Ganaur
| Ganaur ganuar | |
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| town | |
  Ganaur Location in Haryana, India | |
| Coordinates: 29°04′N 77°00′E / 29.07°N 77.00°ECoordinates: 29°04′N 77°00′E / 29.07°N 77.00°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sonipat |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 40,329 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 131101 |
| Telephone code | 0130 24 |
| Vehicle registration | HR42 |
| Website |
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Ganaur is a city and a municipal committee in Sonipat district in the state of Haryana, India.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Ganaur had a population of 29,005. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.
Economy
Bharat Steel Tubes Ltd. (BST) is a steel tube manufacturer of its old times is the only centre of concern for the development of the Ganaur City. It is also the pioneer company of the Raunaq Group – commissioned in the early sixties, in collaboration with Abbey Etna, USA.
It also has DICT (Delhi International Cargo Terminal) and a newly constructed Fruit and Vegetable Mandi (market).
Ganaur's industrial area is known as Barhi Industrial Area which provides job to a large number of migrant workers.
Geography
Ganaur is located 62 km north of the National Capital, New Delhi, and is on the National Highway 1 (Delhi - Amristar).It is also known as Ganaur Mandi as it was used to be a warehouse and grain market for the villagers who used to go sell their goods to Delhi via Ganaur Station.
Places of Interest
- Parsavnath Jain Mandir (Ganaur Village), Shantinath Jain Mandir (Ganaur Mandi), Saurbhanchal (Opposite Ganaur Bus Stand) and Gupti Bham (Near Ganaur Bus Stand)
- Lahri Singh Park
- Rishi Chaitanya Ashram (Guru Maa Ashram)
- Railway Parks (on both sides of railway station)
- Shri Krishan Pranami Mandir (near Garhi Kesri Village)
- Mata mahakali mandir,G.T road ,Barhi
School & Colleges
Colleges
1.Aacharya Shanti Sagar Jain Girls College 2.PIET 3.Tek Chand Maan Institute. 4.Rayat-Bahara Institute.
Schools
- C.C.A.S Jain Sr. Sec School
- Raunaq Public School.
- Janta Senior Secondary School.
- D.A.V.Prasad School.
- Bal Bhawan School
- Om Public School (OPS)
- govt.boys.sr.sec.school
- Govt.Model Sanskriti Sr Sec School
- Happy Child Modern High School
- swami chetna sr. sec. school
- Shashwat Chetna School
- shivalik public school
- B.R. Global school
- Gyan Deep School.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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