# Garhdiwala

Garhdiwala is a town and municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.

## History

Grooves of mangoes can be found around town. However, the area is famous for tree farming, such as Populus and Eucalyptus.
The town was founded by a person named Chaudhary Garhia, a Sahota Hindu Jatt Landlord of the area in the year 1415. He worshipped Devi and built a famous Devi temple, and the town came to be known as Gharia Devi Wala, and later on as Ghardiwala. The town Sahota Jatt zamindars are also mentioned in the 1595 Mughal Zamindar record list of Suba Lahore.
Khalsa Senior Secondary School is the oldest school built in 1921 by the Great Chaudhary Boor Singh, along with renowned and prominent persons in the area. This school has given Punjab great officers, intellectuals, and international-level players.
It produced soldiers like Commodore Harbans Singh Sahota, Col Dogra, Col Naresh Talwar, and Major Sandeep Kumar Dadwal. This small town has also produced kabaddi players like Mehnga Singh, Chaudhary Harbux Singh, and Sohan Singh.
It is well connected with Hoshiarpur, Pathankot and Gurdaspur cities by road. And it's a frequently visited town from some of the nearby villages, such as Banda, Fatehpur, Bhanowal, Bhattlan,Bahtiwal, and Chatiyaliya.
People are generally prosperous and educated.

## Transport

Garhdiwala city is situated on the Chandigarh-Jammu road at State Highway-24, approximately 30 km north-east to Hoshiarpur. The nearest railway station is the Dasuya Railway Station-DZA (12 KM away)

## Facilities

This moderate town has a very close-knit community and a business hub for numerous villages around it. Local business ranges from grocery, jewellers, clothing merchants, hardware stores, chemists, electrical and electronics suppliers to cold storage and wheat storage facilities. There are various doctor clinics, banks, and educational institutions. Garhdiwala has its own Police Station and Post office as well.

## Education

* Khalsa College
* Mount Carmel School [ICSE]
* Khalsa Sr. Secondary School
* St. Soldier Divine Public School
* Government Sr. Secondary School
* KRK DAV School
* Lala Jagat Narayan DAV Public School
* Sant Baba Harnam Singh Public School
* Okara Arya Putri Pathshala
* Holy Heart School
* Bassi Model School
* Cambridge Prep School

## Markets

* Seth Market
* Gandhi Market
* Main Bazaar
* Shiv Shakti Market
* Chaudhary Complex
* Kokla Market
* Dana Mandi
* Devi Mandir Bazaar
* Thana Bazaar

## Climate

The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summer Temperatures vary from average highs of around 47 °C to average lows of around 22 °C. Winter temperatures have highs of 19 °C to lows of 1 °C. Southwest monsoon season occurs during July and August. Throughout the year, the average rainfall is 710mm.

## Demographics

As of 2011 census in India, Gardhiwala had a population of 7593. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Garhdiwala has a higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, the literacy rate of Garhdiwala was 87.24% compared to 75.84% of Punjab: Male literacy stands at 92.82% while the female literacy rate was 81.73%.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Gardhiwala town, as of the 2011 census.
Population by religious groups in Gardhiwala town, 2011 census :
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
| Hindu | 5,242 | 2,514 | 2,728 |
| Sikh | 2,214 | 1,123 | 1,091 |
| Muslim | 60 | 27 | 33 |
| Jain | 54 | 24 | 30 |
| Christian | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Other religions | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Not stated | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 7,593 | 3,700 | 3,893 |