Gurusar Sudhar is a township in the district of

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. It falls in the Raikot sub-division.

Demographics

According to census 2001 it has a population of 5728, of which 3003 are males and 2725 are females. The number of households is 1102. Arch Bridge

Geography

Sudhar is divided into the vague and somewhat overlapping areas of Sudhar village, Sudhar Bazaar, Gurusar Sudhar, and Pul Sudhar. It is located nearly at the middle of the

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connecting Mullanpur and Raikot; and is flanked by the

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s of Halwara, Ghuman, Hissowal, Aitiana, Akalgarh, Rattowal,

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, Sidhwan and

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. The Abohar Canal, which is a distributary of

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rivers and a

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of Indus river, flows through it.

Educational institutions

The place is home to G.H.G. Khalsa College (since 1948), G.H.G. Khalsa College of Pharmacy (1984), G.H.G. Khalsa College of Education (1955), Khalsa Collegiate Public Senior Secondary School and G.H.G. Khalsa Senior Secondary School which are counted amongst the pioneering institutions of

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. It also has a couple of primary and secondary

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s. The two

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s, one

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and Jatindera Greenfield School are well respected

s and attract a large number of students from the region.

Medical facilities

Sudhar is home to Premjit Memorial Government Hospital. It also has a handful of private nursing homes. High end medical care is available in the nearby Ludhiana city.

Socio-cultural landscape

People of several faiths live at Sudhar. Despite the overarching presence of Sikhs and Sikh practices, people of all

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s freely practise their faith and extensively intermingle with each other. The place has two Sikh

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s and a

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. A

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and the tomb of a Muslim peer are present in adjoining Halwara. Sudhar is known for being the place where

Guru Hargobind Sahib Gurū Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644), revered as the ''sixth Nānak'', was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of ...

, the sixth guru of the Sikhs, gave his shoes to Bhai Jawanda ji for wearing, who kept them as a valued gift. His descendants still have those shoes and people from all over Punjab and India visit Sudhar to see those shoes and seek blessings.

Notable people

* Navv Inder

Notes and references

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