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This article guides you to know the complete sitemap on Bathinda district of Punjab where you can get all information about Bathinda at one go, which includes hotel accommodation, educational institutions, tourists attractions, famous personalities, jobs and many more.
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The Bathinda district in Punjab (Punjabi:ਬਠਿੰਡਾ) is one of the oldest and Ninth largest district of Punjab situated in the heart of Malwa region. It is said that Bhathinda was build by rulers of Punjab 'Bhatti Rao' in 6th century AD and then the city was called by the name of 'Bhatti vinda' after their surname and now it is called as Bathinda. The district has three sub divisions - Bathinda, Rampura phul, and Talwandi Sabo. Bhathinda is also known as "The city of Lakes" for its five artificial lakes in the city. The district is bounded by Sirsa and Fatehabad of Haryana State in the South, Sangrur and Mansa district in the East, Faridkot in the North and Muktsar on the west. Bathinda is well known for cotton and agricultural production, also boasting a rapid development in industrialisation with thermal power plants Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant, fertilizer factories and a large oil refinery and these gives boost to the city's economic growth. Bathinda railway station is the biggest rail junctions in India. The Sirhind canal from which the minor branch canal, Bathinda branch and Kotla branch canal solves the irrigation purpose of Bathinda District. The neighbouring districts of Bathinda are Ludhiana (136km), Faridkot (63km), Chandigarh (210km), Ferozpur (103km) and Delhi (370km).
Area of Bathinda district, Punjab: 3367 km2
Literacy Rate of Bathinda district, Punjab: 70%
Major Rivers: Ghaggar River
PIN codes of Bathinda: There are many pin codes in Bathinda district. We will soon come up with a complete list of the Postal PIN Codes in Bhatinda.
STD Code of Bathinda district Punjab: 0164
Administration system: Municipality. Please follow the given link to know more about the Municipal Corporation of Bathinda official website.
Bathinda Education - Schools, Colleges and Universities
Bathinda is referred as the Educational hub of Punjab and the famous Central University of Punjab is located in Bathinda. S.S.D. Senior Secondary School is one of the age old institution in this district. Bathinda boast a number of engineering colleges and it has a number of private institutions which aims at giving coaching classes for various entrance examinations. Below you can find a list of articles on famous schools and colleges of Bathinda, admission notices and result announcements in Bathinda district.
- Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
- St.Joseph's Convent School, Bathinda
- Silver Oaks School, Bathinda
- Delhi Public School, Bathinda
More Colleges in Bathinda
Hotel Accommodation in Bathinda
Finding accommodation in Bathinda is not at all a problem as Bathinda facilitates tourists with a number of hotels and guest houses to suit every budget. To help you out here we have listed some of the best hotels of Bathinda.
Comfort Inn Tulip Heights Bathinda, Punjab
Hotel Sepal, Bathinda
Hotel Bahia Fort, Bathinda
More on accommodation in Bathinda
How to reach tourist places of Bathinda
Bathinda has got some historic significance and is full of tourist attractions. It is in this district that the Tenth Guru of Sikhism Guru Gobind Sing Ji stayed for nine months at Gurdwara Takht Sri Damdama Sahib after fighting the battle against Mughals. At this Gurdwara the full version of Sikh scripture Sri Guru Granth Sahib was compiled. Some of the major tourist attractions of Bathinda are listed here.
Damdama Sahib
Zoological Park
Qila Mubarak
Rose Garden
Thermal Plants of Bathinda
Dhobi Bazar
Bahia Fort
Lakhi Jungle
More tourist attractions in Bathinda
Famous Personalities of Bathinda
Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, MP
Kuldeep Manak, singer
Mehar Mittal, actor
Balwant Gargi, dramatist, story writer
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