Badrukhan

Badrukhan
village
Badrukhan

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 30°15′08″N 75°47′30″E / 30.252319°N 75.791675°E / 30.252319; 75.791675Coordinates: 30°15′08″N 75°47′30″E / 30.252319°N 75.791675°E / 30.252319; 75.791675
Country  India
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Badrukhan is a big village about 5 km from Sangrur, the district headquarters, on Sangrur-Barnala road in Punjab, India.

History

The residents of five small villages, Vada Agwarh, Vichla Agwarh, Dalamwal, Dhaliwas and Thagan wali Patti, under the leadership of Pandit Badru, approached Gajpat Singh, the Maharaja of Jind, for security from dacoits. Maharaja Gajpat Singh amalgamated these villages and named it Badrukhan. In 1763, when Gajpat Singh captured the town of Jind, Badrukhan was made the capital of Jind State. He also built a fort here.[1]

Badrukhan is believed to be the birthplace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha.

Present

The village has a Government high school, a 4-bedded subsidiary health centre and a post office.

Notable people

References

  1. "Official website of Sangrur". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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