Dera Baba Nanak is a

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and a

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Gurdaspur district Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala a ...

, in the state of

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. It is the sub-district headquarters of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil. It is 36 km away from Gurdaspur city, the capital of the district. Since November 2019, a

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between

and

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has been established at its shrine.

Demographics

India

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, Dera Baba Nanak city had a population of 6,394. Of which the number of males were 3,331 and the number of females were 3,063. Dera Baba Nanak has an average literacy rate of 87.42%, higher than the state average of 75.84%: male literacy is 90.36%, and female literacy is 84.27%. In Dera Baba Nanak 9.34% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 2011, the female sex ratio of Dera Baba Nanak city was 920, compared to the state average of 895. The

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was around 843, compared to the state average of 846. The scheduled caste population comprises the 25.95% of the total population of the municipal council. The table below shows the percentage of different religious groups in Dera Baba Nanak city, according to the 2011 census. The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Dera Baba Nanak city and their

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, as of 2011 census.

History

Dera Baba Nanak, one of the most sacred places of the Sikhs, is situated on the banks of river

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. Three famous

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s at Dera Baba Nanak are Sri Darbar Sahib, Sri Chola Sahib and Tahli Sahib (Gurudwara of BaBa Sri Chand ji) eldest son of

Guru Nanak Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: , ), also referred to as ('father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated wor ...

, the first

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. Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru settled and is believed to have "mingled with the Almighty" near the village

Pakhoke Mehmaran Pakhoke Mehmaran is a village in Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Gurdaspur, district headquarter and from Dera Baba Nanak, sub district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an e ...

, opposite to the present town and named it Kartarpur - a town which lies over the border in

. The Bedis (

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s), descendants of Guru Nanak built a new town and named it Dera Baba Nanak after their ancestor. The town has a number of Gurdwaras. Pilgrims come to this holy town in large numbers. Dera Baba Nanak was made the headquarters of the newly created

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of Dera Baba Nanak. Dera Baba Nanak is a historical town and has many lanes and houses that have been preserved since the time of Guru Nanak. Also from this town, pilgrims can see across the border into Pakistan and see the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur. Gurudwara Sri Darbar Sahib was built in commemoration of Guru Nanak. He came here after his first ''Udasi'' (tour) during December 1515 AD to see members of his family. His wife Mata Sulakkhani and his two sons Sri Chand and Lakhmi Chand had come to stay here in their maternal home at Pakho-Ke-Randhawa near Dera Baba Nanak, where Lala Mool Raj, father–in–law of Guru Nanak, was working as a

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. The town forms part of the

Kartarpur Corridor The Kartarpur Corridor ( pa, ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਲਾਂਘਾ , , translit=kartārpur lāṅghā; ur, , translit=kartárpúr ráhdári) is a visa (travel), visa-free border crossing and religious corridor, connecting the Gurdwara Dar ...

Politics

The city is part of the Dera Baba Nanak Assembly Constituency.

Education

The list of major

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in Dera Baba Nanak is given below. * Saint Francis Convent Senior Secondary School, Dera Baba Nanak * Kendriya Vidyalaya Dera Baba Nanakhttps://www.schoolmykids.com/school/kendriya-vidyalaya-dbn-dera-baba-nanak-gurdaspur-punjab-s10014543

Gallery

Garments Of Guru Nanak preserved at Gurudwara Sri Chola Sahib, Dera Baba Nanak 01.jpg, Garments Of Guru Nanak preserved at Gurudwara Sri Chola Sahib Gurudwara Sri Chola Sahib, Dera Baba Nanak 02.jpg, Gurudwara Sri Chola Sahib, Dera Baba Nanak Inner view of Gurudwara Chola Sahib , Dera Baba Nanak.jpg, Inner view of Gurudwara Chola Sahib , Dera Baba Nanak

Notable people

Sujan Singh ''Sujan Singh'' was a story writer of Punjab, India. Early life Singh was born on 29 July 1909, to father S. Hakim Singh, in Dera Baba Nanak, a town of Gurdaspur district in Indian Punjab. He was brought up by his maternal grandparents an ...

, a Punjabi story writer

References

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photo and brief history

Dera Baba Nanak

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