Mandi Gobindgarh
| Mandi Gobindgarh ਮੰਡੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ |
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| State : | Punjab | ||
| District : | Fatehgarh Sahib | ||
| Sub-district : | Amloh | ||
| Location : | 30 ° 40 ′ N , 76 ° 18 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 266 m | ||
| Area : | 9 km² | ||
| Residents : | 73,130 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 8126 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Mandi Gobindgarh (or short Gobindgarh ; Panjabi ਮੰਡੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ) is a city in the Indian state of Punjab .
Mandi Gobindgarh is located in the Fatehgarh Sahib district . The city lies between Ludhiana and Ambala on the national highway NH 1 . Mandi Gobindgarh owns a train station on the Ludhiana – Ambala line. 9 km east of Mandi Gobindgarh is the district capital Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib , 6 km west is the city of Khanna .
The city of Mandi Gobindgarh has the status of a Municipal Council and is divided into 19 wards . In the 2011 census, the population of Mandi Gobindgarh was 73,130 (including suburbs ( outgrowths ) 82,266). Ten years earlier the population was 55,403.
According to a tradition, the sixth Sikh guru Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib stayed for 40 days on the bank of a large lake ( Sarovar ) called Barhi Dhab . The place was later renamed Gobindgarh . Today there is a Gurdwara in the city.
Under Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha , in whose territory Gobindgarh was located, the first industrial companies were established in 1902. In 1928 Gobindgarh was declared a free trade area. Then a steel industry developed. Mandi Gobindgarh is known today as the “steel city” of India. It is the location of several rolling mills .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ a b www.census2011.co.in
- ^ A b Gazetteer Fatehgarh Sahib, Chapter XIV (Local Self-Government) . Dept. of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Govt. of Punjab. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Fatehgarh Sahib District ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
