Banur
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Banur
Banoor, Binoor or Binor | |
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| PIN | 140601 |
| Vehicle registration | PB65 |
Banur (also transliterated as Banoor, Binoor and Binor) is a small town in the
History
During Mughal times, Banur was a sizeable town along with its neighbour Chatt. Banda Singh Bahadur marched from Lohgarh, as the Muslims of Banur used to seize cows and oxen of Hindus and slaughter them in their presence, he reduced Banur to ruins in 1709,[2] on his way to Sirhind-Fategarh.
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Demographics
In 2011, according to
Religion
The town's mosque fell during the 1990s, due to ravages of time and weather. However, Banur still has many old temples, such as Mai Banno temple,
A three-day
Banur has a very big
Banur is also diksha place of Jain saint Aatma Ram ji maharaj, who became a Jain monk under a tree in this city. Later he became Aacharya(head) of Jain shwetambar sthanakwasi shraman sangh. Many Jain monks visit this city time to time and chaturmas are held every year.
Colleges and institutes
- Chitkara University
- Industrial Training Institute
- Sanawar Model School
- Holy Mary's School
See also
- Chhatbir Zoo
- Khizergarh
References
- ^ a b c "Banur Population Census 2011". 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Sardar Banda Singh Bahadur". www.sikh-history.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.