Maddoke Explained

Maddoke
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.7551°N 75.3235°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

The village of Maddoke is situated between the cities of Moga and Jagraon, India, on an Ajitwal-Badhni link road which is 7 km. from Ajitwal. The sixth Sikh Guru, Siri Guru Hargobind Sahib visited this historical village. In the memory of Siri Guru Hargobind Sahib, a five story beautiful building has been constructed.[1]

An English medium school is run by Gurudwara Committee. This school was started in 1984 with the aim and object to impart Primary and Secondary education to the students preparing them for high class universities and colleges. There are currently over 1500 students enrolled which come from various villages around Maddoke.

About Maddoke

Origin of Maddoke

The modern village of Maddoke was settled in the late nineties of 1600 and was settled by the efforts Dharm Singh from village Dhudike. Jhanda Singh and Dharm Singh were sons of Gurdas Singh from Dhudike. Jhanda Singh settled in "Jhandyiana" and that village is named after his name. Dharm Singh came to Maddoke and this village wasn't named after his name because there was already an old well and the place was called Madhoke. So the conclusion is: The name Maddoke is given by either Sant Madho Das or "Maddo Kaler", but the village Maddoke is settled by Dharam Singh.

References

2. maddoke.com For all the Information. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324174427/http://www.maddoke.com/

Notes and References

  1. Book: Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra. The Sikh Reference Book. 1997. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. 978-0-9695964-2-4. 167–.