Garhdiwala
Garhdiwala | |
|---|---|
City | |
Garhdiwala Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′57″N 75°45′02″E / 31.7325°N 75.7506°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Founded by | Chaudhary Garhia Sahota |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,593 |
| Languages Punjabi | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144207 |
| Area code | +91 1886 |
| Vehicle registration | PB07, PB21 |
Garhdiwala is a town and municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.
History
The town was founded by a person named by Chaudhary Garhia Sahota a Jatt Landlord of the area in the year 1443. the town also had a devi mandir and was known as Garhia devi wala and later it evolved into Garhdiwala, during the misl era the modern bulding of temple was bulit by Sikh Sardars.[1] The town was the seat of Sahota Jatt Chaudhris/Jagirdars of the area During the mughal era and it is also mentioned in the 1595 Mughal Zamindar record list of Suba Lahore.[2][3]
Demographics
As of 2011 census in India,[4] Gardhiwala had a population of 7593. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Garhdiwala has a higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, the literacy rate of Garhdiwala was 87.24% compared to 75.84% of Punjab: Male literacy stands at 92.82% while the female literacy rate was 81.73%.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Gardhiwala town, as of the 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 5,242 | 2,514 | 2,728 |
| Sikh | 2,214 | 1,123 | 1,091 |
| Muslim | 60 | 27 | 33 |
| Jain | 54 | 24 | 30 |
| Christian | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Other religions | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Not stated | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 7,593 | 3,700 | 3,893 |
References
- ^ Punjab District Gazetteers. Hoshiarpur District with Maps, 1904. Taylor & Francis. 2013.
- ^ J. A. L. Montgomery (1885). Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879-84. Oxford University. Calcutta Central Press Co.
- ^ Mubarak, Abu al-Fadl Ibn (1927). The A'In-I Akbari. Asiatic Society of Bengal.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Gardhiwala (M Cl)