Ganaur

Ganaur
गन्नौर
town
Ganaur

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 29°04′N 77°00′E / 29.07°N 77.00°ECoordinates: 29°04′N 77°00′E / 29.07°N 77.00°E
Country  India
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Elevation 222 m (728 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 40,329
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 131101
Telephone code 0130 24
Vehicle registration HR42

Ganaur is a city and a municipal committee in Sonipat district in the state of Haryana, India.

Demographics

Ganaur Railway Station

As of 2001 India census,[1] Ganaur had a population of 29,005. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ganaur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 59%. In Ganaur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Co-ordinates -> 29.131768, 77.011662 are for the main ganaur mandi railway station. Tyagi Brahman (Bhardwaj) are the main landlord community of Ganaur who set up this town over a millennium ago.

Bharat Steel Tubes Ltd. (BST) is one of India’s leading steel tube manufacturers of its old times is the only centre of concern for the development of the Ganaur City. It is also the pioneer company of the Raunaq Group – commissioned in the early sixties, in collaboration with Abbey Etna, USA. BST Tubes, manufactured with the worlds most advanced technology, were the very first in India to bear the prestigious American Petroleum Institute stamp of international quality of ERW tubes. the BST pipe plant is equipped with the most sophisticated, automatic ERW tube manufacturing machines.

Geography

Ganaur is located 44 km north of the National Capital, New Delhi, and is on the National Highway 1 (Delhi - Amristar).It is also known as Ganaur Mandi as it was used to be a warehouse and grain market for the villagers who used to go sell their goods to Delhi via Ganaur Station.

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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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