it has few colleges(S.d. college,Lal Bahadur Shastri Arya Women's College) but they have quite good reputation in the city.

www.punjabcolleges.com is the largest database of educational institutes in Punjab. It has listing of eight hundred colleges of Punjab And six thousand colleges of India. The following are the schools which are well known[5]:

Hotels Clubs and Health Clubs

Barnala has very few hotels like Visit hotel, Midway hotel etc. But clubs such as Barnala club(also known as Sports Club), Rotary club, Lions club are very famous clubs to hang around. Barnala club has many facilities like swimming pool, Lawn Tennis, Table tennis, gym, badminton, basketball, Yoga etc. These clubs also have facilities for special occasions, parties like dinner, birthdays etc. These parties are very well organized and have variety of foods. There is a Popular GYM (Muscle Mania Health Club) which is under the Punjab Amateur Bodybuilding Association. This GYM is Located in Lakhi Colony Barnala. It is helping to many young people to become fit & a good Bodybuilder.

Entertainment

As such there are no multiplex like PVR or malls as yet but there are cinema halls - Prabhat cinema and New Palace which are edged to close[7]. Certain fairs and circus come here often. But recently the updation made by the congress party to district have made many big garment firms to open their showrooms here in barnala. So now a days its a time for the people here for having more fun and having some show rooms to visit.

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barnala
  2. ^ Template:GR
  3. ^ "Yahoo! maps India- Get road maps and driving directions".
  4. ^ "Average Weather for Ludhiana - Temperature and Precipitation". The Weather Channel.
  5. ^ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ बरनाला (पंजाब) भारत Barnala : I am Barnala city of Punjab (India) (www.barnala.co.in)
  6. ^ Barnala Club, Barnala
  7. ^ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ बरनाला (पंजाब) भारत Barnala : I am Barnala city of Punjab (India) (www.barnala.co.in)

Sites

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