Sunam
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Sunam Sunam Udham Singh Wala |
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 Sunam
Sunam
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| Coordinates: 30°08′N 75°48′E / 30.13°N 75.8°ECoordinates: 30°08′N 75°48′E / 30.13°N 75.8°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 124,590 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | PB 44 |
| Website |
www.sunamhelpline.com www.bhaimoolchand.com |
www.sunamhelpline.com
Sunam is a city and a municipality in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sunam means the name with a good reputation. According to old people of sunam, sunam derived its name from tsunami which means structure like hump of camel. This city is the birthplace of Shaheed Udham Singh.
Sunam is located at 30°08′N 75°48′E / 30.13°N 75.8°E. It has an average elevation of 231 metres (757 feet. Sunam falls under the district of Sangrur.
As of 2011[update] India census, Sunam had a population of 334,641. Males constitute 53.3% of the population and females 46.7%. Sunam has an average literacy rate of 75.6%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 79.6%, and female literacy is 71%. In Sunam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sunam is the birthplace of Shahid Udham Singh, who shot former British Indian governor Michael O'Dwyer in revenge for his support of the notorious Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
This is one place in Sunam where people from all religions/communities come to pay homage to a great saint of 17th Century. Descendants of his legacy are known as 'Bhaike' as they all are from a small village near Sunam named 'Bhai Ki Pishour'.Once every year they congregate in this ancestral village naned ' chhajjli' app. 25 km from Sunam, of theirs in a social gathering known as 'Babe Mitti'.Now some of them are settled in Sunam mostly known by their surname 'Moudgil Joshi'. This is by far the most visited place in Sunam.
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