Pundri Explained

Pundri
Other Name:(Pundrik)
Native Name Lang:Hindi
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:29.75°N 76.55°W
Leader Title2:Member of Parliament
Leader Name2:Naveen Jindal
Leader Title3:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Leader Name3:Dinesh Kaushik
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:240.06
Population Total:33,484 (UA)
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:136026
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01746
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kurukshetra
Registration Plate:HR 08
Iso Code:IN-HR
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi, English, Haryanvi, Punjabi

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 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.

Geography

Pundri is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).

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 74.04% and female literacy is 60.75%. Punjabi, Haryanvi and Hindi are major languages.

Religious places

Transport

Pundri is well connected with road network as it many cities Kaithal, Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnal, Kurukshetra.

Educational institutes

Government Schools

Private Schools

College

Gurukul

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. [List of cities in Haryana by population]
  2. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pundri, India. www.fallingrain.com.