Mukerian
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Mukerian is a city and a municipal council
in Hoshiarpur district
in the India
n state
of Punjab
.
, Mukerian city had a population of 51379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mukerian has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mukerian, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is an industrial hub.
Mukerian is the city for about 150 villages around it. Located on NH-1A , Mukerian is a very harmonious community where people mostly belong to different sects of Sikh and Hindu religion. Youngsters get very good education and Mukerians are spread throughout the world. There is a very famous Sikh Gurudwara that was earlier the Fort of Maharaj Ranjit Singh's in-laws known as "Qila Atallgarh".
There are many good education centers in Mukerian.
Army School in Unchi Bassi( Mukerian cantt.) is one of the early English medium schools in the district and before the turn of new century was major hub for kids from families in the neighbouring areas. Now there are many good schools in close vicinity of Mukerian, Dashmesh Public School being at forefront of them. Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi, the school is under management of SGPC and situated 3 km from Mukerian in a village named Chack Alla Baksh.
St Augustine School (ICSE affiliated day boarding institute about 6 km from Mukerian) is known for providing a high standard of education and bringing its students to national and international level. This institution has been highly ranked.
Victoria International School is one of the most famous schools in Mukerian.
Mukerian Hydel Project is one of the biggest irrigation projects in India. The Pong Dam
across river Beas is about 35 km from Mukerian. Mukerian is located on National Highway 1A and about 450 km north of New Delhi. Mukerian City is a junction for Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Talwara and Jalandhar by road.
A "miraculous" famous Lord Shiva temple is in the village of Kathgarh/Mirthal, about 20 km from Mukerian city. There is a natural Shiva ling in the temple. Shiva-Parbati "PINDIES" (the holy stone) get apart in summer & get attached in the winter season. Thousands of devotees come here for worship and prayer.
Another famous temple is in the village of Dagan near Mukerian.
Mukerian falls under Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency. Many famous leaders are associated with Mukerian. The late Dr Kewal Krishan, former Speaker in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, was from Mukerian. The cabinet minister, Mr Anuresh Shakar, is Mukerian's current representative(MLA) in Punjab Legislative Assembly. The current President of the Municipal Committee of Mukerian is komi jain. Manglesh Kumar (Judge) was one of the former Presidents.
Mukerian is renowned for the education system all around the area and the Institution making the honour of the city for good education are SPN College and SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST, which are having a great reputation for their education. SGGSE Trust has many education institution in the town. Dasmesh Public School, Dasmesh Girls College and Dasmesh Girls College are the institution by SRI GURU GOBING SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST.
Mukerian is situated near the banks of river Beas due to which it hold a big chunk of a very fertile land which can be harvested 3 to 4 times in a year.
Budhabarh, near the river Beas, is one of the largest villages of Punjab, BUDHABARH is a Rajput village 18 km from Mukerian City, at the boarder of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is a village of gardens. Every summer litchies, mangoes and alutcha export to different cities of India & all over the world .
Anglo Sanskrit School was founded by Hon'ble Philanthropist of the area Hakim Sh.Ram Sharan Ji Dass in year 1914. The institution is located on the Mukerian-Talwara road. It is at a distance of 500 metre from national highway(NH-1) & 1 km from Mukerian Railway station. The institution is providing education to near about 2000 students from First Primary up to Class Twelfth.It is recognised & Government aided institution. It is our pleasure & Honour that Ex-Minister Late Sh. B.N. Makkar , Ex-F.M & Ex-Speaker of Punjab Late Dr.Kewal Krishan have been students of this institution. This school has produced successful Doctors, Engineers. This School has been renovated by its NRI alumni Hon'ble Dr.Krishan Kant Joshi & his family. The school is providing education in Humanities & Science subjects. Mandeep Singh Student of Tenth Class stood First in Punjab in 2003 and Miss Nitu Uppal Stood First in Punjab in 10+2 class Non-Medical in 2005 . Recently three students of this School Got admission in M.B.B.S. & many more selected in Engineering, Army, Navy, Air Force B.D.S, Police & many other fields. Besides it, there are two degree colleges in the city - S.P.N COLLEGE and DASHMESH GIRLS COLLEGE. Late Brig. Mehar Singh (retd) a patriot from mukerian have been the chairperson of S.P.N COLLEGE.
Majority of the population is employed in agriculture and are serving in Indian Defense forces in several capacities. Mukerian is a permanent base of the Indian Armed forces and its south part hosts Uchi Bassi cantonment. Region hosts majority of military exercises and war games of Indian army.
sugar mill at sauth of city is one of the biggest sugar mills in Punjab.
Mukerian paper ltd. it is the industary and distillery is the major employer in the region
Municipal council
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in Hoshiarpur district
Hoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur District , is a district of Punjab state in northern India.In 2011, Hoshiarpur had population of 1,582,793 of which male and female were 806,921 and 775,872 respectively. There was change of 6.85 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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Geography
Mukerian is located at 31.95°N 75.62°E. It has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet).Demographics
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, Mukerian city had a population of 51379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mukerian has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mukerian, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is an industrial hub.
