Barnala
Sign in to saveBarnala is a city and the administrative headquarters of Barnala district in the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Malwa region, it serves as a key agricultural and trading hub, surrounded by fertile plains. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 116,449, while the district's population was 595,527. Estimates for 2024 project the district population at approximately 839,694, reflecting steady growth driven by rural-urban migration and agricultural prosperity. The city is renowned for its role in Punjab's textile and agro-machinery industries, earning it the nickname "Manchest
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Place details
- Locality
- Barnala
- Region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Population
- 116,449
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Barnala
- Settlement.native_name
- (Punjabi)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Punjab#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Punjab, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Barnala
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Barnala district
- Area
- +26
- Elevation
- +227
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Barnala district
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Barnala is a city and the administrative headquarters of Barnala district in the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Malwa region, it serves as a key agricultural and trading hub, surrounded by fertile plains. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 116,449, while the district's population was 595,527. Estimates for 2024 project the district population at approximately 839,694, reflecting steady growth driven by rural-urban migration and agricultural prosperity. The city is renowned for its role in Punjab's textile and agro-machinery industries, earning it the nickname "Manchester of Punjab" due to its textile mills. Barnala district was carved out of Sangrur district on 19 November 2006, making it Punjab's 23rd district at the time.
== Etymology == The name "Barnala" has multiple proposed origins. One theory suggests it derives from the local term Vaaran (storm), reflecting the region's historical weather patterns, evolving into Barnala. Another links it to a stepwell (Baahuli) near a fort built by Baba Ala Singh and Baba Anahat Khan, pronounced as Baain in the Malwai dialect, becoming Baain Wala or Barnala. The most accepted narrative credits Baba Ala Singh, an 18th-century Sikh warrior, who named the settlement after himself upon establishing it as his capital in 1775.