Banur (also transliterated as Banoor, Binoor and Binor) is a small town in the
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
state of India. It is located in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is about 22 km south of Mohali, 12 km north of Rajpura and 30 km south west of Chandigarh. It is well connected to its district Mohali and the capital City of
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...
. It is located on the
Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway.
History
During
Mughal times, Banur was a sizeable town along with its neighbour Chatt.
Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur, born Lachman Dev (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a Jathedar, general of the Khalsa Fauj, Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an Sannyasa, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Baira ...
marched from
Lohgarh, as the Muslims of Banur used to seize cows and oxen of Hindus and slaughter them in their presence, he reduced Banur to ruins in 1709,
on his way to
Sirhind-Fategarh
Sirhind is a twin city of Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab, India. It is hosts the municipal council of Fatehgarh Sahib district.
Demographics
In the 2011 census Sirhind-Fatehgarh had a population of 60852. Males constituted 54% of the populatio ...
.
Demographics
In 2011, according to
Census India, Banur had a population of 18,775, including 9,889 males and 8,886 females.
[ 13.4% of the total population were children, and literacy rate was above the state average at nearly 77%. In 2011, Banur Municipal Council had total administration over 3,639 households.][
]
Religion
The town's mosque fell during the 1990s, due to ravages of time and weather. However, Banur still has many old temples, such as Mai Banno temple, Basanti Devi temple, Gugga Mari and Shitla Mata temple.
A three-day mela (religious fair) is organised every year at Gugga Mari on Naumi of Shraavana
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month, where people offer onions and wheat at the Mari. A mela is also organised at Shitla Mata temple every year where people offer chickpea
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s, dal
Dal is a term in the Indian subcontinent for dried, split pulses.
Dal or DAL may also refer to:
Places
Cambodia
*Dal, Ke Chong
Finland
* Laakso, a neighbourhood of Helsinki
India
* Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
* Dal ...
and water.
Banur has a very big Gurudwara
A gurdwara or gurudwara () is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, but its normal meaning is "place of guru" or "home of guru". Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths and religions are welcomed in gurd ...
on the Chandigarh-Rajpura National Highway, which is in memory of Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur, born Lachman Dev (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a Jathedar, general of the Khalsa Fauj, Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an Sannyasa, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Baira ...
. The Gurudwara organises various religious functions every year.
Banur is also diksha place of Jain saint Aatma Ram ji maharaj, who became a Jain monk under a tree in this city. Later he became Aacharya(head) of Jain shwetambar sthanakwasi shraman sangh. Many Jain monks visit this city time to time and chaturmas are held every year.
Colleges and institutes
* Chitkara University
* Industrial Training Institute
*Sanawar Model School
*Holy Mary's School
See also
* Chhatbir Zoo
* Khizergarh
References
{{Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district
Cities and towns in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district