Rangar Nangal Explained

Rangar Nangal
Native Name:rangat mangat
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.7166°N 75.2393°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gurdaspur
Named For:rangat mangat (place of beautiful colours)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:300
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:143505
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01871
Registration Plate:PB-06
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Batala

Rangar Nangal was founded by a family from Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The family was significant during the reign of Ranjit Singh. Katra Karam Singh in Amritsar, also known as Katra Rangar Nangalia, is named after Karam Singh, the father of a well-known general of Ranjit Singh called Arjan Singh.

It was an estate of 90 villages with Rangar Nangal Purana as its capital. It was under direct rule of Arjan Singh and then his son, Balwant Singh, the rais and zaildar. He was also divisional minister or divisional magistrate of Jalandhar division. He was married to Rani Har Kaur, daughter of Sham Singh Atariwala, who was also general to Ranjit Singh. The lack of a child from that marriage caused him then to marry a girl from the Singhpuria sardars, settled in Chahal Kalan (near Achal Sahib) he was having two sons, Hari Singh and Narain Singh. He died young and all his estate and wealth was thereafter controlled by the British administration in India under the provisions of the Court of Wards. The children were educated under British guardianship at the cambridge in London.Currently the Head of Family is Sardar Sahibjit Singh Rangar Nangalia, keeping the traditions and heritage of the estate still intact. The two century old palace is his residence and is in very good condition, well maintained. Some parts of the Palace are open to public for tourism, apart from the palace there are old vehicles parked at the property. It is in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/state_html/Wagepaid_notified.aspx?lflag=local&page=B&state_name=%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AC&state_code=26&district_name=GURDASPUR&block_code=2601010&block_name=BATALA&district_code=2601&fin_year=2012-2013&Digest=pbR/zcFfjsXmI8bwchvoSw NREGA report