Ellenabad

Ellenabad, previously known as Kharial,[1] is a city with a municipal committee, near Sirsa City in the Sirsa district of the state of Haryana, India. It is located on the south bank of the Ghaggar River and serves as a port of entry into the state of Haryana from the Rajasthan side. The Ellenabad city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years As of 2023, the city has an estimated population of more than 50,000. Ellenabad Municipal Committee has total administration over 6,810 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ellenabad
ऐलनाबाद
Kharial
Nickname: 
खड़ियाल
Ellenabad is located in Haryana
Ellenabad
Ellenabad
Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 29.45°N 74.65°E / 29.45; 74.65
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictSirsa
Founded byRobert Hutch
Named forEllena
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipal committee of Ellenabad
Area
  Total10.88 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total44,452
  Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
DemonymEllenabadi
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Haryanvi,Bagri,Punjabi,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125102
Telephone code01698
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 44
Sex ratio1000/884 /

It is a constituency of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. The current MLA is Abhay Singh Chautala.[2][3]

Etymology

Ellenabad was founded by Robert Hutch, the Commissioner of Hisar during the British Raj, whose wife gave birth to a child in the area. The story is that Robert Hutch was the Commissioner of Hisar and his wife Madam Ellena was very fond of hunting. Because the land around Kharial was very grassy with many kinds of animals, madam Ellena always went there for hunting. Once she came here with her companions. She was pregnant. While hunting she started suffering from delivery pains. Then her companions took her to Kharial. The people of Kharial served her like their own relative. Madam Ellena got healthy. When she went to Hisar she asked her husband to do something for Kharial's people. Then Mr. Robert Hutch founded a town on the south bank of the Ghaghar river, and named it Ellenabad after the name of his wife.[4]

Transport

Ellenabad is well connected by railways on the Sriganganagar-Sadulpur railway line.[5] It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Hanumangarh and 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Sadulpur. It is planned to be connected to Sirsa and Sardarshahar by train. Ellenabad is situated on state highway number 23 and is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Sirsa, the district headquarters. Haryana Roadways is the main transport for travelling. Also, there are daily night bus services for Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur and Haridwar. Ellenabad also administrates small villages like Kashi ram ka Bass ,Mithanpura, Kishanpura, Karamshana, Dhani Sheran under its greater extended urban region.

Demographics

The Ellenabad Municipal Committee has a population of 36,623 of which 19,441 are males while 17,182 are females, as per a report released by Census India 2011. The population of Children in the range of 0 to 6 years is 4478, which is 12.23% of the total population of Ellenabad (MC). The estimated population for 2020 is between 122,092 and 154,218.[6] In Ellenabad Municipal Committee, the Female Sex Ratio is 884 against the state average of 879. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Ellenabad is around 862 compared to the Haryana state average of 834. The literacy rate of Ellenabad city is 75.19%; lower than the state average of 75.55%. In Ellenabad, Male literacy is 81.80% while the female literacy is 67.75%. The next census evaluation by the Ellenbad Municipal Committee is set to take place in 2021.

Ellenabad has a majority Hindu population, with a significant minority of Sikhs and small Muslim and Christian communities.

Ellenabad Religion Data 2011

Town Population Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Others Not Stated
Ellenabad 36,623 84.06% 1.88% 0.29% 13.66% 0.01% 0.05% 0.02% 0.03%

Economy

Ellenabad's primary source of income is agriculture. Its grain market provides support to farmers from surrounding villages and daily trains connect Ellenabad to Mumbai, Jaipur, and Sri Ganganagar.

Education

Ellenabad city is extremely backward in education. Despite the passage of a quarter of the twenty-first century, there is no government graduate college here. There are only 2 government schools for higher secondary education in the city.

Sarvpalli Public School, Nachiketan Public School Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan, Nachiketan Model school are the quality education institute. The other most notable schools in the city are Satluj Public School, Sir Chhotu Ram Jat Senior Secondary School, Nivedita ,[7][8] Sarvpalli Public School, Ch. Harpal Singh Convent School (H.C.S.),[9] Satluj Public School.[10] These are well known for their English and Mathematics departments.

Health care

Nearby hospitals include the Civil Hospital, Janta Hospital, Gupta nursing and maternity home, Jain Hospital, Shri Nursing Home, CMC Hospital, Bansal Hospital, Pareek Hospital, Singla Hospital, Shubham Hospital, a pediatric hospital, Chaudhary jholachaapHospital, City Eye Jholachaap hospital and many others.[11]

References

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  2. "Population of Ellenabad". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  3. "Sudden showers dampen Sirsa farmers' crop set for purchase". Hindustan Times. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. "Glorious History of Ellenabad". Ellenabad.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. "Railway Maps of India". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. "Ellenabad Population (2019/2020), Tehsil Villages List in Sirsa, Haryana". www.indiagrowing.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan". Facebook. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. Sarvodaya, Blogspot. "Sarvodaya Shiksha Sadan". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. "Welcome to Ch. Harpal singh convent senior secondary school | No. 1 school in Ellenabad". Hcsellenabad.com. 4 April 1994. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  10. http://satlujpublicschool.org/. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Url:- https://web.archive.org/web/20120114155501/http://sirsa.gov.in/htfiles/institutions.html | Title=Official Website of the Sirsa District
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