Lehragaga


Lehragaga is a town, municipal council, railway station, community development block, district sub-division and vidhan sabha constituency in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab near the border of Punjab and Haryana, 15 km north of Jakhal Mandi on Haryana border. It has many schools, colleges, financial institutes, and Asia's largest CBG plant named Verbio India. An adjoining village is called Gaga.

History

It is the location of Battle of Lahira between Sikhs Guru and Mughals.
Lehragaga, formerly part of the princely state of Patiala, founded by Baba Ala Singh, holds historical significance due to its association with Bhai Mani Singh. He was executed here by the Mughal rulers, prompting the construction of a Gurudwara in his memory. A fair is also held to commemorate his life, particularly his reputation for assisting the poor and needy. In that context, the Lehragaga remembered as the place of Mohan in the following couplet:
"lehro lehr samundar aye jaye jaha Mohan ka was;
''Inder barse apni rut, or Mohan charo mas..."''

Cultural and social

There is a railway station in the city that lies on Ludhiana-Hisar railway line. This line divides the city into two parts.
There is Dr B R Ambedkar Stadium in the city which has facilities like indoor badminton court, track, volleyball ground, gym etc.

Demographics

India census, Lehragaga had a population of 22,588 of which 12,003 were male, 10,585 were female and 2,710 under 6 years of age. 15,052 were literate; 8,621 males and 6,431 females.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Lehragaga city, as of 2011 census.
ReligionTotalFemaleMale
Hindu13,7296,3957,334
Sikh8,3673,9644,403
Muslim338152186
Christian502327
Jain452124
Buddhist1587
Other religions844
Not stated361818
Total22,58810,58512,003

Politics

Lehragaga is one of the 117 Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Punjab. Its constituency no. is 99. It is part of the Lehra Assembly constituency. Member of legislative assembly from Lehra constituency is Advocate Barinder Kumar Goyal from 2022 onwards.

Education

Notable nearby villages include:-