Rajpura
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Rajpura is a city and a municipal council
in Patiala district
in the India
n state
of Punjab
.
Rajpura is situated nearly 36 km south east of Chandigarh
, the capital city of Punjab. Besides being an important industrial town of Punjab, it also has historical importance.
Geographic location of Rajpura is very ideal,as two National Highways cross through it viz. NH-1 & NH-64.
Rajpura is surrounded by a number of major cities like Chandigarh
(38 km North), Patiala(20 km South), Ambala
(20 km East) and Ludhiana(80 km West). And Rajpura acts as middle point between Amritsar
and Delhi
on NH-1 as both these cities are 225 km away from Rajpura in oppossite Directions.
Rajpura is also known as Gate Way of Punjab.
Grain market of Rajpura is one of the biggest grain market of Asia, it acquires near about 120acres of area and comprises more than 250shops.
The municipal council of RAJPURA is the RICHEST municipal council of PUNJAB.
census
, Rajpura had a population of 82,551. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rajpura has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 70%. In Rajpura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rajpura is situated on the National Highway No. 1 which has been stretched from Kolkatta to Amritsar. Rajpura can be regarded as 'Gateway of Punjab' as all road and rail transport needs to touch Rajpura for the routes going to other major cities of Punjab as well as Jammu & Kashmir. Rajpura is the first Railway Junction in Punjab. The rail lines are diverted from here to 2 major lines catering to Punjab. One is to Amritsar and J&K; and the other towards Bhatinda and Rajasthan. This is one reason that Rajpura has become one of the largest timber market in Punjab.
The name of Rajpura goes down in the history as Emperor Sher Shah Suri "The Lion King", and founder of the Suri Dynasty built a "Sarai" (Inn) in Rajpura for travellers and for his army when ever he passed through Rajpura. This Sarai was built during Suri Dynasty in the years 1540 and 1545. The more than 450 years old Sarai is almost in shambles now but still stands bold. This Sarai today houses the offices of SDM, Tehsildar and DSP of police. The Sarai needs urgent attention of ASI (Archeological Survey of India) so that this historical monument of Rajpura can be preserved as a mark in the history.
Rajpura as a tehsil includes 198 villages under its municipal limts and is biggest tehsil in Punjab). Rajpura has north India's only orphanage center "SOS".
We can divide Rajpura in three parts. one is Rajpura Township, the second is Old rajpura and third is focal point. The Township was developed post independence to re-habilitate the people who migrated from Pakistani province of Bhawalpur. Majority of the people residing in Rajpura Township are Bhawalpuris. These people worked very hard and made their mark in Rajpura town. Most of the business in township area is controlled by them.
Now Rajpura has also become a major Educational Hub of North. Chitkara, Swami Vivekanand, Gyan Sagar etc. are the Institute where students from various places, some even from South India and from other countries,come here to study. Not only Rajpura has emerged in higher eductaion but parents from others areas are also sending their children to study in schools here due to the presence of some prestigious schools such as Patel,Holy Angels, ICL, Mukat, Scholars Home etc. Rajpura has a close proximity to the proposed International Airport.
Presently a new company named Cargill India pvt ltd has open its animal feed production unit in Rajpura.
This Training and Development Institute provides training here from last 3 years with high success rate.
Institute is providing training in
-- Visual Studio (.NET) with C#,Vb.Net
-- Php,Zoomla
-- Web Sites Development
-- MySql,SQl Server
Contact at BullsEyeWebTech Near Purba Plaza opposite of Alps Theature.
GURVINDER SINGH RATHORE- was the helpful hand for the needy.
Miss Pooja - a well-known punjabi singer
Baljinder Singh Minta, 09891313786 - Working in Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
'
2. News 89 (Chief Editor - Sandeep Choudhary, Mob. 93175-00009)
3. Kalam Shastra (Chief Editor - Ashok Premi)
4. Puri Times (Chief Editor - K.K. Puri)
5 Anthak News (Patron,Dr Gurwinder Aman - 91 98151 13038)
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Patiala district
Patiala District
Patiala district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.Patiala District lies between 29 49’ and 30 47’ north latitude, 75 58’ and 76 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of the state...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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...
.
Geography
Rajpura is located at 30.48°N 76.6°E. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.48,76.6&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=30.48,76.6 It has an average elevation of 259 metres (849 feet).Rajpura is situated nearly 36 km south east of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
, the capital city of Punjab. Besides being an important industrial town of Punjab, it also has historical importance.
Geographic location of Rajpura is very ideal,as two National Highways cross through it viz. NH-1 & NH-64.
Rajpura is surrounded by a number of major cities like Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
(38 km North), Patiala(20 km South), Ambala
Ambala
Ambala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt and Ambala City, approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other...
