Fatehgarh Churian

Fatehgarh Churian
city
Fatehgarh Churian

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°51′52″N 74°57′04″E / 31.8644°N 74.9511°ECoordinates: 31°51′52″N 74°57′04″E / 31.8644°N 74.9511°E
Country  India
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,879
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Fatehgarh Churian is a city and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Fatehgarh Churian had a population of 15,879. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Fatehgarh Churian has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 68%. In Fatehgarh Churian, 12% of the population is under six years of age. Simar Sandhu

History

Not much is known about the history of this town except that in the 17th century Bandechha's Jats dominated in this area. In the 18th century the kanhiya missal after looting Kasoor and other towns they settled in Sangatpura District, Amritsar, 7 km from Fatehgarh Churian, and after that they forcefully took possession of entire area from Bandechha's . It is said that the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was married here to the daughter of this missal. Before partition this village was a Muslim dominated area. This fact is quite evident from the number of old mosques in the area.

Description

Situated on the boundary between Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts, it is the last village in Gurdaspur district although it is closer to Amritsar than Gurdaspur. It is well connected to other towns by the road network. It is surrounded by towns like Amritsar (26 km), Batala (25 km), Ajnala (21 km), and Dera BaBa Nanak (19 km). It is on the railway line between amritsar and Dera Baba Nanak.

Before 1947 entire area was muslim dominated population around more than 70 percent.there were more than 20 mosque.there were syed families, shia muslims also in good numbers, every year they perform tajia from raulawala takhiya. one of the prominant family of maulvis, they are the rich family having brick kiln at railway road , the place where civil hospital situated now.but all the peoples are secular and peace loving.only islamiya school was the best school in the entire area . THE FOUNDER OF SCHOOL SOLD AVERY ASSET HE HAD THAT TIME TO OPEN THE SCHOOL.AND ITS BUILDING, STUDY STAFF, ALL WAS EXCELLENT THAT TIME . THE SCHOOL HAS EVEN HOSTEL WITH IN, MASTER RASHID WAS THE PROMINANT TEACHER OF THE SCHOOL.THE BEST THING APART FROM EDUCATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL ,THAT IT WAS THE TOTALLY SECULAR SCHOOL WITH ALL HINDUS ,MUSLIM ,SIKHS STUDENTS .MASTER JARNAIL SINGH LALE NANGAL , Late SH. DESRAJ SHARMA (HEADMASTER) ,AND SO MANY OTHERS ARE THE STUDENTS OF THIS INSTITUTIONS. NOW THE SCHOOL HAS TOTAL DIFFERENT SHAPE ALONG WITH THE CHANGE IN NAME AS LMSD SCOOL, AND EVERY ASPECT OF THE SCHOOL IS NOW BELOW THE BOTTOM-LINE.

It is divided into thirteen wards. The area is roughly 55% Hindu and 45% Sikh. Along with these other communities also have a sizeable number. Although various communities reside here yet this little town has never witnessed any communal violence. Although not yet fully developed it is paving its way towards development. Basic education facilities are excellent with prestigious schools like St. Francis Convent School, Captain School of Excellence and Divine Disciples International School Saraswati Vidya Mandir,L.D.R.M Memorial High School,Saravhitkari Vidya Mandir. In case of further studies i.e. after class 10, it still is far behind. Most of the Muslim families belong to the Syed family. They had their own graveyard in the town. Syed Jaffer Hussain Shah and Syed Abdulhaq Shah both police officers belong to this family. This family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. Some of the notable personalities of the region

SH. UPKAR SHARMA (PRESIDENT GGDSD COLLEGE SOCIETY )

SH. SAHAJ RAM SHARMA(IPS) SH. OM PARKASH SHARMA IRS SH ROSHAN LAL SHARMA PCS

L. SH KHRAITI LAL SANAN PROMINANT PERSONALITY OF HIS OWN TIME

•Sh.kubir kumar joshi

Notable places

Famous religious places are Imambargha Naqvia, Gagranwala mandir, Tahli Sahib Gurudwara,Panj Mandiri,gidhi das Mandir, Talab Wala Mandir, and Gurudwara Takhia Wala. Recently a church has been constructed by Catholic Missionaries near St. Francis Convent school. Most of the religious functions in the town are held by the Su Shree Radha Krishna Dramatic Club (reg); for example Ramnavmi, Shivratri, Janamashtmi, Radha ashtmi, and ramleela. Every year SHOBHA YATRA & sant sammelan organized by Su Shree Radha Krishna Dramatic Club with the help of some other societies like Shree Ram Naam Parchaar Samiti, Shree Hari Darbaar Premi Mandal, Shree Bawa Lal G Sewak Sabha etc. In this shobha yatra many saints come from different locations and bless the town Fatehgarh Churian. Famous saints are Shree Shree Maa Sudarshan ji 'haridasi' from Shree Hari Darbaar, Kahnuwan Road, Gurdaspur, Pandori waley sant, Dhyanpur waley sant etc. This Shobha Yatra is the biggest shobha yatra held in town every year.

How to reach

By Air: Fatehgarh Churian is located 27.6 km from Amritsar airport (Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport) By Rail: Fatehgarh Churian has its own railway station. By Road: Fatehgarh Churian town is located on the “Amritsar-Dera Baba Nanak road”.

References

  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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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