# Sangrur district

Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south).
Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri, Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Sunam. Other cities are Bhawanigarh, Dirba, Khanauri, Longowal, Cheema and Moonak. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district, consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.

## Origin and history

The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Earlier the area fell in the Nabha Princely State. Settlements in Sangrur trace back to the pre-Harappan period. Recent excavations in Rohira in Sangrur have revealed a 10-metre high mound with settlements dating back to 2300 BC. Excavations from Mard Khera village have led to the discovery of pottery from the Harappan period. Remnants of pottery from the Kushan period have also been discovered.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sangrur district (including Malerkotla district) had a population of 1,655,169 of which male and female were 878,029 and 777,140 respectively, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 300st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 449 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,160/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.3%. Sangrur has a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.99%.
After bifurcation, the district had a population of 1,225,415. Scheduled Castes made up 368,562 (30.08%) of the population.

### Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Sangrur district through decades.
Sex ratio of Sangrur district :
| Census year | Ratio |
| 2011 | 885 |
| 2001 | 870 |
| 1991 | 870 |
| 1981 | 860 |
| 1971 | 840 |
| 1961 | 832 |
| 1951 | 820 |
The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Sangrur district.
Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Sangrur district :
| Year | Urban | Rural |
| 2011 | 869 | 827 |
| 2001 | 803 | 779 |

### Literacy

The table below shows the literacy rate of different CD blocks of Sangrur district, as of 2011.
Literacy rate by blocks in Sangrur district - Census 2011 :
| Sr. No. | Block | Total | Male | Female | Gap |
| 1 | Malerkotla-I | 72.48% | 78.12% | 66.25% | 11.87% |
| 2 | Malerkotla-II | 73.34% | 79.03% | 66.97% | 12.06% |
| 3 | Sherpur | 68.40% | 73.14% | 63.08% | 10.06% |
| 4 | Dhuri | 69.01% | 74.77% | 62.58% | 12.19% |
| 5 | Bhawanigarh | 65.81% | 71.62% | 59.29% | 12.33% |
| 6 | Sangrur | 64.62% | 69.50% | 59.09% | 10.41% |
| 7 | Sunam | 58.60% | 63.45% | 53.10% | 10.35% |
| 8 | Lehragaga | 55.24% | 60.60% | 49.20% | 11.40% |
| 9 | Andana | 59.90% | 67.43% | 51.60% | 15.83% |
| | Sangrur District | 64.79% | 70.22% | 58.70% | 11.52% |

### Religion

Religion in Sangrur district (2011)
Religion
Percent
Sikhism
70.08%
Hinduism
26.49%
Islam
2.95%
Other or not stated
0.48% :
Sikhism is followed by majority of the people in the Sangrur district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population. Before the division of Malerkotla district, Sangrur had the largest population of Muslims in Punjab. However in the residual district Muslims are a small minority.

### Language

* Punjabi 94.93 (94.9%)
* Hindi 3.12 (3.12%)
* Haryanvi 1.48 (1.48%)
* Others 0.47 (0.47%)
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.93% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.12% Hindi and 1.48% Haryanvi as their first language.

## Health

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Sangrur, as of year 2019-21.
District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Sangrur, year 2020 :
| Indicators | Percent (2019-21) | Percent (2015-16) |
| Stunted | 23.4% | 27.3% |
| Wasted | 10.4% | 18.0% |
| Severely wasted | 3.8% | 7.8% |
| Underweight | 18.1% | 19.2% |
| Overweight/obesity | 2.7% | 5.5% |
| Anemia | 66.9% | 51.4% |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Sangrur of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2019-21.
District nutritional profile of Sangrur of women of 15-49 years, in 2020 :
| Indicators | Percent (2019-21) | Percent (2015-16) |
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| Overweight/obesity | 37.6% | 30.3% |
| Anemia (non-preg) | 52.7% | 46.9% |
| Anemia (preg) | 49.4% | 53.3% |
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Sangrur district (including Malerkotla) by year.
Road accidents and people affected in Sangrur district (including Malerkotla) by year :
| Year | Accidents | Killed | Injured | Vehicles Involved |
| 2022 | 340 | 229 | 210 | 571 |
| 2021 | 361 | 257 | 219 | 595 |
| 2020 | 347 | 241 | 208 | 645 |
| 2019 | 393 | 240 | 286 | 688 |

## Economy

In 2009-10, there were a total of 10,695 registered industrial units in Sangrur district. Of this, 23 were large and medium units. Small scale industries employed 53,259 workers and Large and Medium industries employed 10,325 people.

## Politics

| No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench |
| 99 | Lehragaga | Barinder Kumar Goyal | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 100 | Dirba (SC) | Harpal Singh Cheema | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 101 | Sunam | Aman Arora | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 102 | Malerkotla (SC) | Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 103 | Amargarh | Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 104 | Dhuri | Bhagwant Mann | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
| 105 | Sangrur | Narinder Kaur Bharaj | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |

## Administration

Sangrur district is further sub-divided into 7 sub-divisions/tehsils - Bhawanigarh, Dhuri, Dirba, Lehragaga, Moonak, Sangrur and Sunam.
The district is part of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency. By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled to be held on 23 June 2022.

## Villages

* Uppli

## Historical Places and Monuments

* Banasar Bagh, Sangrur
* Suraj Kund Mandir, Sunam
* Jind State Memorial Museum, Sangrur
* Ancestral House of Sardar Udham Singh, Sunam - The house of India's independence activist has been renovated and converted into a museum. Apart from the building itself, around 30 letters and other objects related to him are at display in the museum.
* Shahi Samadhan, Sangrur
* Clock Tower, Sangrur
* Fort Badrukhan - The fort was the residence of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mother, Sardarni Raj Kaur.

## Notable people

* Karamjit Anmol, actor, comedian and singer
* Aman Arora, politician
* Brish Bhan, freedom fighter, politician
* Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, politician
* Binnu Dhillon, actor and comedian
* Parminder Singh Dhindsa, politician
* Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, politician
* Megh R. Goyal, an influential engineer and professor in Puerto Rico, where he did pioneer work on irrigation
* Naresh Goyal, founder of Jet Airways
* Bhagwant Mann, actor, comedian and current chief Minister of Punjab
* Roshan Prince, singer and actor
* Rana Ranbir, actor, comedian, and writer
* Ajmer Singh, a sprint runner athlete
* Amritpal Singh, a long jump athlete
* Manvir Singh, football player
* Udham Singh, Indian independence activist
* Amarjeet Sohi, Canadian politician
* Gurbachan Singh Talib, a Sikh scholar, professor, and author
* Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wala, Sikh preacher
* G. K. Singh, civil servant

## Educational institutions

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology