Lehragaga is a town and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indianstate of Punjab. It is near the border of Punjab and Haryana. Haryana is about 15 km from Lehragaga.
Asia's largest CBG (Compressed Bio Gas) plant named Verbio India, is in Lehragaga.
It has a railway station. In lehragaga there are many schools, colleges and financial institutes.
To distinguish it from the other Lehras in Punjab, its name had been modified with the addition of Gaga (an adjoining village). Lehragaga is a block, sub-division and vidhan-sabha constituency as well.
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 is why it is called
"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 a city of the middle-class people who have a good work ethic.
Cultural and social
Amrita open air theatre, SEABA International Public School Lehragaga Punjab With a old vintage look ,( since 1998 )Railway Station of Lehragaga, Punjab
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.
View of Dr B R ambedkar stadium
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] 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.
Population by religious groups in Lehragaga city, 2011 census[2]
Religion
Total
Female
Male
Hindu
13,729
6,395
7,334
Sikh
8,367
3,964
4,403
Muslim
338
152
186
Christian
50
23
27
Jain
45
21
24
Buddhist
15
8
7
Other religions
8
4
4
Not stated
36
18
18
Total
22,588
10,585
12,003
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.
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Academic Heights Public School khokhar Lehragaga.
Aryabhatta College of Pharmacy: Sunam Road, Lehragaga.
Babu Baghirth Lal Industrial Training Institute: Railway Road, Lehragaga.
Dr. Dev Raj D.A.V. Public School, Khai, Lehragaga
Guru Angad Dev College for Women: Lehal Khurd, Lehragaga.
Guru Gobind Singh College of Arts, Science and Commerce: Khokhar Kalan, Lehragaga.
Guru Teg Bahadur College of Education: Lehar Khurd, Lehragaga.
^ a bDISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - SANGRUR. www.censusindia.gov.in https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0319_PART_B_DCHB_SANGRUR.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Lehragaga (M Cl)
^"Government of Punjab :: Management Information system". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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