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Country
  
District
  
Local time
  
Tuesday 1:00 PM

State
  
Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Government body
  
Badrukhan

Weather
  
26°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 38% Humidity

Badrukhan is a big village about 5 km from Sangrur, the district headquarters, on Sangrur-Barnala road in Punjab, India.

Contents

Map of Badrukhan, Punjab 148001

History

The residents of five small villages, Vada Agwarh, Vichla Agwarh, Dalamwal, Dhaliwas and Thagan wali Patti, under the leadership of Pandit Badru, approached Gajpat Singh, the Maharaja of Jind, for security from dacoits. Maharaja Gajpat Singh amalgamated these villages and named it Badrukhan. In 1763, when Gajpat Singh captured the town of Jind, Badrukhan was made the capital of Jind State. He also built a fort here.

Badrukhan is believed to be the birthplace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha.

Present

The village has a Government Senior Secondary school, a 4-bedded subsidiary health center and a post office.

Notable people

  • Lt. Gen. Harbaksh Singh, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Vir Chakra
  • References

    Badrukhan Wikipedia


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