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) | |
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City | |
kaithal pundri highway | |
Pundri Location in Haryana, India Pundri Pundri (India) | |
Coordinates: 29.75°N 76.55°E | |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Nayab Singh Saini |
• Member of the Legislative Assembly | Randhir Singh Gollen(politician) |
Elevation | 240.06 m (787.60 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 33,484 (UA) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Spoken | Hindi, English, Haryanvi, Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 136026 |
Telephone code | 01746 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
Vehicle registration | HR 08 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kurukshetra |
Website | haryana |
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
- 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.
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.[3] It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).
References
- List of cities in Haryana by population
- "Welcome to Gurukul Pundri - Home". www.gurukulpundrikaithal.com.
- "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pundri, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- "Welcome to Ch. Ishwar Singh Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Fatehpur-Pundri". www.ciskmv.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Welcome To DAV PUNDRI". www.davpundri.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Welcome to D.A.V. College, Pundri". www.davcpundri.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- https://www.censusindia2011.com/haryana/kaithal/fatehpur-pundri/pundri-mc-og-population.html