Lehragaga
| Lehragaga | |
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| City | |
 Lehragaga
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| Coordinates: 29°56′N 75°49′E / 29.94°N 75.81°E | |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 22,450 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| PIN | 148031 |
| Telephone Code | 01676 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-75 |
| Website | www.lehragaga.com |
Lehragaga is a town and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is near the border of Punjab and Haryana. Haryana is about 10 km from Lehragaga. It has a railway station. Nowadays Lehragaga is known as an education point in district Sangrur. Many educational colleges are there. Many types of educational courses can be done from here like engineering, b.ed, nursing, art and craft, etc. Baba Hira Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology (5th government college in Punjab under Punjab Technical University) is in Legragaga. This is the point of concentration for the whole town. However, Lehragaga comes in the category of backward area of Punjab but in these days, it is developing with higher rate.
The old trend of Lehragaga is changing into modern and fashionable world. Younger generation of Lehragaga town is playing an important role in the development of the Town with training institutes, colleges and web development companies establishing their offices in the town.
To distinguish it from the other Lehras in Punjab, its name had been modified with the addition of Gaga (an adjoining village).
Lehragaga was the part of the princely state of Patiala, founded by Baba Ala Singh. Barbaric Muslim rulers were assassinated by Bhai ManiSingh from this place. After that, a Gurudwara was constructed here. Here, a fair is also held to honor of the memory of Bhai mani Singh. Lehragaga was named by Mohan Garg. He was very kind to poor people; if someone had any kind of problem, then he helps them with money or other things as the person needed. That's why it's called the "lehro lehr samundar aye jaye jaha Mohan ka was inder barse apni rut or Mohan charo mas..."
Lehragaga is a religious city with a lot of temples and gurudwaras. It is the city of the middle-class people who have a good work ethic.
The railway station, Post-office and GPF in Lehragaga are famous public places for the Lehragaga people. In the morning and evening, people love to walk there and a lot of people do so. The railway station is frequently used as a park.
As of 2013[update] India census, Lehragaga had a population of 22450. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Lehragaga has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 57%. In Lehragaga, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age .
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