Mukerian is the city for about 150 villages around it. Located on NH-1A , Mukerian is a very harmonious community where people mostly belong to different sects of Sikh and Hindu religion. Youngsters get very good education and Mukerians are spread throughout the world. There is a very famous Sikh Gurudwara that was earlier the Fort of Maharaj Ranjit Singh's in-laws known as "Qila Atallgarh".
There are many good education centers in Mukerian.
Army School in Unchi Bassi( Mukerian cantt.) is one of the early English medium schools in the district and before the turn of new century was major hub for kids from families in the neighbouring areas. Now there are many good schools in close vicinity of Mukerian, Dashmesh Public School being at forefront of them. Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi, the school is under management of SGPC and situated 3 km from Mukerian in a village named Chack Alla Baksh.
St Augustine School (ICSE affiliated day boarding institute about 6 km from Mukerian) is known for providing a high standard of education and bringing its students to national and international level. This institution has been highly ranked.
Victoria International School is one of the most famous schools in Mukerian.
Mukerian Hydel Project is one of the biggest irrigation projects in India. The Pong Dam
Pong Dam
The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. As the second phase of the Beas Project,...
across river Beas is about 35 km from Mukerian. Mukerian is located on National Highway 1A and about 450 km north of New Delhi. Mukerian City is a junction for Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Talwara and Jalandhar by road.
A "miraculous" famous Lord Shiva temple is in the village of Kathgarh/Mirthal, about 20 km from Mukerian city. There is a natural Shiva ling in the temple. Shiva-Parbati "PINDIES" (the holy stone) get apart in summer & get attached in the winter season. Thousands of devotees come here for worship and prayer.
Another famous temple is in the village of Dagan near Mukerian.
Mukerian falls under Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency. Many famous leaders are associated with Mukerian. The late Dr Kewal Krishan, former Speaker in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, was from Mukerian. The cabinet minister, Mr Anuresh Shakar, is Mukerian's current representative(MLA) in Punjab Legislative Assembly. The current President of the Municipal Committee of Mukerian is komi jain. Manglesh Kumar (Judge) was one of the former Presidents.
Mukerian is renowned for the education system all around the area and the Institution making the honour of the city for good education are SPN College and SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST, which are having a great reputation for their education. SGGSE Trust has many education institution in the town. Dasmesh Public School, Dasmesh Girls College and Dasmesh Girls College are the institution by SRI GURU GOBING SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST.
Mukerian is situated near the banks of river Beas due to which it hold a big chunk of a very fertile land which can be harvested 3 to 4 times in a year.
Budhabarh, near the river Beas, is one of the largest villages of Punjab, BUDHABARH is a Rajput village 18 km from Mukerian City, at the boarder of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is a village of gardens. Every summer litchies, mangoes and alutcha export to different cities of India & all over the world .
Anglo Sanskrit School was founded by Hon'ble Philanthropist of the area Hakim Sh.Ram Sharan Ji Dass in year 1914. The institution is located on the Mukerian-Talwara road. It is at a distance of 500 metre from national highway(NH-1) & 1 km from Mukerian Railway station. The institution is providing education to near about 2000 students from First Primary up to Class Twelfth.It is recognised & Government aided institution. It is our pleasure & Honour that Ex-Minister Late Sh. B.N. Makkar , Ex-F.M & Ex-Speaker of Punjab Late Dr.Kewal Krishan have been students of this institution. This school has produced successful Doctors, Engineers. This School has been renovated by its NRI alumni Hon'ble Dr.Krishan Kant Joshi & his family. The school is providing education in Humanities & Science subjects. Mandeep Singh Student of Tenth Class stood First in Punjab in 2003 and Miss Nitu Uppal Stood First in Punjab in 10+2 class Non-Medical in 2005 . Recently three students of this School Got admission in M.B.B.S. & many more selected in Engineering, Army, Navy, Air Force B.D.S, Police & many other fields. Besides it, there are two degree colleges in the city - S.P.N COLLEGE and DASHMESH GIRLS COLLEGE. Late Brig. Mehar Singh (retd) a patriot from mukerian have been the chairperson of S.P.N COLLEGE.
Majority of the population is employed in agriculture and are serving in Indian Defense forces in several capacities. Mukerian is a permanent base of the Indian Armed forces and its south part hosts Uchi Bassi cantonment. Region hosts majority of military exercises and war games of Indian army.
Economy
Mukerian has some 30 rice mills (including Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice and General Mills and Ohri Rice Mills) from which almost all the rice is exported to The Middle East and Europe. It is also a main market for the surrounding area. Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice & Gen and ganpati rice mill. Mill a well known rice mill esteblished at MUKERIAN CITY.sugar mill at sauth of city is one of the biggest sugar mills in Punjab.
Mukerian paper ltd. it is the industary and distillery is the major employer in the region