Sri Muktsar Sahib district (Doabi:ਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ) is one of the Twenty Two districts in the state of Punjab in northwest India. Its capital is Muktsar; other towns include Malout, the largest town by population, and Gidderbaha.
Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters
The district is known for its many Sikh temples (gurudwaras), including Darbar Sahib, Shaheedi Gurudwara, and Tibbi Sahib.
A huge fair, "Maghi mela" is celebrated in January every year at Muktsar town.
History
In the year 1705 Mai Bhago led a group of 40 brave Sikhs from Majha region from her neighboring villages to the Malva region of Punjab now where Muktsar Sahib is located then it was just a dry plain area known as khidrane di Dhab at that time Guru Gobind Singh Ji the tenth Sikh Guru also came here at that time the Mughal were following Guru Sahib, a big battle was fought here between the Sikhs of Guru sahib and the Mughal forces of Sirhind province. The 40 Sikhs became Martyrs of the Sikh Faith, the Mughals ran away from the battle field. Later this place was settled by the Sikhs in the early 18th century, and was became known as Muktsar Sahib (The Liberated ones).
Muktsar Sahib grew into a big town and now is a district of Punjab State.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Sri Muktsar Sahib district has a population of 902,702 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[2] or the US state of Delaware.[3] This gives it a ranking of 464th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 348 inhabitants per square kilometre (900 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.1 %.[1] Muktsar has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 66.8 %.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Delaware 897,934"
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