Banga
بنگا
Village
Banga is located in Pakistan
Banga
Banga
Coordinates: 31°24′04″N 73°17′48″E / 31.401098°N 73.296533°E / 31.401098; 73.296533
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictFaisalabad
Elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Banga (Punjabi and Urdu: بانگا) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E with an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet).[1] Banga Chak is 20 km from Faisalabad and same distance from Jaranwala off Jaranwala-Faisalabad Road. It is about 133 km from provincial capital Lahore.[2] It is the birthplace of Bhagat Singh.

Attractions

Bhagat Singh was born in the village in 1907.[3] The Government of Pakistan has declared it to be a national heritage site and the Government of Punjab, India has offered help for the purchase and setting up of a world-class memorial.[4][5]

An annual memorial fair is held in the village on 23 March, which is the anniversary of Singh's death.[4]

Education

There are two high schools for both boys and girls and many private schools as well.

References

  1. ^ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Banga.html". fallingrain.com.
  2. ^ "Jaranwala to Bangay".
  3. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Education Tribune". The Tribune.
  4. ^ a b "For Bhagat Singh's memorial in Pakistan, Punjab state of India offers help". The Tribune.
  5. ^ "Bhagat Singh birth place memorial gets a face lift". The Tribune.
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