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Situated at distance of 14 km west of Sunam, Cheema falls in Sangrur dist,and is 25 km south-west of Sangrur. It is the birth place of Sant Baba Attar Singh, who is revered equally by all sections of, people in the area Janam Asthan Gurudwara at Cheema has been constructed in his memory by his follower, Baba Teja Singh. This gurdwara is visited by a large number of devotees on a fair held here in the holy month of Chet, on the new moon day. This gurudwara has been constructed on the pattern of gurudwara Attal of Amritsar. It is a nine-storey building constructed after demolishing the old ancestral house of Sant baba Attar Singh. A tank has also been constructed where people take bath. A fair is held at this place in the month of chet on the amavas (new moon) day, which is attended by a large number of his follow-wers from far and near. Another gurudwara Nanaksar also exists here, which is said to have been constructed by Baba Attar Singh. Cheema has a government high school and a 25 bedded rural hospital.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Cheema had a population of 9347. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Cheema has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 48% and female literacy of 41%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.