Sang Dhesian
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Sang Dhesian is a village
in Phillaur
tahsil of Jalandhar
district of Punjab
state of India
known for Baba Sang ji Gurdwara
.
Sang Dhesian is 310 km from Delhi
and 42 km from Jalandhar
. The nearest railway station is 4 km away from Sang Dhesian at Goraya
.
s cultivated by farmers are wheat
, paddy
, potato
, maize
, sunflower
and sugarcane
. Sang Dhesian village has education facilities including Guru Nanak Khalsa Girls College Baba Sang Dhesian at Goraya
, just outside the village. Every year on 14th of Chet month a cultural mela
is held near Gurdwara in the honor of Baba Sang Ji.
s and cool winter
s. Summers last from April To June, the rain
season is from July to October and winter is from November to February. AverageTemperature
s in summer vary from around 48 degrees Celsius to around 25 degrees Celsius. Average winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 degrees Celsius to lows of -5 degrees Celsius. The climate is on the whole dry except during the brief south-west monsoon
season during July-August.The average annual rainfall is around 70 cm.
. Baba Sang Gurdwara is 125 feet high and 90 feet long. Devotees around the area helped to build Gurdwara. Approximately 25 ounces of gold was donated by devotees to the Gurdwara. Baba Sang Ji Gurdwara has been a congregation since 1991. Satellite view of Baba Sang Gurdwara is located at 31.1263°N 75.7419°E in Punjab.
district have migrated abroad and settled in countries like Canada
, UK. To facilitate financial transactions, the Punjab Government opened a NRI
Bank branch office at Goraya
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Phillaur
Phillaur
Phillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...
tahsil of Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
district 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...
state of 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...
known for Baba Sang ji Gurdwara
Gurdwara
A Gurdwara , meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib ....
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History
Sang Dhesian village is named after Baba Sang Ji who was very devoted disciple of Guru Arjun Dev The Fifth Sikh Master.Geography
Sang Dhesian is located at 31.1235°N 75.743°E in Punjab. It has an average elevation of 234 metres (768 feet).Sang Dhesian is 310 km from 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...
and 42 km from Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
. The nearest railway station is 4 km away from Sang Dhesian at Goraya
Goraya
Goraya is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on G. T. Road NH-1, which connects Amritsar and Delhi. Goraya belongs to Tehsil administrative division and is known for its industry.-Geography:...
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Village
The population of Sang Dhesian is around 2500. Most of the villagers are engaged in agriculture. The major cropCrop
Crop may refer to:* Crop, a plant grown and harvested for agricultural use* Crop , part of the alimentary tract of some animals* Crop , a modified whip used in horseback riding or disciplining humans...
s cultivated by farmers are wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
, paddy
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
, maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
and sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
. Sang Dhesian village has education facilities including Guru Nanak Khalsa Girls College Baba Sang Dhesian at Goraya
Goraya
Goraya is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on G. T. Road NH-1, which connects Amritsar and Delhi. Goraya belongs to Tehsil administrative division and is known for its industry.-Geography:...
, just outside the village. Every year on 14th of Chet month a cultural mela
Mela
Mela is a Sanskrit word meaning 'gathering' or 'to meet' or a Fair. It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gathering and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sports. In rural traditions melas or village fairs were of great importance...
is held near Gurdwara in the honor of Baba Sang Ji.
Climate
Sang Dhesian village has a humid subtropical climate with hot summerSummer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
s and cool winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
s. Summers last from April To June, the rain
Rainy
Rainy refers to an abundance of rain. It may also refer to:*Rainy season, a specific time of year with when most of a region's average annual rainfall...
season is from July to October and winter is from November to February. AverageTemperature
Temperature
Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...
s in summer vary from around 48 degrees Celsius to around 25 degrees Celsius. Average winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 degrees Celsius to lows of -5 degrees Celsius. The climate is on the whole dry except during the brief south-west monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
season during July-August.The average annual rainfall is around 70 cm.
Baba Sang Ji Gurdwara
Sang Dhesian village is known for 'Baba Sang Ji Gurdwara' which is one of the most famous Gurdwara in 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...
. Baba Sang Gurdwara is 125 feet high and 90 feet long. Devotees around the area helped to build Gurdwara. Approximately 25 ounces of gold was donated by devotees to the Gurdwara. Baba Sang Ji Gurdwara has been a congregation since 1991. Satellite view of Baba Sang Gurdwara is located at 31.1263°N 75.7419°E in Punjab.
Sang Dhesian Non Resident Indians
Thousands of people from the JalandharJalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
district have migrated abroad and settled in countries like Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, UK. To facilitate financial transactions, the Punjab Government opened a NRI
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
Bank branch office at Goraya
Goraya
Goraya is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on G. T. Road NH-1, which connects Amritsar and Delhi. Goraya belongs to Tehsil administrative division and is known for its industry.-Geography:...
.