Lehragaga is a town,

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, railway station, community development block, district sub-division and

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constituency in

Sangrur district Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barna ...

in the

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near the border of Punjab and Haryana, 15 km north of Jakhal Mandi on Haryana border. It has many schools, colleges, financial institutes, and Asia's largest CBG (Compressed Bio Gas) plant named Verbio India. An adjoining village is called Lehra.

History

It is the location of

Battle of Lahira The Battle of Lahira, also known as the Battle of Gurusar or the Battle of Mehraj, was fought between the Mughal Empire and Sikhs assisted by the Kangra State in 1631 or 1634. Background One of Guru Hargobind devoted Sikhs, Sadh (also called Sa ...

between

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

s Guru and

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...

. Lehragaga, formerly part of the princely state of

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...

, founded by

Baba Ala Singh Ala Singh (1691–1765) was the founder and first ruler of Patiala. Singh was born into the Sikh Phulkian dynasty, rising to power through key battles in his early life, Singh expanded his territory in Punjab. As an adult, Singh was constantly e ...

, holds historical significance due to its association with Bhai Mani Singh. He was executed here by the Mughal rulers, prompting the construction of a Gurudwara in his memory. A fair is also held to commemorate his life, particularly his reputation for assisting the poor and needy. In that context, the Lehragaga remembered as the place of Mohan (Baba Mani Singh) in the following couplet: ''"lehro lehr samundar aye jaye jaha Mohan ka was;'' ''Inder barse apni rut, or Mohan charo mas..."'' (Mohan's presence is as constant and powerful as the ocean,

Indra Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes Indra is the m ...

he rain godrains in his season, and Mohan s presentall four months.)

Cultural and social

There is a railway station in the city that lies on Ludhiana-Hisar railway line. This line divides the city into two parts. There is Dr B R Ambedkar Stadium in the city which has facilities like indoor badminton court, track , volleyball ground , gym etc.

Demographics

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, Lehragaga had a population of 22,588 of which 12,003 were male, 10,585 were female and 2,710 under 6 years of age. 15,052 were literate; 8,621 males and 6,431 females. The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Lehragaga city, as of 2011 census.

Politics

Lehragaga is one of the 117 Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Punjab. Its constituency no. is 99. It is part of the Lehra Assembly constituency. Member of legislative assembly from Lehra constituency is Advocate

Barinder Kumar Goyal Barinder Kumar Goyal Vakeel is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Lehra Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He contested the election in 1992 and lost. He ran again and ...

from 2022 onwards.

Education

* Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology: Sunam-Lehra-Jakhal Road, Lehragaga. *

Government High School Chotian Government High School Chotian is a boarding-cum-day school located in Chotian, Lehragaga, Sangrur district, Punjab, India, run by the Department of Education of the Government of Punjab, India. The school is affiliated to the Punjab School Ed ...

Nearby villages

Notable nearby villages include:- *

Balran Balran is a village of Sub division Moonak in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is 54 km to the south of district headquarters Sangrur and 157 km from state capital Chandigarh. This village is near the border of the San ...

Changali Wala Changaliwala is a village in Sub division Lehragaga in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab. It is located 40 km to the south of District headquarters Sangrur, 149 km from State capital Chandigarh. Earlier the village was called K ...

Dirba Dirba is a Sub-Division and a Nagar Panchayat located in Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located on higher place and was also known as Thadde wala and with time; the name changed to Dirba. Geography Dirba i ...

Haryau Haryau is a village that is situated in the Sangrur District of 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 ...

Khai Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a popula ...

Lehal Kalan Lehal Kalan, village is located at in 9 km southeast of Lehragaga, in Sangrur district of the Punjab, was visited by Guru Tegh Bahadur, who halted briefly on a sandy mound, about 400 metres west of the village. An old farmer from the Leh ...

Rampura Jawaharwala Rampura Jawaharwala is a village located at , 9 km southeast of Lehragaga, in Sangrur district of the Punjab. Distance 4 km from Lehra Gaga and 53 km from district headquarters Sangrur. Geography Rampura Jawaharwala (village) is ...

References

{{Sangrur district Cities and towns in Sangrur district