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Dhanaula
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About Dhanaula
Dhanaula sits on the route: 15 minutes from Hadiāya.
Dhanaula is in Punjab, India, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hadiāya, about 9 km away.
Dhanaula is a town and a municipal council in Barnala district in the state of Punjab, India.
Situated 18 km west of Sangrur, Ranjit kaur Sodhi w/o Harwinder singh Sodhi is president of nagar council Dhanaula lies on the Sangrur-Barnala road. It is about 12 km from Barnala. Dhanaula was founded by Gurditta, eldestRead more
son of Taloka, in 1718 (1775 Bikrami). It was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Nabha until 1755 when Raja Hamir Singh founded Nabha town and made it the capital of the state. He also built a fort which now houses the police station of Dhanaula. A temple of Hanuman exists here. It is said that a man was digging a ditch and found an idol of Hanuman. A temple was constructed at that place, the idol was placed there, and the people began to worship it. Dhanaula is a town of temples.
A fair known as Hanuman Mela is held in this temple on every Tuesday. Dhanaula is known the wooden toys that are sold in shops on the main road to Barnala. There is also a special hospital for mentally upset patients. Dhanaula also has a name and fame due to animal fairs which are organised by Punjab government on 11th and 27th of every month. Traders across the country come here for their animal business deals. There are two main Gurudwaras, Gurudwara Ramsar Sahib and Gurudwara Pathsahi Nauvin. Gurdawara Pathsahi Nauvin is historical, and it is believed that Ninth Guru, Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib, visited Dhanaula.
In 1941, Dhanaula had a population of 9,560.
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Dhanaula is in Punjab, India, about 9 km from Hadiāya.
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- Population
- 19,920
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Punjab
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 30.2822, 75.5734
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