Pundri

Pundri is a City and a municipal committee in Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Pundri along with Pundrak was named after the sage Pundarik, who is highly revered by all Hindus. Pundri is the seat of a Tehsil and also a Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituency currently represented by Randhir Singh Gollen.

Pundri

(Pundrik)
City
kaithal pundri highway
Pundri
Location in Haryana, India
Pundri
Pundri (India)
Coordinates: 29.75°N 76.55°E / 29.75; 76.55
Government
 • Member of ParliamentNayab Singh Saini
 • Member of the Legislative AssemblyRandhir Singh Gollen(politician)
Elevation
240.06 m (787.60 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total33,484 (UA)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • SpokenHindi, English, Haryanvi, Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
136026
Telephone code01746
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 08
Lok Sabha constituencyKurukshetra
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Pundri is also known for its Firni, a sweet which is so popular that nearly 100 quintals of it are sold in the month of August around the festival of Teej.

Water Flour Mill few remaining in India now, but one of them is a mill which is 123 years old near pundri. This mill was built in 1890 and it is located at the ground floor. Pundri is also known as Fatehpur-Pundri for the village of Fatehpur adjoining it.

Educational infrastructure

It is home to four colleges, named Ch. Ishwar Singh P.G. Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Ch. Ishwar Singh Mahila Shikshan Mahavidyalaya (B.Ed.), Maharaja Aggarsain College of Education(B.Ed.) and D.A.V College (Co-ed). The Government High School (earlier S.D. High School taken over by the government subsequently) and A.S High School are the biggest and oldest schools in Pundri, Pundri during three decades from '50s to '80s was known for a healthy rivalry between these two schools, in terms of pass percentage of students. The rivalry was represented by the respective principals, namely, Mr. K.C Prabhakar and Mr. M.R Chopra. Presently, the generation in the age group of 45 to 75 mostly owe their scholastic achievements to either of these two stalwarts in the area of education. Mr. Sohan Lal Gupta is the present Principal of the A.S High School. The junior branch of AS high school is Gita Ram Model school which is held by Smt.chander thakran as headmistress from late 70's till 2006.

The S.B. Institute of Engineering & Technology, a new engineering college established in 2008, provides degree courses in Information Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. For 2011 M.tech is also offered in CSE with 18 seats approved from AICTE Delhi.

Pundri gurukul is situated on Pundri Kurukshetra Road[2]

Educational Institutes

Government Schools
  • Govt. Senior Secondary School
  • Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School
  • Govt. Senior Secondary School, Fatehpur

Private Schools
  • DAV Public School
  • BPR Public School
  • RN Public School
  • Shweta Royal Public School
  • . Dhruv public school

College & Institute
  • DAV College
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  • KMV College
  • Maharaja Aggarsain College of Education
  • Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Technology
  • Govt. ITI

Gurukul
  • Pundri Gurukul
  • Gurukul Takshshila 5 milestone Pundri karnal highway

Eminent personalities

Sh. Randhir Singh Gollen is the current MLA. He is also chairman of Haryana state tourism.

Dinesh Kaushik (politician)

Ch. Ishwar Singh

Background

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Total population of Pundri is 33,484.[1] The sex ratio is 888 (F/M) and 12.02% of the population is under six years of age. The effective literacy rate is 67.8%; male literacy is % and74.04 female literacy is 60.75%. Punjabi,haryanvi & Hindi are major languages

History

Religious places

Pundrik Tirth
  • Pundrik tirth

Gyarah Rudri Shiv Mandir

Devi Mandir Fatehpur

Gurudwara Shri Pundri Sahib

Transport

Road

Pundri is well connected with road network as it many cities Kaithal, Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnal, Kurukshetra.

Rail

Geography

Pundri is located at 29.75°N 76.55°E / 29.75; 76.55.[3] It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).

References
  1. List of cities in Haryana by population
  2. "Welcome to Gurukul Pundri - Home". www.gurukulpundrikaithal.com.
  3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pundri, India". www.fallingrain.com.
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