About my mukerian city.

Mukerian is a city located in the Hoshiarpur district of the north Indian state of Punjab. It is located north of Hargovindpur at a distance of 32 km. Perched at a height of 245 metres (803 feet) above mean sea level Mukerian is located between 31.95° North latitude and 75.62° East longitude. Strategically located on N H 1A it lies in the southeast of Gurdaspur at a distance of 24 km. The town of Pathankot lies in the north of Mukerian at a distance of 44 km. and the town of Hoshiarpur is in the southeast at a distance of 58 km. The nearest international airport is at Amritsar and the nearest railway station is the Mukerian Railway Station on the Pathankot - Jalandhar rail route of Northern Railways.

The Indian Census report, which came out in 2001 reveals that Mukerian, had a population of 21, 379. Out of it, males constitute 52% of the population and females comprises of the remaining 48%. In Mukerian, 11% of the population is less than six years of age. The Census report also states that the average literacy rate of Mukerian is 77%, which is higher than the national average literacy rate, which is 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 80% and the female literacy rate is 74%. The educational facilities available in Mukerian are responsible for such a high literacy rate.
Mukerian had a population of 21,379. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mukerian has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 74%. In Mukerian, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is an industrial hub. Mukerian has some 30 rice mills (including Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice and General Mills and Ohri Rice Mills) from which almost all the rice is exported to The Middle East and Europe. It is also a main market for the surrounding area. Chajju Ram Muni Lal Rice & Gen. Mill a well known rice mill esteblished at MUKERIAN. Although a relatively small town, Mukerian is the largest towns for about 150 villages around it. Located on JALANDHAR-PATHANKOT Road, Mukerian is a very harmonious community where people mostly belong to different sects of Hindu religion. Youngsters get very good education and Mukerians are spread through out the world. There is a very famous Sikh Gurudwara that was earlier the Fort of Maharaj Ranjit Singh's in-laws known as "Qila Atallgarh".

There are many good education centers in Mukerian. Army School in Unchi Bassi is one of the early English medium schools in the district and before the turn of new century was major hub for kids from families in the neighbouring areas. Now there are many good schools in close vicinity of Mukerian, Dashmesh Public School being at forefront of them. Affiliated to CBSE New Delhi, the school is under management of SGPC and situated 3 km from Mukerian in a village named Chack Alla Baksh.

St Augustine School (ICSE affiliated day boarding institute about 6 km from Mukerian) is known for providing a high standard of education and bringing its students to national and international level. This institution has been highly ranked. Victoria International School is one of the most famous schools in Mukerian.

Mukerian Hydel Project is the one of the biggest irrigation project in India. The Pong dam across river Beas is about 35 km from Mukerian. Mukerian is located on National Highway 1A and about 450 km north of New Delhi. Mukerian is a junction for Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Talwara and Jalandhar by road.

A "miraculous" famous Lord Shiva temple is in the village of Kathgarh/Mirthal, about 20 km from Mukerian. There is a natural Shiva ling in the temple. Shiva-Parbati "PINDIES" (the holy stone) get apart in summer & get attached in the winter season. Thousands of devotees come here for worship and prayer. Another famous temple is in the village of Dagan near Mukerian.

Mukerian falls under Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency. Many famous leaders are associated with Mukerian. The late Dr Kewal Krishan, former Speaker in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, was from Mukerian. The Chief Parliament Secretary, Mr Anuresh Shakar, is Mukerian's current representative(MLA) in Punjab Legislative Assembly. The current President of the Municipal Committee of Mukerian is komi jain. Manglesh Kumar (Judge) was one of the former Presidents.

Mukerian is renowned for the education system all around the area and the Institution making the honour of the town for good education is SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST, which is having a great reputation for its education. It has many education institution in the town. Dasmesh Public School, Dasmesh Girls College and Dasmesh Girls College are the institution by SRI GURU GOBING SINGH EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Mukerian is situated near the banks of river Beas due to which it hold a big chunk of a very fertile land which can be harvested 3 to 4 times in a year.RAHUL SHARMA Lived in mukerain.

Budhabarh, near the river Beas, is a Rajput village 18 km from Mukerian, at the boarder of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is a village of gardens. Every summer litchies, mangoes and alutcha export to different cities of India.Anglo Sanskrit School was founded by Hon'ble Philanthropist of the area Hakim Sh.Ram Sharan Ji Dass in year 1914. The institution is located on the Mukerian-Talwara road. It is at a distance of 500 metre from national highway(NH-1) & 1 km from Mukerian Railway station. The institution is providing education to near about 2000 students from First Primary up to Class Twelfth.It is recognised & Government aided institution. It is our pleasure & Honour that Ex-Minister Late Sh. B.N. Makkar , Ex-F.M & Ex-Speaker of Punjab Late Dr.Kewal Krishan have been students of this institution. This school has produced successful Doctors, Engineers. This School has been renovated by its NRI alumni Hon'ble Dr.Krishan Kant Joshi & his family. The school is providing education in Humanities & Science subjects. Mandeep Singh Student of Tenth Class stood First in Punjab in 2003 and Miss Neetu Uppal Stood First in Punjab in 10+2 class Non-Medical in 2005 . Recently three students of this School Got admission in M.B.B.S. & many more selected in Engineering, Army, Navy, Air Force B.D.S, Police & many other fields. Besides it, there are two degree colleges in the town - S.P.N COLLEGE and DASHMESH GIRLS COLLEGE.