Mandi Dabwali is a town and municipal committee and a Police district in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the border of Haryana and Punjab.[1] It is at a distance of 60 km from Sirsa City and 40 km from Bathinda, Punjab. Pin code of Mandi Dabwali is 125104 and STD code is 01668.[2] Nearby Cities and towns include Bathinda, Malout, Kalanwali, Sirsa, Sangaria, Abohar, Rania, Hanumangarh and Ellenabad.
Mandi Dabwali
ਮੰਡੀ ਡੱਬਵਾਲੀ | |
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  Mandi Dabwali Location in Haryana, India  Mandi Dabwali Mandi Dabwali (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°56′52″N 74°43′56″E / 29.947656°N 74.732234°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sirsa |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 62,207 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Sirsa district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | HR-25 |
In the 2011 Census of India, Mandi Dabwali had a population of 62,207. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%.Punjabi is spoken by most of the people. The village Bharukhera is populated by around 2,184 people.
Dabwali fire accident occurred on 23 December 1995 in which at about 442 people died mostly school children among them and another 160 were injured, half of them with serious burns.[3][4] This tragic accident happened in Rajeev Marriage Palace during a function organized by a local DAV Public School. Now at the same place, there is a Library founded in the memory of those died ones.
The town has been a hub for manufacturing and marketing modified open jeeps since early 2000s.[5]
Mandi Dabwali comes under Tehsil Dabwali which is also an assembly constituency [043].[6]
Mandi Dabwali has a Railway Station which connects it to Bathinda (Punjab) and to Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). It is the only Station of Indian State Haryana on Jodhpur-Bathinda Railway Line of Northern Western Railway.
The town has the facility of Indoor stadium named Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
The town has a college named Dr. B.R Ambedkar Govt College Mandi Dabwali. affiliated to Chaudhary Devi Lal University Sirsa. There is a Sub divisional Library inside fire tragedy building where you can find most of the learning materials for kids upto young people
Notable people
edit- Om Prakash Chautala, former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Sunil Grover, comedian and actor
- Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, India Map Lat Long Coordinates". www.latlong.net.
- ^ "MANDI DABWALI Pin Code, Search MANDI DABWALI SIRSA PinCode". www.citypincode.in.
- ^ About 400 killed in fire in India. CNN. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Mandi Dabwali fire: DAV Public School to pay compensation". 23 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Boyz from Mandi Dabwali". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies". ceoharyana.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2020.