Hariana

Hariana is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Hariana is named after Guru Hari Sen; the guru of the singer Tansen. It was a famous music gharana once. Gujjar Mal Vasudev raagi & Pandit Telu Ram were singers & residents of hariana. When the mugals entered into India; they made a Quila in a place called Malot nearby Hariana & Hariana was their tehsil at that time. The city has provided a lot of freedom fighters like Pandit Jagat Ram, Lala Lachman Das and Sardar Partap Singh. A famous technical institute is named after freedom fighter Pt. Jagat Ram as J.R.Govt Polytechnic Hoshiarpur.GeographyHariana is located at. It has an average elevation of 300 metres (984 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Hariana had a population of 7813. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hariana has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 73%. In Hariana, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. This town is about 100 km from Amritsar International Airport.EducationThis a center of education for various surrounding villages. GGDSD College is a college which gave educations after independence. Before partition formally it is Hindu National College in Madrassa(now in Pakistan). After partition with the efforts of great freedom fighter Goswami Ganesh Dutt ji it shifted to small town Hariana. Since then this college is a landmark to provide good education. In these days Dr. Gurdip Sharma is principal of this college and he is running this college successfully. There are many other school listed as below: Shree Saraswati ITISir Marshal Convent School Janauri Road Bhaliala. (Affiliated to C.B.S.E up to Sen. Sec. Level)Sukhdev Driving Training School, Main Road HarianaD A V Sr Secondary School Shamchourasi RoadHdn Sr Secondary SchoolDayanand Public SchoolBaba Manj Convent School KangaMai Bhagwati Girls Sr Secondary SchoolKallar Khalsa Sr Secondary SchoolS D SchoolGuru Nanak Dev Educational Trust.