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| Coordinates | 29°25′N 76°40′E / 29.42°N 76.67°E | ||
| Country |  India |
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| State | Haryana | ||
| District(s) | Jind | ||
| Population | 27,542 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | ||
| Area • Elevation |
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Safidon is a city and a municipal committee in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Geography & History
Safidon is located at 29°25′N 76°40′E / 29.42°N 76.67°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 221 metres (725 feet).Safidon is the center of panipat and jind. The town is the headquarters of the tahsil of the same name & is situated on the bank of the Hansi branch of the Western Jumna Canal, 35 kilometres North-East of Jind.Safidon Sub-Division comprises Safidon tehsil & Sub-Tehsil Pillukhera.There are 71 villages under safidon tehsil.Safidon is the constituency no.50 of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. It is located on the panipat-jind railway line.
>LIST OF CANDIDATES(MLA's) WHO WON SAFIDON SEAT IN HARYANA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS:< Year 2009-Kali Ram Patwari,, Year 2005-Bachan Singh Arya,, Year 2000-Ram Phal,, Year 1996-Ram Phal,, Year 1991-Bachan Singh,, Year 1987-Sardul Singh,, Year 1982-Kundan Lal,, Year 1977-Ram Krishan.
>HISTORY<: The place is possibly the site of Sarpadevi or Sarpidadhi referred in Mahabharta and Vamna Puran. It is associated with snake sacrifice of Janamejaya son of Parikshit. The latter lost his life in the struggle against the Nagas of Taxile, which was later avenged by his son Janamejaya, symbolised in the epic tradition of Sarpasastra (snake sacrifice) which possibly took place at Sarpadevi. There are three ancient temples and tirthas of Negesvara Mahadeva, Nagadamni Devi and Nagashetra.
The area was first occupied by a pre-Harappan Chalcolitic agricultural community whose pottery has been recovered from a number of places such as Anta, Morkhi, Beri Khera near Safidon.
Tughluq Firoz (A.D. 1351-1388);in 1355-56 brought water to the thirsty soil of this area. He took out a canal from the Yamuna which entered the district at Anta, and thence flowing through the present Jind tahsil from east to west in the line of the old Chutang nadi past the town of Safidon and Jind, reached up to Hisar.
Firoz also made some administrative changes here. He created a separate Iqta of Safidon; and placed the entire area of the present district under its Mukta, Yalkhan, a trusted noble. He also changed the name of Safidon to Tughluqpur.
After Firoz’s death (A.D. 1388),the district felt the full force of those deadly discords which rent the Delhi Sultanate.Safidon and Jind slipped out of the hands of the Tughluqs.
Timur launched a fierce attack on northern India in A.D. 1398. He entered Haryana from Punjab side.Fortunately, the district of Jind did not suffer much at his hands; during his march from Kaithal to Panipat he touched only the outskirts of the district except for a short distance of a few kilometres from Moana (a small village)to Safidon and a little beyond. The inhabitants of these places ran away before his advent and the invader could not lay his hands on any thing except for burning the fort of Safidon.
Gajpat Singh, a great grandson of Phul, the founder of the Phulkian Misl, one of the 12 confederacies of the Sikhs in the 18th century took advantage of the above situation. He took part in the attack of the Sikhs on the province of Sirhind in 1763 in which Zain Khan, The Afghan governor of the province was killed. Gajpat Singh occupied a large tract of the country including Jind and Safidon as his share of the spoil.
During the reorganization of the Punjab in 1966, the Sangrur district was bifurcated and Jind and Narwana tahsils were allocated to Haryana and were constituted into Jind district. The Jind tahsil was bifurcated into two tahsils of Jind and Safidon in 1967. In January 1973,5 villages of Kaithal tahsil were transferred to Safidon tahsil .
DISTANCE FROM OTHER CITIES:- New Delhi: 11O Kms.; Panipat: 30 Kms.; Jind: 30 Kms.; Karnal: 60 Kms.; Chandigarh: 190 Kms.; Ambala: 150 Kms.
Demographics & About Safidon
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Safidon had a population of 30,542. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Safidon has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 58%. In Safidon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Safidon has an evenly distributed Hindu & Sikh population, with small Muslim and Christian communities.
Nowadays, Safidon is growing as a major paddy hub in India with major exports of the Famous Basmati Rice all over world.
Safidon is well connected by rail and road services to panipat,jind,rohtak,delhi,chandigarh.Safidon is the sub-depot of the Haryana Roadways(Haryana state transport). Safidon is also one of the C.R.T's i.e Container rail terminal of the Container Corporation of India(concor).A new 88 km. railway line between Sonipat-Safidon-Jind is coming up.
Recently,the town has seen many developments in terms of infrastructure and services, the real estate prices in the city have soared. It is the one of the most upcoming cities in the entire region. All mobile networks and services available:Cellone,Airtel,Vodafone,Idea,Reliance,Tata Indicom,Virgin mobile,Tata Docomo,Aircel.
There are many clubs where families socialize, like, Lions Club, Jaycees club, Rotary club, Bharat vikas parishad etc..
>TOURIST PLACES IN & NEAR SAFIDON<:
>SAFIDON FORT<:The fort was built by the rulers of the erstwhile Jind estate around 1772 A.D,.to provide infrastructure for defence and safety purposes.Here, while the sidewalls have survived, the internal parts got damaged extensively. Nearly all tower posts have been lost. The fort now houses police station. The interesting thing about the fort, as per the experts, is the quality of the bricks used. Known as “lakhori” bricks, it is claimed that these were used in most of the forts and palaces built during the Mogul era. The building is now under the control of the local municipal committee, which has hardly cared about its preservation.
1.Nagakshetra temple: Oldest temple in the city. 2.Dasasvamedha tirtha-It lies at village Didwara in Safidon tahsil, 13 kilometres north of Safidon. Bathing here with devotion is considered to have the merit of ten Asvamedha Sacrifices. 3.Aruna tirtha-It lies at village Anta, 6 kilometres south of Safidon. It finds mention in the Mahabharta. 4.Panchanada-It lies at village Hat, about 10 kilometres south west of Safidon. The creation of this tirtha is attributed to Rudra. Inhabited by the gods, Panchanada tirtha is considered the remover of all sins. 5.Parasara tank and a brick temple of Mahadeva at Paju Kalan (5 kilometres north-west of Safidon. 6.Suraj Kund built in honour of Sun God at Kalwa (15 kilometres south-west of Safidon). 7.Temple of Mahadeva at Barod (5.5 kilometres north-east of Safidon). 8.A tank named after the Vedic sage Vasishtha at Budha Khera (12 kilometres north-west of Safidon ).
>WELL KNOWN SCHOOLS IN THE CITY<: 1.Kaliram D.A.V Public School 2.Saraswati Vidya Mandir 3.Govt. School (Boys & Girls) 4.BRSK International School 5.Isckon public school 6.Pioneer High School 7.Modern Public School 8.Haryana high school 9.B.S.M.M School 10. Gyan joti high school
>COLLEGES<: 1.Govt. College, Safidon 2.PDM college of engineering & technology 3.METIS college
>INDUSTRY<: 1. Rice processing industry 2. Poultry 3. Medical 4. Paper
>NATIONAL BANKS IN SAFIDON<: 1.State Bank Of India 2.State Bank Of Patiala 3.Punjab National Bank 4.HDFC Bank 5.Oriental Bank Of Commerce 6.Allahabad bank 7.Central Bank of India Coming soon bank -: Canara Bank,ICICI Bank
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References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Safidon
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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