(20 km East) and Ludhiana(80 km West). And Rajpura acts as middle point between Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
on NH-1 as both these cities are 225 km away from Rajpura in oppossite Directions.
Rajpura is also known as Gate Way of Punjab.
Industry
Rajpura is an industrial town. There are number of large scale industries like HUL (Formerly known as HLL) , Amrit Banaspati Company Limited, Siel Chemicals Limited, Amber Enterpsises Limited, and there are large number of small scale industries .In small scale industries, Rajpura is a hub of soap factories, Biscuit machines industry and steel works. L&T is constructing 1400MW Rajpura Thermal Power Plant near Village Nalash under power purchase agreement. The first unit, according to the power purchase agreement signed in January 2010, will be commissioned by January 2014 followed by the second in May that year. Also there are plans to further add 700-mw power capacity to the Rajpura Power Plant in Punjab making it 2100MW project. This project marks the L&T's entry into the power generation segment as a developer. This would be the first plant of this country to use supercritical technology that with high temperature and pressure of steam, making it the only green thermal plant in India.Grain market of Rajpura is one of the biggest grain market of Asia, it acquires near about 120acres of area and comprises more than 250shops.
The municipal council of RAJPURA is the RICHEST municipal council of PUNJAB.
Integrated IT/ Knowledge Industry Township at Rajpura
Rajpura SEZ is one of the first Integrated IT/ Knowledge Industry Township in Punjab spreading over an area of 1,276 acres at the location in Patiala adjoining Mohali and Chandigarh. In few months, it will be Punjab's Biggest IT Hub that will be inaugurated by Mr. Nitin Dehra. The total contiguous land of 1,276 acres is already in the process of acquisition and will be developed in phased manner.Demographics
IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Rajpura had a population of 82,551. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rajpura has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 70%. In Rajpura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rajpura is situated on the National Highway No. 1 which has been stretched from Kolkatta to Amritsar. Rajpura can be regarded as 'Gateway of Punjab' as all road and rail transport needs to touch Rajpura for the routes going to other major cities of Punjab as well as Jammu & Kashmir. Rajpura is the first Railway Junction in Punjab. The rail lines are diverted from here to 2 major lines catering to Punjab. One is to Amritsar and J&K; and the other towards Bhatinda and Rajasthan. This is one reason that Rajpura has become one of the largest timber market in Punjab.
The name of Rajpura goes down in the history as Emperor Sher Shah Suri "The Lion King", and founder of the Suri Dynasty built a "Sarai" (Inn) in Rajpura for travellers and for his army when ever he passed through Rajpura. This Sarai was built during Suri Dynasty in the years 1540 and 1545. The more than 450 years old Sarai is almost in shambles now but still stands bold. This Sarai today houses the offices of SDM, Tehsildar and DSP of police. The Sarai needs urgent attention of ASI (Archeological Survey of India) so that this historical monument of Rajpura can be preserved as a mark in the history.
Rajpura as a tehsil includes 198 villages under its municipal limts and is biggest tehsil in Punjab). Rajpura has north India's only orphanage center "SOS".
We can divide Rajpura in three parts. one is Rajpura Township, the second is Old rajpura and third is focal point. The Township was developed post independence to re-habilitate the people who migrated from Pakistani province of Bhawalpur. Majority of the people residing in Rajpura Township are Bhawalpuris. These people worked very hard and made their mark in Rajpura town. Most of the business in township area is controlled by them.
Now Rajpura has also become a major Educational Hub of North. Chitkara, Swami Vivekanand, Gyan Sagar etc. are the Institute where students from various places, some even from South India and from other countries,come here to study. Not only Rajpura has emerged in higher eductaion but parents from others areas are also sending their children to study in schools here due to the presence of some prestigious schools such as Patel,Holy Angels, ICL, Mukat, Scholars Home etc. Rajpura has a close proximity to the proposed International Airport.
Presently a new company named Cargill India pvt ltd has open its animal feed production unit in Rajpura.
- Baba Khajoor Peer ji (Saidkheri)
- Guruduwara Sant Baba Balwant Singh Ji Dhudadari (Railway Station)
- Shree Singh Sabha Guruduwara
- Shree Suhkmani Sahib Guruduwara'Bold text--188.222.227.200 (talk) 11:16, 9 November 2011 (UTC)Italic text
- Guruduwara Bhai Mati Dass
- Guruduwara Shri Guru Teg Bahadar
- Guruduwara Sant Baba Tulsi Dass Ji (Said Kheri Village)
- Guruduwara Jyoti Sarup Focal Point (Urban Estate)
- Gurudwara Singh Sabha Pachranga Chowank Dashmesh Colony (Bhai Daya Singh Sewa Dal jatha(group) operates from here.
