Garhdiwala
History
Around the town, there are some grooves of mangoes. However area is famous for tree farming i.e. Populus and Eucalyptus.
The town was Founded by a person name Chaudhary Garhia a Sahota Hindu Jatt Landlord of the area in year 1415 he was worshipper of devi and build famous Devi temple and Town came to be Known as Gharia Devi wala and later on as Ghardiwala. the town Sahota Jatt zamindars are also mentioned in 1595 Mughal Zamindar record list of Suba lahore.
Khalsa Senior Secondary School is the oldest was built (in 1921) by the Great Chaudhary Boor Singh along with renowned and prominent persons of the area and this school has given Punjab great officers, intellects and players of international level.
It produced soldiers like Commodore Harbans Singh Sahota, Col Dogra, Col Naresh Talwar and Major Sandeep Kumar Dadwal. This small town has also produced kabaddi players like Mehnga Singh, Chaudhary Harbux Singh, and Sohan Singh.
It is well connected with Hoshiarpur, Pathankot and Gurdaspur cities by road. And it's a frequently visited town from some of the nearby villages i.e. Banda, Fatehpur, Bhanowal, Bhattlan,Bahtiwal and Chatiyaliya.
People are generally prosperous and educated
Transport
Garhdiwala city is situated on Chandigarh - Jammu road at State Highway-24, approximately 30 km north-east to Hoshiarpur. The nearest railway station is in Dasuya Railway Station-DZA (12 KM away)
Facilities
This moderate town is a very close-knit community and a business hub for numerous villages around it. Local business ranges from grocery, jewellers, clothing merchants, hardware stores, chemist, electrical and electronics suppliers to cold storage and wheat storage facilities. There are various doctor clinics, banks, and educational institutions. Garhdiwala has its own Police Station and Post office as well.
Education
- Khalsa College
- Mount Carmel School [ICSE]
- Khalsa Sr. Secondary School
- St. Soldier Divine Public School
- Government Sr. Secondary School
- KRK DAV School
- Lala Jagat Narayan DAV Public School
- Sant Baba Harnam Singh Public School
- Okara Arya Putri Pathshala
- Holy Heart School
- Bassi Model School
- Cambridge Prep School
Markets
- Seth Market
- Gandhi Market
- Main Bazaar
- Shiv Shakti Market
- Chaudhary Complex
- Kokla Market
- Dana Mandi
- Devi Mandir Bazaar
- Thana Bazaar
Climate
The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summer Temperatures vary from average highs of around 47 °C to average lows of around 22 °C. Winter temperatures have highs of 19 °C to lows of 1 °C. Southwest monsoon season occurs during July and August. Throughout year, average rainfall is 710mm.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Gardhiwala had a population of 7593. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Garhdiwala has a higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, the literacy rate of Garhdiwala was 87.24% compared to 75.84% of Punjab: Male literacy stands at 92.82% while the female literacy rate was 81.73%.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Gardhiwala town, as of 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 5,242 | 2,514 | 2,728 |
| Sikh | 2,214 | 1,123 | 1,091 |
| Muslim | 60 | 27 | 33 |
| Jain | 54 | 24 | 30 |
| Christian | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Other religions | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Not stated | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 7,593 | 3,700 | 3,893 |
References
- ^ Punjab District Gazetteers. Hoshiarpur District with Maps, 1904. Taylor & Francis. 2013.
- ^ Mubarak, Abu al-Fadl Ibn (1927). The A'In-I Akbari. Asiatic Society of Bengal.
- ^ "Khalsa College". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ St. Soldier Divine Public School
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Gardhiwala (M Cl)