Tarn Taran Sahib

Tarn Taran Sahib is a city in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Tarn Taran district. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, a prominent Sikh shrine, is located in the central part of the city.

Tarn Taran Sahib
City
clockwise from top: Gurdwara Tarn Taran Sahib, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gate.
Tarn Taran Sahib Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31.4491°N 74.9205°E / 31.4491; 74.9205
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Founded by	Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Area
• Total	70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	500.5 m (1,642.1 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	66,847
• Rank	3th In Punjab
Demonym	Tarn Tarn Sahib Wale
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	143401
Telephone code	[phone]
Vehicle registration	PB-46
Sex ratio	764[2] ♂/♀
Website	www.darbarsahibtarntarn.com

History

Tarn Taran Sahib was founded under Mughal rule by Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), the fifth Sikh Guru.

Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006.

Gurdwara Reform Movement

Main article: Akali movement

As the Gurdwara reform movement got under way, the control of the sacred shrines passed to a representative body of the Sikhs, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, on 27 January 1921. A leper asylum established by Guru Arjan Dev was ignored by the clergy after the abrogation of Sikh sovereignty, and taken over in 1858 by Christian missionaries.^[3]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] Indian census,^[4] Tarn Taran Sahib had a population of 66,847. Males constituted 52.3% of the population, and females 47.7%. Tarn Taran has an average literacy rate of 79.33%, higher than the state average of 75.84%: male literacy was 82.39%, and female literacy was 76%. In Tarn Taran Sahib, 11.2% of the population was under 6 years of age and 15% is elderly. 3% of its residents have settled abroad.

Religion

Religion in Tarn Taran (2011)^[5]

1. Sikhism (75.7%)
2. Hinduism (23.2%)
3. Christianity (0.7%)
4. Islam (0.3%)
5. Others (0.1%)

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Taran Taran city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Tarn Taran city, 2011 census^[6]

Religion	Total	Female	Male	Gender ratio
Sikh	75,584	31,232	33,352	919
Hindu	15,499	7,305	8,194	891
Christian	488	230	258	891
Muslim	202	92	110	836
Buddhist	16	8	8	1000
Jain	10	5	5	1000
Other religions	7	2	5	400
Not stated	41	22	19	1157
Total	91,847	31,896	34,951	912

Politics

The city is part of the Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency. Kashmir Singh Sohal from Aam Admi Party is the MLA elected in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.^[7]

Economy

Industry

It is the site of the Goindwal Sahib Power Plant.

Government and politics

Tarn Taran Sahib is situated near the Amritsar district. It sends one elected representative to the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament), one member to the State Legislative Assembly and two members to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) at Amritsar. It is the headquarters of Tarn Taran district. It is a municipal council with 19 wards. The district borders Doaba, Malwa Belt and Pakistan.

Notable people

• Baba Deep Singh, Sikh leader
• Baba Gurdit Singh, of the SS Komagata Maru incident
• Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina, soldier
• Bhai Maha Singh, Sikh leader
• Dara Singh, wrestler
• Deepak Dhawan communist leader
• Gurdial Singh Dhillon, politician
• Gurpreet Singh (shooter)
• M. S. Gill, politician
• Mai Bhago, soldier
• Pratap Singh Kairon, politician
• Krishan Kant politician
• Surender Mohan Pathak, novelist
• Teja Singh Samundri, temple administrator
• Baghel Singh, who occupied Delhi
• Sohan Singh Bhakna, politician
• Gurbaksh Chahal, businessman
• Prem Dhillon, singer
• Jordan Sandhu, singer
• Paintal, actor