- Gurudwara Jap Sahib Gobind Colony
- Gurudwara sahib village Mandwal
- Gurudwara Sant Baba Tulsi Daas Ji (Suhron Road Saidkheri)
- Shiv Mandir near janta school (Bhatta lashman Das)
Schools
Rajpura offers quality of education in CBSE,ICSE and PSEB(local board) affiliation and various schools are:- Patel Public School {A premier education institute in Rajpura run by Patel Committee and affiliated to CBSE. This is the school where Miss Pooja, (A Punjabi singer) taught for 2 years. The school has a three-story building with nearly 2500 students. With Mrs. Ritu Sharma as The Principal, the school is jumping to new heights}
- Holy Angels School](The only prestigious school affiliated to the ICSE Board and managed by Holy Angels, a registered Catholic lay organization.
- Govt Co.Ed Senior Secondary School (N.T.C), RAJPURA.
- ICL Public School(jasper school)
- Aadharshila public school
- CM Public School (CBSE Affiliated)
- Mukat Public School
- Bhai Sahib Bhai Daya Singh Memorial Public School, Rajpura.
- DAV Public School
- DBVM School (Biscuit Factory)
- CM Model High School
- KK Public School
- SD Public School, Said Kheri
- Malhotra Public School
- Rishi Model School
- Scholars Public School
- White Bird Public School
- Public Modern Senior Secondary School
- NTC-2
- NTC-3
- Govt. School for Girls,,Rajpura Town
- Govt. School for Girls,,Kalka Road
- Kidzee Playway School for Children
- Holy Heart Public School
- Gurukul Public School
- Saraswati Vidya Kender, Mandoli
- Bachpan School
Colleges
Rajpura offers quality education in professional courses such as Bachelors in Physiotherapy (B.P.T.) B.tech, M.tech, MBA, B.com, M.com, B.pharma, D.pharma , PGDM, PGDCA, BDS, MBBS, ENT, MD, BCA and MCA. Some of the important institutes of Rajpura are:- Gian Sagar College of Physiotherapy www.giansagar.org/physiotherapy
- PMN College.
- Chitkara Institute of Engineering and TechnologyChitkara Institute of Engineering and Technologygovt. engineering school in Chandigarh, Punjab, north India. It was founded by Dr. Ashok Chitkara in 1998 and is approved by the All-India Council of Technical Education and affiliated to Punjab Technical University...
- Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engg. & Tech.
- [Gyan Jyoti Institute of Engg. & Tech.]
- Gurukul Vidyapeeth Institute of Engg. & Tech.
- Gyan Sagar Medical College & Hospital.
- Swift institute of Nursing and Pharmacy.
- Dr. IT Institute of Management.
- Surya Group of Institutes of Engg. & Tech.
- Regional Telecom Training Centre of BSNL.
- Kasturba College for Girls.
- ITI for Boys.
- ITI for Girls.
- NSIC.
- DPS RAJPURA
- Upcoming Government Institute Engg. & Tech for Girls at Work Center Colony, inauguration in 2011.
- swift institute of engineering and management
Training Institutes
- BullsEyeWebTech*
This Training and Development Institute provides training here from last 3 years with high success rate.
Institute is providing training in
-- Visual Studio (.NET) with C#,Vb.Net
-- Php,Zoomla
-- Web Sites Development
-- MySql,SQl Server
Contact at BullsEyeWebTech Near Purba Plaza opposite of Alps Theature.
Popular faces from Rajpura
Dr Gurwinder Aman International Fame Writer, Director, 91 9815113038'GURVINDER SINGH RATHORE- was the helpful hand for the needy.
Miss Pooja - a well-known punjabi singer
Baljinder Singh Minta, 09891313786 - Working in Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
'
Best Newspapers from Rajpura'
1. 'Action Punjab (Chief Editor - Pardeep Choudhary, Mob. 98882-00089)2. News 89 (Chief Editor - Sandeep Choudhary, Mob. 93175-00009)
3. Kalam Shastra (Chief Editor - Ashok Premi)
4. Puri Times (Chief Editor - K.K. Puri)
5 Anthak News (Patron,Dr Gurwinder Aman - 91 98151 13038)
Major Industrial Units
- Amrit Banaspati Co. Ltd. (Gagan Vanaspati)
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
- Siel Chemical Complex
- Guru Nanak Industries
- Kool King Industries
- Vardhaman Industries
- Alcon Wire & Cable Industries
- Mahabir Industries
- Jiwan Deep Tool Industries
- Prime Industries
- Champion Engineering Industries
- Emm Ess Steel Industries
- Modern Industries
- Partap Industries
- Raj Graphix, Near N.T.C. School, Mahavir Market, Rajpura Town