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Banur

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Coordinates30.56°, 76.72°

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Overview

Banur is a small town in the Punjab state of India. It is located in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is about 22 km south of Mohali, 12 km north of Rajpura and 30 km south west of Chandigarh. It is well connected to its district Mohali and the capital City of Chandigarh. It is located on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway.

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History & geography

History

The Banur was formerly a Chhat of Taoni Rajputs before 1948. 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, on his way to Sirhind-Fategarh.

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Geography

Latitude
30.5559
Longitude
76.7173
Water area
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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,907

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
563
Avg daily Wikipedia views
19
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

Local Government Directory (India)

LGD code
609623
Population (Wikidata)
2,143
Wikidata
Q66458059

LGD code via Wikidata P5578

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  • • Wikipedia
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  • • Local Government Directory (India) — LGD code via Wikidata P5578