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Bhawanigarh

Bhawanigarh
Dhode
Town
Rear view of Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi, Bhawanigarh
Rear view of Gurdwara Patshahi Nauvi, Bhawanigarh
Official logo of Bhawanigarh
Bhawanigarh is located in Punjab
Bhawanigarh
Bhawanigarh
Location in Punjab, India
Bhawanigarh is located in India
Bhawanigarh
Bhawanigarh
Bhawanigarh (India)
Coordinates: 30°16′N 76°02′E / 30.27°N 76.04°E / 30.27; 76.04
Country India
StatePunjab
Region of PunjabMalwa
DistrictSangrur
Municipality1945
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyMunicipal Council Bhawanigarh
 • PresidentNarinder Singh Aujla
 • Vice PresidentMenika Mittal
 • ChairmanPardeep Kadh[a]
Darshan Singh Kalajhar[b]
 • MPGurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (AAP)
 • MLANarinder Kaur Bharaj (AAP)
Area
 • Town
6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
323.11 km2 (124.75 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Town
22,320
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
104,507
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB-84

Bhawanigarh, earlier known as Dhode, is a town and a municipal council (Class-2) in the Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India.[1] It is also the headquarters of Bhawanigarh tehsil, which was formed in December 2016.[2] The town is also called Dhode, after the clan of its original founders. The town lies 19 kilometres east of Sangrur on the Patiala-Sangrur road whereas Patiala is 39 kilometres east of Bhawanigarh. The literacy rate is higher than other places of Sangrur. Bhawanigarh is divided into 15 wards. The Bhawanigarh block consists of 66 villages in the Sangrur district.[3]


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  1. ^ "Municipalities". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "List of Tehsils in Punjab". Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Blocks" (PDF). pbplanning.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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