Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district

History

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district was formed from the Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts of Punjab on 7 November 1995, as the sixteenth district of Punjab State named from the headquarters town of Nawanshahr. Nawanshahr was founded by the migrants from Rahon near the Sutlej River as Rahon was in danger of being flooded. They named it Nawanshahar (meaning "New City").

Dewan Banna Mal Misr (Gautam) was born in Gautam Brahmin (Shori Gotra) family of Nawanshahr. He was son of Vaid Jhanda Mal of Nawanshahr, Dewan Banna Mal was manager with full sovereign powers of His Highness Maharaja Sir Randhir Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala's Estates in Oudh and served as Chief Minister Of Kapurthala State. Dewan Banna Mal built the temple Shivala Banna Mal near the Municipal Committee office, Nawanshahr. It was built in the year 1862 and tall and huge structure Haveli Banna Mal Di Haveli in Vaidan Mohalla in Nawanshahr. Dewan Banna Mal's sons Dewan Acchru Mal Gautam (Revenue Minister) and Dewan Sundri Mal Gautam (Revenue Minister) of Kapurthala State built Brahmkund Mandir behind Shalimar Bagh in Kapurthala. Dewan Banna Mal owned 3000 acres of land in the Mand area of Kapurthala on the bank of River Beas Bana Malwala after Dewan Banna Mal Gautam's name and Brahampur, Phagwara villages in Tehsil Phagwara. Descendants of Banna Mal Today lives in Kapurthala, Phagwara, New Delhi and Dehradun, Pandit Daljit Parshad Gautam Advocate of Kapurthala Renowned Civil Lawyer of Punjab practices in Kapurthala till his death in the Year 2010, Dewan Ambika Parshad ( Accountant General of Kapurthala State) his daughter Savitri Shori Mahajan a historian was married to The Great Historian of India and A Lawyer Vidya Dhar Mahajan, their daughters Mridula Mukherjee And Sucheta Mahajan are Historian and Working as a professor of Indian history in JNU New Delhi.

Later, the city was developed and constructed by Lala Paramanand Bhuchar (Sareen) who was the first major-scale thekedar of city. Lala Paramanand was given the first mould of large-brick design by Queen Elizabeth in the presence of the Maharaja Patiala in his courtroom as a token of gratitude to establish brick factories (Batha) in the city. Lala Paramanand build first planned Mandi (now known as old Dana Mandi) in around 1920 which even has his name "PN" on bricks and name on Foundation Stone at old Dana Mandi Gate. He resided in Lalliyan Mohalla (Lalleyan da Mohalla) situated in center of city. The mohalla have his Haveli there along with a common haveli which was residence of 100 families, a historical landmark in that mohalla made with Nanakshahi bricks.

Geography

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is located at 31.8°N 76.7°E / 31.8; 76.7. The total area is 1,258 square kilometres (km2).

SBS Nagar city has been declared by Swachh Survekshan-2020 as "the cleanest city in North India".

Administration

Subdistricts of Nawanshahr district

According to the Indian government's integrated online directory, Nawanshahr district is divided into the following subdistricts (tehsils/subdivisions) and blocks:

Subdistricts

Balachaur

Banga

Nawanshahr

Blocks:

Aur

Balachaur

Banga

Nawanshahr

Saroya

Healthcare

This region has abundant health facilities. There are numerous private clinics and nursing homes. Some of them claim to have the latest medical equipment. There is an adequate number of Government Hospitals, Dispensaries and Primary Health Centers in this area. The hospitals in Nawanshahr have capacity of 64 beds and are equipped with latest medical tools. Banga and Balachaur hospitals have capacities of 30 beds each. Also Mukandpur, Urapar, Sujjon, Saroya and Muzzaffarpur proved a variety of health services. Health services are available for every village in the district. Veterinary hospitals can be found in Nawanshahr, Rahon, Saroya, and Balachaur.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district has a population of 612,310, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Vermont. This gives it a ranking of 522nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 479 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,240/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.58%. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar has a sex ratio of 954 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 42.51% of the population and the largest caste in the district is Ravidassia with a population of 214,293 which makes 34.88% of the whole district population.

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of SBS Nagar district through decades.

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of SBS Nagar district.

Religion

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of SBS Nagar district.

Language

In 2022, 94.63% of the population spoke Punjabi and 4.37% Hindi as their first language.

Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in SBS Nagar, as of year 2020.

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of SBS Nagar of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in SBS Nagar district by year.

Notable residents

Jazzy B, Indo-Canadian singer

Amrish Puri, Indian actor

Madan Puri, Indian actor

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Indian music director

Sukhshinder Shinda, Punjabi singer, music director, and producer

Garry Sandhu, Punjabi Singer, Actor, Song Editor

Inderjeet Singh, a shot put athlete and medalist in international games

Villages

Bakapur

Barnala Kalan

Bharoli

Chak Alahi Bakhash

Chak Dana

Chak Mander

Charan

Chuharpur

Jabbowal

Jagatpur

Jagatpur Ther

Kanaun

Saidpur Theh

Raipur Daba

Karnana

Kariam

Khankhana

Ladhian

Lodhipur

Muna

Naura

Ram Rai Pur

Pharala

Sarhala Ranuan