Banga, Pakistan

This article is about the village in Pakistan. For the city in India, see Banga, India.

Banga
بنگا
Village
Banga is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Banga
Banga
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 located at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E at 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 the provincial capital Lahore.[2] Banga is the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Attractions

Bhagat Singh was born in the village in 1907.[3] The Government of Pakistan has declared it a national heritage site and the Government of Indian Punjab had also offered help to set up a memorial.[4][5]

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

Education

There are two public high schools, one each for 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.