Urmar Tanda Explained

Urmar Tanda
Native Name:Tanda
Leader Title:Head
Leader Name:S. Arsheen Singh
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.6919°N 75.6347°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hoshiarpur
Government Type:Aap
Governing Body:Aap
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:Jasvir Singh Raja Gill
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:128
Population Total:23,419
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:2011 Census data[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:144204
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01886

Urmar Tanda (in Panjabi; Punjabi pronounced as /oɽmʊɽ ʈãːɖaː/) is a town and municipal council in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census,[2] Urmar Tanda's population contained 22,115 people, of whom 52% of them were male and 48% were female. Urmar Tanda has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the 59.5% national average. The literacy rate suggests there are gender differences in education with male literacy at 77% but female literacy at 71%. 11% of the population are under 6 years of age.

Tourism

Urmar Tanda has a variety of tourist attractions such as Shimla Pahari Park; Shri Mahadev Mandir; Ram Mandir Ahiyapur; Jahara Peer; Gurudwara Pull Pukhta Sahib; Gurudwara Tahli Sahib;Bheem Mandir; Baba 'Jathere baba kamuana ji...saini(gehlan), every year they organise a akhand paath in June, thousands of peoples around the world gather to pray to sri guru granth sahib ji

Transport

Urmar Tanda is situated on NH-1A highway. The city has various railway and road links. State highways connect it to nearby cities such as Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Shri Hargobindpur and Dasuya. Urmar Tanda also has roads linking to Amritsar, Pathankot and Hajipur. It is on the junction of Chandigarh to Gurdaspur, Pathankot road and Pathankot to Jalandhar Road.

History

This city has been linked with Sikh Guru Har Gobind sahib Ji, the sixth guru in the history of the Sikhs, who visited various places such as village Pull Pukhta, and village Munak Kallan where he is said to have tied his horse and stayed for several days.

Religious sites

Gurudwara Pul Pukhta Sahib, a Gurudwara related to sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind, is situated on the banks of Kali Bein rivulet.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Census data.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. News: Pandit . Varinder . 14 April 2023 . ਟਾਂਡਾ ਵਿਖੇ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੁਲ ਪੁਖ਼ਤਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਚ ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ਮੌਕੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਚ ਸੰਗਤ ਹੋਈ ਨਤਮਸਤਕ . A large number of people gathered at Gurudwara Pul Pukhta Sahib at Tanda to worship on the occasion of Baisakhi . pa . Jag Bani . Urmar Tanda . 12 October 2023.