Bhawanigarh
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Bhawanigarh, earlier known as Dhode, is a town and a municipal council (Class-2) in the Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is also the headquarters of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016. The town is also called Dhode, after the clan of its original founders. The town lies 19 kilometres east of Sangrur on the Patiala-Sangrur road whereas Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 15 wards. The Bhawanigarh block consists of 66 villages in the Sangrur district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhawanigarh
- Settlement.other_name
- Dhode
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi, Bhawanigarh.jpg
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- Rear view of Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi, Bhawanigarh
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- Bhawanigarh Municipal Council logo.svg
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- Logo
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- India Punjab#India
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- right
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- Location in Punjab, India
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- Country
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region of Punjab
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- Malwa
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- District
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- Sangrur
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- Municipality
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Administration
- Local government
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Places of interest
- Gurduara Sahib Patshahi Nauvi
- Bhawanigarh Fort
- Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Stadium
- Radha Krishna Temple
- Transportation
- Educational Institutions
- Guru Nanak Convent School
- Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology
- Convent Montessori
- Guru Tegh Bhadur College
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
Bhawanigarh, earlier known as Dhode, is a town and a municipal council (Class-2) in the Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is also the headquarters of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016. The town is also called Dhode, after the clan of its original founders. The town lies 19 kilometres east of Sangrur on the Patiala-Sangrur road whereas Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 15 wards. The Bhawanigarh block consists of 66 villages in the Sangrur district.
== History ==
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