Tarn Taran Sahib
{{Short description|City in Punjab, India}}
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Gurdwara Tarn Taran Sahib, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gate.
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| established_date = 1500 CE
| founder = Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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| population_rank = 3th In Punjab
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Tarn Taran Sahib is a city in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Tarn Taran district. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, a prominent Sikh shrine, is located in the central part of the city.
History
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Tarn Taran Sahib was founded under Mughal rule by Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), the fifth Sikh Guru.
Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006.
=Gurdwara Reform Movement=
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As the Gurdwara reform movement got under way, the control of the sacred shrines passed to a representative body of the Sikhs, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, on 27 January 1921. A leper asylum established by Guru Arjan Dev was ignored by the clergy after the abrogation of Sikh sovereignty, and taken over in 1858 by Christian missionaries.{{cite web |url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/tarntaran.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919055826/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/tarntaran.html |archive-date=19 September 2000 |title=Sikh Social Warriors}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}} Indian census,{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800254-tarn-taran-punjab.html|title=Tarn Taran City Population 2011 Census|access-date=2015-11-16|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021047/http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800254-tarn-taran-punjab.html|url-status=live}} Tarn Taran Sahib had a population of 66,847. Males constituted 52.3% of the population, and females 47.7%. Tarn Taran has an average literacy rate of 79.33%, higher than the state average of 75.84%: male literacy was 82.39%, and female literacy was 76%. In Tarn Taran Sahib, 11.2% of the population was under 6 years of age and 15% is elderly. 3% of its residents have settled abroad.
=Religion=
{{Pie chart|caption=Religion in Tarn Taran (2011){{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800254-tarn-taran-punjab.html |title=Tarn Taran Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2022 {{!}} Punjab |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021047/http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800254-tarn-taran-punjab.html |url-status=live }}|value1=75.7|color1=Yellow|label1=Sikhism|color2=Orange|label2=Hinduism|value2=23.2|value3=0.7|color3=Blue|label3=Christianity|value4=0.3|color4=Green|label4=Islam|value5=0.1|label5=Others|color5=Grey}}The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Taran Taran city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.
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|+Population by religious groups in Tarn Taran city, 2011 censushttps://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110204209/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389 |date=10 November 2024 }}, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Tarn Taran (M Cl) !Religion!!Total!!Female!!Male!!Gender ratio | ||||
| Sikh | 75,584 | 31,232 | 33,352 | 919 |
| Hindu | 15,499 | 7,305 | 8,194 | 891 |
| Christian | 488 | 230 | 258 | 891 |
| Muslim | 202 | 92 | 110 | 836 |
| Buddhist | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1000 |
| Jain | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1000 |
| Other religions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 400 |
| Not stated | 41 | 22 | 19 | 1157 |
| Total | 91,847 | 31,896 | 34,951 | 912 |
==Politics==
The city is part of the Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency. Kashmir Singh Sohal from Aam Admi Party is the MLA elected in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |title=Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-12-doctors-make-it-to-house-377306 |access-date=14 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313065353/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-12-doctors-make-it-to-house-377306 |url-status=live }}
Economy
=Industry=
It is the site of the Goindwal Sahib Power Plant.
Government and politics
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Tarn Taran Sahib is situated near the Amritsar district. It sends one elected representative to the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament), one member to the State Legislative Assembly and two members to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) at Amritsar. It is the headquarters of Tarn Taran district. It is a municipal council with 19 wards. The district borders Doaba, Malwa Belt and Pakistan.
Notable people
- Baba Deep Singh, Sikh leader
- Baba Gurdit Singh, of the SS Komagata Maru incident
- Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina, soldier
- Bhai Maha Singh, Sikh leader
- Dara Singh, wrestler
- Deepak Dhawan communist leader
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon, politician
- Gurpreet Singh (shooter)
- M. S. Gill, politician
- Mai Bhago, soldier
- Pratap Singh Kairon, politician
- Krishan Kant politician
- Surender Mohan Pathak, novelist
- Teja Singh Samundri, temple administrator
- Baghel Singh, who occupied Delhi
- Sohan Singh Bhakna, politician
- Gurbaksh Chahal, businessman
- Prem Dhillon, singer
- Jordan Sandhu, singer
- Paintal, actor
References
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External links
- [http://www.cistarntaran.com Cal-C Computer education]
- [http://www.darbarsahibtarntaran.com Darbarsahibtarntaran.com Website] created by navdeep singh chandi (navi kamboj)
- [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-27-la-et-capsule-soch-lo-20100827-story.html "La et capsule soch lo"], LATimes.com, 27 August 2010.
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