Husnar, Punjab Explained

Husnar
Other Name:Husner
Settlement Type:Village
Image Alt:Water Works of Husnar
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.225°N 74.638°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Punjab
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sri Muktsar Sahib
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Giddarbaha
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:185
Population Total:4,845
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:152101[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01637-232***
Registration Plate:PB60
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Giddarbaha
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:1000/919 /

Husnar is a village located in the Giddarbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. Most of the population is educated in this village.

Geography

Husnar is approximately centered at 30.2256°N 74.6367°W,[2] [3] on the Sri Muktsar Sahib-Giddarbaha road in the Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Indian Punjab, having an average elevation of 185 metres (607 ft). The village is only 2 km from the nearest city and railway station, Giddarbaha[4] and 264 km from the state capital city of Chandigarh. Buttar Bakhuha (4.5 km), Madhir (5 km), Bharu (3 km) are the surrounding villages.

Demographics

In 2001, according to the census, the village had the total population of 4,845 with 819 households, including 2,525 males and 2,320 females.[5] Thus males constitutes 52% and females 48% of the population with the sex ratio of 919 females per thousand males.

Culture

Husnar is predominated by the Jatt people of Brar and Sidhu communities. The other Jatt minorities includes, Gills, Vehniwals and Dhillons. The OBCs are mostly Tarkhans of Khatri community and Ghumiars and the SCs includes Mazhabis and Chamars mainly.


Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as the official language of the village.

Religion

The villagers are mainly Sikhs, with Hindu minorities, and follows Sikhism. The village have two beautiful newly constructed Gurudwaras as the main religious sites.Gurudwara Nanaksar Sahib located in the middle of the village.

A Dera, Dera Baba Ganga Ram Ji is also a place of religious respect in the memory of Baba Ganga Ram Ji, a very honored Sant of the area. There is a Dera in the memory of the same Sant in the nearest city of Giddarbaha also.[6] People have great respect for Baba Sidh, a regarded Sant and the main person of the local Gaushala few years ago. A statue of the Sant is located in the Gaushala.

Education & Sports

The village has a Govt. Primary School (near Gurudwara Nanaksar Sahib), Govt. High School (on Husnar-Giddarbaha road), two Anganwari center and some private schools. The students goes to Giddarbaha, Bathinda and Malout for higher education.


The village have a Gaushala (a place for cows), water works,[7] a reverse osmosis plant and very good bus services to the surroundings.

Sports

The village has good sports activities. Kabaddi, Cricket and Volleyball are the main games played every evening. There are two sports clubs, and a sports stadium is under construction near the water works.

Economy

Being a village of Punjab, agriculture is the main occupation of the villagers and the main source of income as well. Wheat, Cotton and Rice are the main crops. A plastic-bottle factory and many rice mills on the outskirts[8] are the main employers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Husnar PIN code. pincode.net.in. 9 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Village Husnar coordinates. by users. wikimapia.org. 9 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Husnar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab Location, PIN code. holyindia.org. 9 January 2012.
  4. News: Badal assures to look into EGS teachers' demands. Archit Watts. The Tribune, Chandigarh . 20 December 2011 . 9 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Census data for Husnar, Giddarbaha sub-district (Sr. No. 26). 2001. Government of India. censusindia.gov.in. 9 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001002149/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=03&district_code=12. 1 October 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Dera Baba Ganga Ram Ji (Giddarbaha). by users. wikimapia.org. 9 January 2012.
  7. News: Teachers tank up stir, threaten suicide. Mukesh Tandon. The Times of India. 18 December 2011. 9 January 2012.
  8. News: Row over mill licenceto kin of ex-FM’s aide. Chander Parkash. The Tribune, Chandigarh. 4 April 2011. 1 February 2012.