Bhadson
Bhadson is a town in Patiala district[1] in the Indian state of Punjab.
Bhadson | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 30.5149600°N 76.246270°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Patiala |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | nabha |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,260 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 147 202 |
| Telephone code | 01765 |
| Nearest city | Patiala |
Geography
This town is situated on Amloh-Nabha road. Bhadson is at a distance of 12 km from Amloh, 20 km from Sirhind GT Road, 17 km from Nabha and 28 km from Patiala. Bhadson The postal head office is Bhadson.
History
According to myth, the town was founded by Raja Bhadra Sain. He had a daughter named Kokila – who was fond of chess. She declared she would marry whomever could defeat her in chess. Raja Rasalu beat her and married her. In due course, Kokila fell in love with Raja Hodi. Rasalu learned about the love affair through his pet birds (Tota and Maina). Consequently, Raja Rasalu commanded her to remain within the palace. Raja Hodi got a tunnel constructed to meet her. One day when Raja Hodi came to meet Kokila, Raja Rasalu killed them.
Bhadson was conquered by Raja Hamir Singh of Nabha State in 1759. His successor, Raja Jaswant Singh built the fort of Bhadson on the ruins of the old fort, later occupied by the police station. Manmeet Rajput Was One Of The Famous Person In Bhadson .
Economy
Bhadson has a growing industry and technology sector. Sant and Kartar initiated harvester combine manufacturing, followed by other firms. Bhadson also makes wheat threshers, tractor combines, self-propelled combines with indigenous designs. Bhadson was rewarded as the cleanest city of north zone in 2018.<ref>Robottom, I. (Ed.) Environmental education: Practice and possibility. Geelong, Victoria: Deakin University Press, pp. 69-82
Education
Bhadson has elementry,high school and secondary school with all the modern facilities like computer labs,science labs and vast play ground.Secondary school at bhadson is the major institute for students from near villages such as Jhambali sani,Ramgarh,nanowal,chaswal,sakrali etc.Bhadson school is the breeding ground for emerging talent as many students are at various respectable department and serving the Indian government as well as state government.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)