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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Longowal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = longowal

| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.2167|N|75.6833|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = Baba Alla Singh
| named_for =
| government_type = Municipality<br/>Municipal Corporation<br/>Village
| governing_body = Longowal Municipality<br/>Municipal Corporation Longowal<br/>Gram Panchayat Longowal
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 34th
| area_total_km2 = 54
| elevation_footnotes = 5456
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 42346
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 19th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 148106<ref name="pincode">{{cite web|url=https://pin-code.net/in-loc/longowal-pin-code/21222/|title=Longowal Pin code|publisher=pin-code.net|accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref>
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Longowal''' is a town with [[municipal council]] in [[Sangrur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Longowal is unique in the history of East [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].

==Overview==
Longowal [[village]] was first brought into existence by Baba Alla Singh,<ref>[http://www.longowal.in Longowal Village Home Page]</ref> in whose name a very old [[Gurudwara]] is still running in its original place, now almost at the centre of the village.

This [[village]] has been the largest populated village within Punjab for half a century and has been run by a [[municipality]] since the 1950s. There used to be a [[Granthi]] named Harchand Singh from a neighbouring village who used to organise Kirtans in the area. He became very popular by the name Sant [[Harchand Singh Longowal]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-347618/Harchand-Singh-Longowal Harchand Singh Longowal (Indian politician) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref> because he moved to Longowal in early 1940s and became president ("Pardhan") of most of the Gurudwars of Longowal. He associated with another well known and outgoing [[Hindu]] business man Lala Bantram of "Balle ka lana - family" being the old inhabitants of this village, and these two had a keen interest in the development of Longowal village in 1950s. They liaised with the government to have the village connected by road, get the first health centre established at Gurudwara [[Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh]] (the only Gurudware out of 7 in the town which is pure white), get a high school sanctioned and a new community school building established with efforts from all villagers. Postal services were also improved.

Following all the improvements mentioned above, the village came into prominence and so did Sant Harchand Singh Longowal who then became actively involved in the politics of Punjab. Village Longowal earned repute at the national level when the central government set up the [[Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology]].

==Demographics==

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Longowal had a population of 20,269. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Longowal has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 56%, and female literacy is 46%. In Longowal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Population of longowal is increasing and sewerage system is being laid.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sangrur district}}
{{Sangrur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Sangrur district]]
[[Category:History of Punjab]]

Longowal - Revision history

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