Top Places to visit in Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab

Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib and Patti. The City of Taran Taran is a holy place for Sikhs.

Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 from Amritsar District. The declaration to this effect was made by Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, during the celebrations marking the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. With this, it became the 19th district of Punjab. It has three tehsils, which are Patti, Khadur Sahib and Tarn Taran. The District Headquarters is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, along with a Senior Superintendent of Police, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Surgeon, district Education Officer, Improvement Trust and a Municipal Council.

Tarn Taran Sahib is a town in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, in northern 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.

Towns and villages

The villages and towns of Tarn Taran District include:

Patti

Mohanpura

Munda Pind

Khadoor Sahib

Naushehra Pannuan

Bhikhiwind

Khem Karan

Goindwal Sahib

Fatehabad

Dilawalpur

Mari kamboki

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Tarn Taran district has a population of 1,120,070 out of which more than 93% people are Sikhs.[citation needed] The population of the district is roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 413th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 464 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.28%. Tarn Taran has a sex ratio of 898 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.4%.[citation needed]

Notable people

Deepak Dhawan

Nizam Lohar, 19th century heroic rebel of the Punjab

Mohan Singh Tur, former Jathedar of Akal Takht, Amritsar and Member of Lok Sabha.

Infrastructure

Air

The nearest airport is Amritsar International Airport. At a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi), direct International flights are available to Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Tashkent and Ashgabat. Domestic connections are available to Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Jammu.

Rail

Indian Railways.

Tarn Taran is well-connected with nearby cities and villages with the rail network.

Tarn Taran station is on the way on the Amritsar-to-Khemkaran line.

A new project of rail from Tarn Taran to Goindwal Sahib is under construction, and from Patti to Ferozpur is also under construction.

Road

Tarn Taran is connected by roads to many other locations:

to Amritsar, Pathankot, Jammu

to Patti, Khemkaran

to Kapurthala, Jalandhar

to Jandiala Guru, Beas

to Bathinda, Bikaner

to Chabhal, Attari/Wagha

to Khadur Sahib, Goindwal Sahib

to Mohanpura

to Shahbajpur, Punjab

Tarn Taran is located on the historic Royal Highway (Sher Shah Suri Marg) of the Mugal Empire from Delhi to Lahore. NH-15 (National Highway No. 15) also passes through Tarn Taran. It has a fast bus service to Amritsar, with a daily route of about 450 buses daily.

AC coach buses of many transports have routes of Tarn Taran, including PUNBUS, PRTC, RAJ, and NEW DEEP.

Daily bus services run to and from New Delhi, Chandigarh, Patiala, Bikaner, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar.

There is weekly bus service to Ponta Sahib.

Schools

1 Maharaja Ranjit Singh Public School 2 Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School 3 St. Francis Convent School 4 Mamta Niketan Convent School 5 St. Thomas Convent School 6 Guru Arjun Dev Khalsa School 7 Punjab Children Academy 8 Cupid's School 9 Mata Ganga Girls School 10 SD Public School 11 Sant Singh Sukha Singh Public School 12 SSS Public School 13 Arya Girls School 14 Govt. Sen Sec School 15 Police DAV Public School 16 Guru Nanak Dev Academy 17.Majha public sr.sec.school. 18. SD Girls High School 19 Universal Academy 20 s. b.d.s sen sec school patti 21 shri mahavir jain model high school patti 22 S.B.B.S Sen Sec School Rasulpur Tarn Taran 23 Baba Deep singh public school

Colleges

1 Guru Arjun Dev Khalsa College 2 Sewa Devi College 3 Mata Ganga College for women 4 Majha College for women 5 Kalian Homeopathic College 6 Mai Bhago Institute of Nursing 7 Shiv Shankar Institute of Engg and Tech (Patti) 8 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Pharmacy (Patti) 9 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Polytechnic College 10 Shaheed Bhagat Singh B.Ed College 11 International School of Nursing 12.Goutam college Tarn Taran 13 Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College Sarhali

Health

The city has adequate health care system The city has one Civil (public) hospital besides six private hospitals. Tarn Taran has a largest 350 Bedded fully computerized Charitable Hospital viz. Guru Nanak Dev Super-speciality Hospital, run under 'Baba Jiwan Singh Baba Dalip Singh Educational Trust'(regd.). Baba Jagtar Singh Kar Sewa Wale is the Chairman. The Hospital has got all core medical facilities with state of art Radiology and Pathology Departments.

Tourism

The Goindwal Baoli Sahib

Visitor attractions in and around Tarn Taran Sahib include:

Gurdwara Beed Baba Budda Sahib, located on Chaabal - Amritsar road

Gurdwara Goindwal Sahib

Gurdwara Khadoor Sahib is situated in the Khadoor Sahib city in Taran Taaran Distt.

Harike Wetland, home to a wide range of flora and fauna

Gurdwara Dukh Niwarn Sahib, Village Thathi-Khara, Tarn Taran

Haveli at jandiala

Notable people

Baba Deep Singhji, sikh martyr

Baba Gurdit Singh, SS Komagata Maru