Tarn Taran district
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Tarn Taran Sahib
Tarn Taran Sahib a city in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Taran Taran district.-History:Tarn Taran Sahib was founded by the fifth Sikh Guru Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji...
which is located near 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 Patti
Patti
Patti may refer to:* Patti , including people with this name* Patti, Sicily* Patti, Punjab, India* Patti, Uttar Pradesh, India* Patti caste, a group of people* Patricia, a given name...
, City of Taran Taran is a holy place for Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s of India and abroad.
Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 from Amritsar District. The declaration to this effect was made by Captain Amarinder Singh
Amarinder Singh
Captain Amarinder Singh . He served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and presently serves as the President of Punjab PCC. He currently resides in New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala.-Personal life:...
, Ex-Chief Minister of Punjab, during the celebrations marking the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. With this, it became the 19th district of Punjab
Districts of Punjab (India)
A district of the Punjab state of India is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service...
. It has three tehsils, which are Patti, Khadur Sahib and Tarn Taran. The District Headquarters is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, along with a Senior Superintendent of Police, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Surgeon, district Education Officer, Improvement Trust and a Municipal Council.
Some famous villages and towns of Tarn Taran District
- Patti
- Khadur Sahib
- Kairon
- Chabal Kalan
- Naushehra Pannuan
- Sarhali
- Bhikhiwind
- Khalra
- Jandoke
- Vaan
- Khem Karan
- Goindwal Sahib
- Panjwar
- Chohla Sahib
- Teja singhwala
- Chhina
- Sur Singhwala
- Cheema Kalan
- Sarli Kalan
- Sarli Khurd
- Thathi Khara
- Narli
- Narla
- Valtoha
- Khalra
- Gaggobua
- Naurangabad
- Palasour
- Padhari Kalan
- Padhari Khurd
- Pahuwind
- Gharyala
- Cheema Khurd
- Sarai Amanat Khan
- Gandiwind
- Bagrian
- Tur Sahib
- Rattoke
- Varpal
- Gohtwar Varpal
- Fatehabad
- Saido
- Amishah
- Mari Megha
- Sohal
- Lalu Ghumman
- Sarai Nurdin (renamed now as Kila Kavi Santokh Singh)
- Dall
- Aliwal
- Gazal
- Vairowal
- Thathi Jaimal Singh
- Assal Uttar
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...
has a population
Demographics of India
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of 1,120,070 , roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus
Cyprus
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or the US state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
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. This gives it a ranking of 413th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
). The district has a population density of 464 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.28 %. Tarn Taran has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 898 females
Women in India
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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 69.4 %.