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Manuke

Coordinates: 30°40′30″N 75°27′22″E / 30.675°N 75.456°E / 30.675; 75.456
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Manuke
Town
Māṇūkē transcription(s)
Manuke is located in Punjab
Manuke
Manuke
Location in Punjab, India
Manuke is located in India
Manuke
Manuke
Manuke (India)
Coordinates: 30°40′30″N 75°27′22″E / 30.675°N 75.456°E / 30.675; 75.456
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictLudhiana
Founded byGuru Gobind Singh
Named forBaba Manuu
Government
 • TypePanchayat
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9,048
Punjabi
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
142034
Vehicle registrationPB-10

Manuke is a village on Guru Gobind Singh Marg (highway) in district Ludhiana, state of Punjab, India.[1] It is one of the largest village in Jagraon block. The world-famous Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib is situated outside the village on the west. The village is populated mostly by Sandhu families. It has two main Gurdwara's, Shivdwala, and a Maseet. One of the Gurdwaras, Patshahi Dasvee, is believed to have been visited by Guru Gobind Singh himself while he was en-route to the Lakhi Jungle.[2][3] The village has built a state of the art modern funeral home.

For education the village has 2 government primary schools, along with several English medium privately run primary schools. There are also 2 High Schools up to +2. In addition there are two ITI’s(Industrial Technical Institute). The majority of the town's inhabitants are Sikhs, but there are some Hindu, Muslim, and Christian people living there as well.

  1. ^ "Census of India 2011 - Punjab - Series 04 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Ludhiana". Census of India - Digital Library. 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Trilok Singh Artist - Guru Gobing Singh Marg". triloksinghartist.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ Gandhi, Surjit Singh (2007). "Khalsa Battles Against Mughal Imperialism". History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E. Vol. 2. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 841. ISBN 9788126908585.