City Name : Abohar

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                   R-Religious conviction
 
Abohar is a historic city of Punjab.A place where you find mixture of all things: Good people with kind hearts, nice culture, good environment and excellent educations sources.

Abohar  is a city and a municipal council in Firojpur district the state of Punjab,India located on the Ganganagar–Delhi  railway route, nearly 50 km from Ganganagar. Its population, as of 2001, was 124,303. This city is also known as the "California of Punjab" for its rich soil, good irrigation sources, and particularly for the production of Kinno , a fruit of the orange family.

History :  Abohar is a historical city which is located on the inter-state boundary of the country. It may be called trinity of the culture, ethnicity, and civilization of Punjab , Haryana and Rajasthan Its boundaries touch Rajasthan's mounds on one side and planes of Haryana on the other. And Village Panjkosi is Famous Village.
Under British rule, in 1893, the town was more of a mound of sand with a total population of only 5,954. Its name was Kaiser-Ganj. However, its present population has grown to 200,000 approximately, in a period of about 120 years.Its main business mandi is called darwaza.
River Satluj streaming by its side, Aabu Nagar, some 550 years ago, was a fabulous city of India. As one enters Abohar, one sees the remains of the ancient city Abunagri, a big mound of sand and stones which is known Theh among local people.
Another legendary dune named Panjpeer is just 500 feet away from Theh. There are tombs of five pirs on this mound. The beautiful Aabu city was destroyed by the curse of these pirs. A big fair is held on this mound every Thursday.
At the time of Indian independence in 1947, the city witnessed blood shed due to Hindu Muslim riots as this was the last main town along Delhi-Bahawalpur Section. Much as, as of today, the local community lives in the town with the feeling of harmony and common brotherhood. All sections, castes, religious sects visit PANJ PEER, BALA JI DHAM, CHURCH, and GURUDWARAS with much devotion without any maligned motives or intentions towards each other.
Of late, the city is making waves in all fields, academic in particular like.... Mohanpal Singh Randhawa of village Dharangwala is working for United Nations as Expert on Mission Tribune news.
Many other achievements in academic, agriculture, industry, innovations, infrastructure and a big grain market are particularly noteworthy.
Population :
As of 2001 India census,[1] Abohar had a population of 124,303. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Abohar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. 04:44, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Economy :
Abohar'e economy is mostly based upon Cotton Industries, Orchids and Agriculture. Abohar has now following mills:
- Shri Bhawani Cotton Mills: As recently as 2001, it was in serious financial difficulty. An article from The Tribune, Chandigarh (dated July 28, 2002) reported that it owed Rs. 5.12 Crore to the banks now mill is shut down.
- In August 1987, Abohar boasted of having highest ratio of number of cars per household in India - Village Spaan Waali produces Rose Plants and is the biggest market in north india.
It has also a some Ghee and refined oil factories. basic economy is based on agriculture cotton, fruit and wheat.
Tourism :
Abohar is not particularly a hot tourism spot, though there are a few religious locations (e.g., Gurudwara Nanaksar on Fazilka Road, Historical Gurudwara Badtirath in Haripura near Abohar, Panjpir) that attract a large number of people from surrounding villages and nearby cities.
There are few motels in its vicinity, for instance, Kala Titar between Dabwali and Sangaria opened by Haryana .
Few other historical spots.....
Ghanta Ghar ( Located In Bazzar No. 9 )
o aja Abba Killa ( Located In Jammu Basti )
o Regional Fruit Research Station( Seed Farm) Kinnow was first introduced in india from this research station
o Ahuja Nagari ( Established In 1940 )
o Sahitya Sadan ( Located Near Higher Secondary School )
o Sapan Waali Village ( Produces rose plants for the whole north India)
o Pt. Het Ram Sharma Marg ( Tribute To Pt.Het Ram Sharma by his student MLA Sunil Kumar Jakhar )
o SankatMochan Khatu Dham Reg.(Located at Byepass Shri Ganganagar Road)

Transportation :
Abohar is well connected to other cities in the state of Rajasthan and Punjab. Rail and buses are the primary modes of transportation. The town is connected by railways to in south-west direction and to Delhi through Bhatinda in the east. Recently, Indian Railways has approved laying of the tracks between Abohar-Fazilka Section. There is no commercial airport in the city  but a project is under progress to make an domestic airport .Abohar is famous of its Kennos some kind of friut which also export to countries . Abohar is Connected to the whole north area From Sriganganagar to DElhi and from abohar to Bikaner and from abohar to Haridawar
Nearby airports:
Code  IATA  Name  City  Distance  Bearing  Airlines
VIBT
BUP  BHATINDA   30 nm E  76  UnlikelyFR3156
 SURATGARH NEW   47 nm S  197 
FR3111
 SIRSA   55 nm E  129 
OPOK
 OKARA   55 nm W  309 
 
Road:
The entire state is connected through an extensive network of metalled roads. NH 1 or Grand Trunk Road connects north as well as eastern states in India.
National Highways
NH No. 1: From Haryana Border - Rajpura - Khanna - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Jalandhar - Amritsar - Atari upto Pak Border (Length - 254 km)
NH No. 1A: Jalandher - Dasuya - Pathankot upto J&K Border (Length - 108 km)
NH No. 10: From Haryana Border - Lambi - Malaut - Abohar - Fazilka - Indo/Pak Border (Length – 72 km)
NH No. 15: Pathankot - Gurdaspur - Batala - Amritsar - Taran Taran - Zira - Faridkot - Bhatinda - Malaut - Abohar upto Rajasthan Border. (Length - 350 km)
NH No. 20: Pathankot and upto H.P. Border (Length - 10 km)
NH No. 21: From Chandigarh Border - Kharar - Kurali - Rupnagar - Ghanauli upto H.P. Border (Length - 67 km)
NH No. 22: From Haryana Border - Dera Basi upto Haryana Border. (Length - 31 km)
NH No. 64: From Haryana Border - Banur - Rajpura - Patiala - Sangrur - Barnala - Rampura Phul - Bathinda upto Haryana Border. (Length - 255.5 km)
NH No. 70: Jalandhar - Hoshiarpur upto H.P. Border (Length - 50 km)
NH No. 71: Jalandher - Nakodar - Moga - Barnala - Dhanaula - Sangrur - Dogal upto Haryana Border. (Length - 130 km)
NH No. 72: From Haryana Border upto Haryana Border. (Length - 4.5 km)
NH No. 95: From Chandigarh Border - Kharar - Marinda - Ludhiana - Jagraon - Moga - Ferozpur (Length - 225 km)
Map of abohar :
 
WILD LIFE  :
Abohar is also an open wild life sanctuary. In villages of abohar you can find black buck(deer), of which only a few hundred are now left in world. Situated in the southern tip of the Division, this wild Life Sanctuary is an open Sanctuary comprising of 13 revenue villages. These villages are inhabited by the Bishnoi community whose love for animals is legendary. The total area of the Sanctuary is 46513 acres. It was declared as a Wild Life Sanctuary under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in 2000. The main species found in the Sanctuary is the black buck which can be seen loitering around in the fields and sometimes even in homes like cattle. In addition, a variety of other animals like Nilgai, Wild boar, Porcupine, Jackal, Hare etc can also be seen These animals are protected by villagers as they don't let hunters kill them.ithout any maligned motives or intentions towards each other.
Of late, the city is making waves in all fields, academic in particular like.... Mohanpal Singh Randhawa of village Dharangwala is working for United Nations as Expert on Mission Tribune news.