Pundri
Pundri is also known for its Firni, a sweet which is so popular that nearly 100 quintals of it are sold in the month of August around the festival of Teej.
Water Flour Mill few remaining in India now, but one of them is a mill which is 123 years old near pundri. This mill was built in 1890 and it is located at the ground floor. Pundri is also known as Fatehpur-Pundri for the village of Fatehpur adjoining it.
Geography
Pundri is located at 29°45′N 76°33′E / 29.75°N 76.55°E. It has an average elevation of 224 metres (734 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Total population of Pundri is 33,484.[1] The sex ratio is 888 (F/M) and 12.02% of the population is under six years of age. The effective literacy rate is 67.8%; male literacy is 74.04% and female literacy is 60.75%. Punjabi, Haryanvi and Hindi are major languages.
Religious places
Transport
Pundri is well connected with road network as it many cities Kaithal, Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnal, Kurukshetra.
Educational institutes
Government Schools
- Govt. Senior Secondary School, Pundri
- Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School, Pundri
- Govt. Senior Secondary School, Fatehpur
Private Schools
- DAV Public School, Pundri
- BPR Public School, Pundri
- RN Public School , Pundri
- Shweta Royal Public School
- Dhruv public school
- Anglo sanskrit senior secondary school
College
- DAV College, Pundri
- KMV College, Pundri
- Maharaja Aggarsain College of Education
- Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Technology
- Govt. ITI, Pundri
Gurukul
- Pundri Gurukul
- Gurukul Takshshila 5 milestone Pundri karnal highway
Notable people
- Satpal Jamba is the current MLA.
- Randhir Singh Gollen was the MLA. He is also chairman of Haryana state tourism.
- Dinesh Kaushik (politician)
- Ishwar Singh
References
- ^ List of cities in Haryana by population
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pundri, India". www.fallingrain.com.