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For the Punjab Chief Minister from this town, see Surjit Singh Barnala.
Barnala
Barnala
city
Map
Population
 (2001)
 • Total96,397
Websitehttp://www.barnala.co.in/

Barnala is the headquarters of the Barnala district in the state Punjab of India. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textiles

History

Barnala was named after Baba Ala Singh. Though it was a district headquarter in erstwhile princely state system, it was later merged in PEPSU (Patiala & East Punjab States Union) and degraded as sub divisional headquarter. Later the Congress led Government of Punjab, headed by Capt. Amarinder Singh, who incidentally is the maharajah and last ruler of Patiala State, restored its glory as a district headquarters.

Geography

Barnala is located at 30°23′N 75°33′E / 30.38°N 75.55°E / 30.38; 75.55.[1] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet).

Barnala is a medium sized town with all the amenities available within commutable distance. Its economy is supported by neighboring agriculture rich villages like Sehna, Rure Ke Kalan, Rure Ke Khurd, Mehta, Dhaula, Pakho Kalan, Handiaya, Mallhi,Pakho Ke, Sanghera, Thikriwal, Gehal,Diwana, Rajgarh, Uppli, Pherwahi, Dhanaula, Amla Singh Wala. It has diverse population supporting local industries and food business. Now Barnala is a newly declared district headquarter of Punjab state,upgraded from a Sub Divisional Headquarter by the former Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt.Amrinder Singh. But with a Congress candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon winning as a member of the State Legislative Assembly and the state being ruled by the Akali Dal Government, Barnala has been a neglected area on all fronts. Last week i.e. first week of October, 2008, it brought shame to all as news spread of illegal cutting of forest trees on BARNALA - TAPA Road by timber smugglers in connivance of forest officials; posing great threat to environment. As the news was extensively carried by newspapers and TV Channels, Mr Tikshan Sood, the Honourable Minister of Forest, Government of Punjab has ordered an enquiry into the matter and the Distt Forest Officer, Sangrur has been ordered to head the enquiry. This news items was covered in Barnala Sangrur Kesri dated October 9, 2008 (part of Punjab Kesri, leading Hindi Daily of Punjab) on page 1.

Demographics

File:Street in barnala.jpg
Sadar Bazar at Diwali time

As of 2001 India census,[2] Barnala had a population of 96,397. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Barnala has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sikhs make up 85% of the population in Barnala,and Hindus make up the other 15%. During the 1947 partition Barnala was hit hard with violence and killing. There are a few muslim families resided in Barnala but majority of them left or adopted Sikhism.

Streets and Places

Barnala has certain streets which are improving at a very fast pace - main is Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, Handiaya Bazar, Purana Bazar, College Road, K.C. Road (Katcha College Road) and Sekha Road. Real estate is flourishing now. There are some PUDA approved residential colonies in Barnala e.g. - Aastha Enclave, Mahesh Nagar, Inderlok Avenue, Shiv Shakti Vatika etc. which are developing to become an important part of the city. It has an old & famous place called Barnala Quilla(Fort) Barnala is still a developing city .25 Acre , 22 Acre Colony, 16 Acre Colony and latest inclusion Aastha Enclave are the best places for residential tension free home living in Barnala.

The largest bottleneck in development of this town is Dhanaula Phatak (Railway Crossing). It clearly divides city in two parts. Unless a Railway under-bridge is constructed the second half of Barnala will be under-developed area. As Barnala has become district now, Investors will invest more on the development of Barnala.

Climate

According to weather.com ,Ludhiana (which is the nearest developed city to barnala(78 km[3]))has an average temperature and precipitation as below:

Climate data for Ludhiana(near Barnala)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Source: [4]

Ayurvedic manufacturer in Barnala

  • Vedic Formulations Pvt.Ltd. B-XIII-1362,SBS Nagar Nanaksar Road Barnala

Banks

  • State Bank of Patiala. Barnala Main Branch. (It is the most popular and the oldest bank branch in Barnala)
  • State Bank of Patiala. Barnala S D College, Branch
  • State Bank of Patiala. Barnala Agricultural Development Branch (ADB)

Other banks in Barnala are:

  • Punjab & Sind Bank
  • Punjab National Bank Main Branch
  • State Bank of India
  • New Bank of India (Now merged with Punjab National Bank)and renamed as Handiaya Bazar Branch
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Central Bank of India.

After upgradation of Barnala to the level of District headquarters, many more banks have opened their branchs e.g.

  • Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd. (Now it stand merged with HDFC Bank Ltd.)
  • HDFC Bank Ltd.
  • UTI Bank Ltd. (Now renamed as AXIS Bank Ltd.)
  • Allahabad Bank
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Union Bank of India, (an aggressive and successful PSU Bank has also invited proposals for acquiring premises for Barnala Branch)

Health

An Ayurvedic manufacturing unit and battery of leading Medical Experts and quite a large number of Nursing Homes provide Medical services. Vedic Formulations Pvt.Ltd.An alchemy of science and nature.AYUSH deptt.Punjab approved with MFg Lic.No.572/AY/PB a GMP Certified Ayurvedic manufacturing unit is satuated in the heart of city providing high quality Ayurvedic (Natural Herbal products )medicines world wide along with the Govt.supply to indian govt.dispencries. At vedic formulations the herbal research technocrates thinks that the bulk use of pesticides and fertelizers in food and chemicals in medicine are leading us towrads black hole of health hazards,people should come back to nature now days.

Apart from this the state run Civil Hospital, following are the prominent nursing homes of the city:

  • Parkash Clinic (General) started by Dr (Late) Raghubir Parkash who was the first MLA of Barnala and had also started the S. D. College in the town
  • Dr. Narottam Singh Nursing Home (Surgical and General)
  • Dr. Deep Nursing Home (Gyne and General)
  • Dr. Pratap Singh Nursing Home (General)
  • Dr. Bhushan Nursing Home (Paediatrics and General)
  • Dr. Sheetal Nursing Home (Surgical and General)
  • Dr. K K Goyal Hospital (Surgical and General)
  • Dr. Saroj Jain Nursing Home (Gyne and General)

Hotels, Clubs and Health Clubs

Barnala has a very few hotels and a very unique health club Barnala Club:-


Hotels:

  • Hotel Paradise Resort
  • Hotel Visit
  • Hotel Ghazal
  • Hotel Midway

Clubs such as Barnala club(also known as Sports Club), Rotary club, Lions Club are very famous clubs to hang around. Barnala club has many facilities like swimming pool, Lawn Tennis, Table tennis, gym, badminton, basketball, Yoga etc. These clubs also have facilities for special occasions, parties like dinner, birthdays etc. These parties are very well organized and have variety of foods. There is a Popular GYM (Muscle Mania Health Club) which is under the Punjab Amateur Bodybuilding Association. This GYM is Located in Lakhi Colony Barnala. It is helping to many young people to become fit & a good Bodybuilder.

Entertainment

As there are no multiplex like PVR or malls as yet but there are cinema halls - Prabhat Cinema and New Palace Theatre which are edged to close[6]. Certain fairs and circus come here often. But recently the updation made by the congress party to district have made many big garment firms to open their showrooms here in barnala. So now a days its a time for the people here for having more fun and having some show rooms to visit.

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barnala
  2. ^ Template:GR
  3. ^ "Yahoo! maps India- Get road maps and driving directions".
  4. ^ "Average Weather for Ludhiana - Temperature and Precipitation". The Weather Channel.
  5. ^ Barnala Club, Barnala
  6. ^ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ बरनाला (पंजाब) भारत Barnala : I am Barnala city of Punjab (India) (www.barnala.co.in)
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