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Tarn Taran Sahib

Coordinates: 31°26′57″N 74°55′14″E / 31.4491°N 74.9205°E / 31.4491; 74.9205
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Tarn Taran Sahib
City
clockwise from top:
Gurdwara Tarn Taran Sahib, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gate.
Tarn Taran Sahib is located in Punjab
Tarn Taran Sahib
Tarn Taran Sahib
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°26′57″N 74°55′14″E / 31.4491°N 74.9205°E / 31.4491; 74.9205
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictTarn Taran
Founded byGuru Arjan Dev Ji
Area
 • Total
70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
500.5 m (1,642.1 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
66,847
 • Rank3th In Punjab
DemonymTarn Tarn Sahib Wale
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
143401
Telephone code+91 (225) 1852
Vehicle registrationPB-46
Sex ratio764[2] ♂/♀
Websitewww.darbarsahibtarntarn.com

Tarn Taran Sahib is a city in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Tarn Taran district. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, a prominent Sikh shrine, is located in the central part of the city.

History

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Tarn Taran Sahib was founded under Mughal rule by Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), the fifth Sikh Guru.

Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006.

Gurdwara Reform Movement

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Main article: Akali movement

As the Gurdwara reform movement got under way, the control of the sacred shrines passed to a representative body of the Sikhs, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, on 27 January 1921. A leper asylum established by Guru Arjan Dev was ignored by the clergy after the abrogation of Sikh sovereignty, and taken over in 1858 by Christian missionaries.[3]

Demographics

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As of 2011 Indian census,[4] Tarn Taran Sahib had a population of 66,847. Males constituted 52.3% of the population, and females 47.7%. Tarn Taran has an average literacy rate of 79.33%, higher than the state average of 75.84%: male literacy was 82.39%, and female literacy was 76%. In Tarn Taran Sahib, 11.2% of the population was under 6 years of age and 15% is elderly. 3% of its residents have settled abroad.

Religion

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Religion in Tarn Taran (2011)[5]
  1. Sikhism (75.7%)
  2. Hinduism (23.2%)
  3. Christianity (0.7%)
  4. Islam (0.3%)
  5. Others (0.1%)

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Taran Taran city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Tarn Taran city, 2011 census[6]
Religion Total Female Male Gender ratio
Sikh 75,584 31,232 33,352 919
Hindu 15,499 7,305 8,194 891
Christian 488 230 258 891
Muslim 202 92 110 836
Buddhist 16 8 8 1000
Jain 10 5 5 1000
Other religions 7 2 5 400
Not stated 41 22 19 1157
Total 91,847 31,896 34,951 912

Politics

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The city is part of the Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency. Kashmir Singh Sohal from Aam Admi Party is the MLA elected in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[7]

Economy

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Industry

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It is the site of the Goindwal Sahib Power Plant.

Government and politics

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Tarn Taran Sahib is situated near the Amritsar district. It sends one elected representative to the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament), one member to the State Legislative Assembly and two members to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) at Amritsar. It is the headquarters of Tarn Taran district. It is a municipal council with 19 wards. The district borders Doaba, Malwa Belt and Pakistan.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Population datapbhealth.gov.in Archived 28 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sikh Social Warriors". Archived from the original on 19 September 2000.
  4. ^ "Tarn Taran City Population 2011 Census". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Tarn Taran Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2022 | Punjab". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389 Archived 10 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Tarn Taran (M Cl)
  7. ^ "Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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