Payal is a city in
Ludhiana district
Ludhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters.
The main industries are bicycle parts ...
in
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
, India. It was earlier known as Sahibgarh, named after
Rani Sahib Kaur of Patiala State.
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History
It was earlier known as Sahibgarh, named after Rani Sahib Kaur of Patiala State.Patiala State
Patiala State was a kingdom and princely state in Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India, and one of the Phulkian States, that Instrument of Accession, acceded to the Dominion of India, Union of India upon Indian independence ...
.
After the end of British rule, in 1948, Payal became part of Fatehgarh Sahib district in the PEPSU
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km2. Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and ...
State
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
. In 1953, when Fatehgarh Sahib district
Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty-three districts of the state of Punjab, India, with its headquarters in the town of Fatehgarh Sahib.
The district came into existence on 13April 1992, Baisakhi Day and derives its name from Sahi ...
was merged with Patiala district
Patiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India.
Location
Patiala district lies between 38 47’ and 39 41’ north latitude, 115 58’ and 116 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of th ...
, the town became part of Patiala. In 1956, PEPSU
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km2. Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and ...
was merged with Punjab.[Page No. 10,11 ]
General Population Tables, Part II-A , Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961
/ref> Later, in Nov. 1963, Payal was transferred to Ludhiana district
Ludhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters.
The main industries are bicycle parts ...
along with Doraha and 72 villages.
Demographics
India census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Payal had a population of 8150. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Payal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 63%. In Payal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Payal is pronounced (pie 'al) and is a popular Indian name that means ''anklets'' in Hindi. It is an ancient city, with more than 64 old temples built in the Mugal times. There are also ancient art pictures in the temples (Mahadev Mandir, Ganga Sagar, Nainda Devi, Ram Mandir and others). The city also has about six Gurudwaras (the main one was built on Old Mosques after the Partition of India) and a few mosques. There is also an old fort which has a girls school inside. Its original images and shapes have been destroyed and a few people have made shops under it.
Gallery
File:GOD GANESH.JPG, GOD GANESH
File:Lord Krishna with Gopi's.JPG, Lord Krishna with Gopi's
File:Ancient Wall Painting on Shiva Temple.JPG, Ancient Wall Painting on Shiva Temple
File:Ancient Wall Painting.JPG, Ancient Wall Painting
File:Central roof painting.JPG, Central roof painting
File:Ancient roof painting.JPG, Ancient roof painting
File:Ancient wall painting.JPG, Ancient wall painting
File:Ancient Shiva Temple painting.JPG, Ancient Shiva Temple painting
References
{{Ludhiana district
Cities and towns in Ludhiana district