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Ghanaur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Patiala district in the state of Punjab, India and it is Sub-Tehsil of Rajpura with powers of Joint Magistrate.
A 1904 Punjab States Gazetteer lists Ghanaur among the Taoni Rajputs' chhats (principal villages).[1]
Geography
Ghanaur is located at Template:Coord.[2] It has an average elevation of 255 metres (836 feet).
The Battle of Ghanaur happened here.Template:Cn
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[3] Ghanaur had a population of 5754. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghanaur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 60%. In Ghanaur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The Ghagar river flows near ghanaur. Narvana branch canal also touches the North side of town.
References
- ↑ Punjab States Gazetteers. Volume XVII-A: Phulkian States. Patiala, Jind and Nabha (with maps){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Punjab Government Press(1909)
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ghanaur
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India.