Mullanpur- Garibdass is a small town

Small Town

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 in Mohali district

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 in the India

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 of Punjab

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. It is located on the North of Chandigarh. It has been declared as City by the local Authority GMADA (The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority).

History

This town was founded by a commander of a king of this area. His name was Garibdass. The complete name of the town is "Mullanpur Garibdass Da". The king (Hathnoria Raja) was crual. It is a belief that Jayanti Devi (Roop of Durga) asked Garibdass to fight against the King so as to save civilians. During the war, everything got damaged. Garibdass won the war and founded Mullanpur as the first village of his empire.

Demographics

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, Mullanpur- Garibdas had a population of 6143. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mullanpur- Garibdas has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 67%. In Mullanpur- Garibdas, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

First Eco City of Punjab

GMADA, the local planning authority of Grater Mohali Region had declared Mullanpur as first Eco City of Punjab. Mullanpur city will be composed of 32 villages. The first phase of this town has already been declared and land acquisition and plot allotment process has been started. It will host many parks and tourist places. The master plan of the city is prepared by Singapore based company Jurong International. This city will primarily as residential city with high living. This city will host non polluting industries like Information Technology and Hospitals. Some Software companies has already purchased land here. ARK Microsystems, a software development company, has already started its operations here. It will host many IT related knowledge institutions and already hosting many IT/Engineering/Management Colleges.

Apart from the major player GMADA, which has already started the land acquisition and plot allotment process, there are many private players like Omaxe, DLF, Altus Space Builder

DLF is planning to set up a 1,000-acre township. The company has acquired 400 acres of land for the first phase; acquisition for the second phase will begin shortly. Omaxe, and Altus Space Builder are also developing residential townships. Other developers include the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Ansals and Rahejas.