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'''Sangrur''' is a city in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], India. It is the headquarters of [[Sangrur district|Sangrur District]]. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting [[Jalandhar]] with [[Rewari]] and [[Chandigarh]] with [[Bathinda]], at a distance of 77 km from [[Ludhiana]] and 58 km from [[Patiala]]. The Ludhiana-Jakhal railway line passes through it. Sangrur District was earlier predominantly rural in the southern part of Punjab. Now it is a noted centre of education and
==History==
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The earliest settlement at the site of Sangrur is believed to have begun around 2,300 B.C. Attracted by the fertile soil and availability of water, Muslim tribes from [[Sindh]] and [[Balochistan region|Balochistan]] started moving and following the path of the Satluj or the Ghagger settled at Rohira. They started living in thatched huts on virgin soil, and before long, they started building houses of [[mudbrick|sun-dried bricks]]. By about 2,000 B.C, a new set of people is believed to have settled at the site. Their pottery was more Surdy and their equipment superior. The houses were well laid out and were fairly spacious. Sangrur is said to have been founded by one Sanghu, a Jatt, about four hundred years back.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
At one point in history, Sangrur was a part of Nabha state but during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh it was forcefully taken from Nabha state and gifted to Jind State. The Maharaja of Jind made Sangrur winter capital of Jind state while its summer capital was Khunga Kothi, a place near Jind. It was part of PEPSU state after the partition of India and was made a district headquarters. It became part of Punjab state after the abolition of PEPSU state.
District Sangrur lost a good chunk of its area to Haryana and the remaining district was further subdivided into two when its Barnala tehsil was granted a district status.Sangrur was
==Geography==
Sangrur is located at {{Coord|30|15|02|N|75|50|39|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Sangrur.html |title=Sangrur, India Page |publisher=Falling Rain Genomics |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet)
==Demographics==
{{As of|2015}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2015: Data from the 2015 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sangrur had a population of
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