Archaeological excavations have revealed Painted Grey Ware,[4] associated with the Vedic people of Iron Age India. Assandh is identified with ancient Āsandīvat,[4][5] a capital of the Kuru Kingdom, which was the first recorded state in Ancient India, c. 1200 BCE.[6] Historian Charles Allen has related this town and the Stupa to the Asandhiwat Kingdom from which hailed Asandhimitra, the Chief Queen (Agramahisi) of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.[7]
The ruins of more-than-2000-year-old Buddhist stupa is situated at Assandh. The stupa is 25-metre high and at least 75 metres in diameter raised on an earthen platform. It is built with the help of bricks. This stupa is bigger than the much-famous stupa at Sanchi. According to historians, bricks used to construct this stupa, having a width of more than two-feet, indicate that the history of this monument dates back to more than 2000 years.
The ruins of this structure is also known as Jarasandh ka Qila/Teela or Jarasandh ka Teela (Fort/Mound of Jarasandh) named after a character of epic Mahabharat, and forms part of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.[8]
Assandh had a large Muslim population before 1947. After the 1947, Muslims were replaced with the Sikhs and Punjabi Khatri refugee migrants from Pakistani Punjab.
Modern historyedit
Panipat was the part of District Karnal till 31 October 1989, which was upgraded as a separate District, including Assandh Tehsil of district Karnal. When the District was reformed on 1 January 1992 Assandh Tehsil was excluded from this District.
There is a Gurudwara, many Hindu Temples, a Sanatan Dharm Mandir and a Masjid also.
Demographicsedit
As of 2011 Indian Census, Assandh had a total population of 27,125, of which 14,385 were males and 12,740 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,404. The total number of literates in Assandh was 18,192, which constituted 67.1% of the population with male literacy of 70.9% and female literacy of 62.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Assandh was 76.7%, of which male literacy rate was 81.9% and female literacy rate was 70.9%. The Scheduled Castes population was 6,183. Assandh had 5081 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] India census, Assandh had a population of 22,707. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Assandh has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 15% of the population was in the 0 to 6 years age group.[10]
Politicsedit
Assandh is part of Assandh constituency of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. The following is the list of MLAs have been elected from this constituency:
^ ab"Census of India: Assandh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^(PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ abPrāci-jyotī: Digest of Indological Studies. Kurukshetra University. 1967.
^Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 177. ISBN978-0-14-341421-6.
^M Witzel, Early Sanskritization: Origin and Development of the Kuru state, EJVS vol. 1 no. 4 (1995)
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assandh, city, municipal, committee, karnal, district, state, haryana, india, south, west, karnal, cityview, town, from, stupalocation, haryana, indiashow, haryana, india, show, indiacoordinates, 72country, indiastateharyanadistrictkarnalpopulation, 2011, tota. Assandh is a city and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the state of Haryana India Assandh is 45 km south west of Karnal AssandhCityView of Assandh town from the StupaAssandhLocation in Haryana IndiaShow map of HaryanaAssandhAssandh India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 29 31 N 76 43 E 29 51 N 76 72 E 29 51 76 72Country IndiaStateHaryanaDistrictKarnalPopulation 2011 1 Total27 125Languages 2 3 SpokenHindi HaryanviTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN132039ISO 3166 codeIN HRVehicle registrationHRWebsiteharyana wbr gov wbr inSTD Code 01749 DL Code HR 40 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Assandh Stupa 1 3 Colonial era 1 4 Modern history 2 Demographics 3 Politics 4 Notable villages in Assandh Tehsil 5 ReferencesHistory editEarly history edit Archaeological excavations have revealed Painted Grey Ware 4 associated with the Vedic people of Iron Age India Assandh is identified with ancient Asandivat 4 5 a capital of the Kuru Kingdom which was the first recorded state in Ancient India c 1200 BCE 6 Historian Charles Allen has related this town and the Stupa to the Asandhiwat Kingdom from which hailed Asandhimitra the Chief Queen Agramahisi of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka 7 Assandh Stupa edit See also Bodh Stupa Topra Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Haryana Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India and Buddhist pilgrimage sites The ruins of more than 2000 year old Buddhist stupa is situated at Assandh The stupa is 25 metre high and at least 75 metres in diameter raised on an earthen platform It is built with the help of bricks This stupa is bigger than the much famous stupa at Sanchi According to historians bricks used to construct this stupa having a width of more than two feet indicate that the history of this monument dates back to more than 2000 years The ruins of this structure is also known as Jarasandh ka Qila Teela or Jarasandh ka Teela Fort Mound of Jarasandh named after a character of epic Mahabharat and forms part of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra 8 According to Archaeological Survey of India this is a Kushan stupa belongs to Kushan period 9 Colonial era edit Assandh had a large Muslim population before 1947 After the 1947 Muslims were replaced with the Sikhs and Punjabi Khatri refugee migrants from Pakistani Punjab Modern history edit Panipat was the part of District Karnal till 31 October 1989 which was upgraded as a separate District including Assandh Tehsil of district Karnal When the District was reformed on 1 January 1992 Assandh Tehsil was excluded from this District There is a Gurudwara many Hindu Temples a Sanatan Dharm Mandir and a Masjid also Demographics editAs of 2011 Indian Census Assandh had a total population of 27 125 of which 14 385 were males and 12 740 were females Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3 404 The total number of literates in Assandh was 18 192 which constituted 67 1 of the population with male literacy of 70 9 and female literacy of 62 7 The effective literacy rate of 7 population of Assandh was 76 7 of which male literacy rate was 81 9 and female literacy rate was 70 9 The Scheduled Castes population was 6 183 Assandh had 5081 households in 2011 1 As of 2001 update India census Assandh had a population of 22 707 Males constitute 53 of the population and females 47 Assandh has an average literacy rate of 62 higher than the national average of 59 5 with 58 of the males and 42 of females literate 15 of the population was in the 0 to 6 years age group 10 Politics editAssandh is part of Assandh constituency of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha The following is the list of MLAs have been elected from this constituency 1952 Kasturi Lal INC 1977 Jogi Ram JNP 1982 Manphool Singh LKD 1987 Manphool Singh LKD 1991 Krishan Lal Panwar JP 1996 Krishan Lal Panwar SAP 2000 Krishan Lal Panwar INLD 2005 Raj Rani Poonam INC 2009 Pt Zile Ram Sharma INC 2014 Sardar Bakhshish Singh Virk BJP 2019 Shamsher Singh Gogi INCNotable villages in Assandh Tehsil editGangatheri Jabhala Kheri Naru Uplana Rahara Rangrutti Khera Salwan AgondReferences edit a b Census of India Assandh www censusindia gov in Retrieved 9 October 2019 Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities 52nd report July 2014 to June 2015 PDF Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities Ministry of Minority Affairs Government of India p 24 Archived from the original PDF on 15 November 2016 Retrieved 25 June 2019 IANS 28 January 2010 Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi Hindustan Times Retrieved 25 June 2019 a b Praci jyoti Digest of Indological Studies Kurukshetra University 1967 Roshen Dalal 2010 Hinduism An Alphabetical Guide Penguin Books India p 177 ISBN 978 0 14 341421 6 M Witzel Early Sanskritization Origin and Development of the Kuru state EJVS vol 1 no 4 1995 Allen Charles 2012 16 Ashoka The Search for India s Lost Emperor Hachette UK ISBN 978 1408703885 Kurukshetra map kurukshetra nic in Archived from the original on 25 June 2016 Retrieved 24 July 2016 List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Haryana Archaeological Survey of India Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 14 November 2017 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Assandh amp oldid 1184256158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
