Official Name: | Banga |
Native Name: | بنگا |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 150 px |
Coordinates: | 31.4011°N 73.2965°W |
Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Faisalabad |
Elevation M: | 181 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Banga (Punjabi and) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E at an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet).[1] Banga Chak is 20 km from Faisalabad and same distance from Jaranwala off Jaranwala-Faisalabad Road. It is about 133 km from the provincial capital Lahore.[2] Banga is the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Bhagat Singh was born in the village in 1907.[3] The Government of Pakistan has declared it a national heritage site and the Government of Indian Punjab had also offered help to set up a memorial.[4] [5]
An annual memorial fair is held in the village on 23 March, the anniversary of Singh's death.[4]
There are two public high schools, one each for boys and girls, and many private schools as well.