42-527: (Redirected from Apra ) APRA or Apra may refer to: Places [ edit ] Apra, Punjab , a census town city in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India Apra Harbor , the main port of Guam Acronyms [ edit ] American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana), a Peruvian political party American Privacy Rights Act , proposed data privacy legislation in
84-400: A dedicated freight track between Ludhiana and Kolkata. Ludhiana is connected with other cities of Punjab and also with other states by bus service. Major national highways NH 44 , NH 5 (old NH1 , NH95 respectively) and state highway SH 11 connect to the city. The transportation services are provided by the state owned Punjab Roadways and private bus operators. Ludhiana is served by
126-534: A drastic change in the past few years, with the mercury rising and the rainfall decreasing each year. January is recorded as the coolest month and June as warmest month. Apra, Punjab on Facebook Ludhiana Ludhiana ( Punjabi: [lʊ́d̪ɪˈäːɳäː] ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Punjab . The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census and distributed over 310 km (120 sq mi), making Ludhiana
168-702: A growing IT sector with multiple software services and product companies having development centers in the city. In April 2021, BizMerlinHR, a HR management software firm with development center in Ludhiana was awarded Cool Vendor in HCM for 2021 by industry analyst Gartner. Ludhiana was home to the Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association . LSE was situated on NH95 (Chandigarh-Ferozepur Highway) in Feroze Gandhi market near Mini Secretariat Ludhiana. The association
210-614: A population of 111,639 with Muslims being the majority with 62.9%. The Hindus were 31.1% and Sikhs 4.7%. It changed post-partition with a drastic reduction in Muslim percentage and simultaneous increase in Hindu and Sikh population, owing to migration of people between West and East Punjab. Languages spoken across Ludhiana city (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 67.00% of the population spoke Punjabi , 29.24% Hindi and 1.35% Bhojpuri as their first language. Ludhiana Municipal Corporation
252-506: A primary with upper primary and secondary/higher secondary school established in 1932. The schools provide mid-day meal prepared on the school premises as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and also provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act . The town also has a private aided Punjabi medium, primary with upper primary and secondary/higher secondary school (MG Arya Kanya Pathshala Senior Secondary School). The school
294-608: Is 944 compared to the state average of 895. Child sex ratio is approximately 824 as compared to Punjab state average of 846. The majority of the residents in the town follow Hinduism which is 76.77% (4804) against the total population of Apra and the second largest majority is Sikhism which is 18.68% (1,044). Most of the people are from Schedule Caste (SC) which constitutes 42.28% of total population in Apra. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population so far. 2,083 people were engaged in work or business activity out of
336-751: Is Asia's largest hub for bicycle manufacturing and produces more than 50% of India's bicycle production each year. Ludhiana produces 60% of India's tractor parts and a large portion of auto and two-wheeler parts. Many parts used in German cars such as Mercedes and BMW are exclusively produced in Ludhiana to satisfy the world requirement. It is one of the largest manufacturer of domestic sewing machines. Hand tools and industrial equipment are other specialties. Ludhiana contribute most to Punjab than any other city. The apparel industry of Ludhiana, popularly known as Ludhiana hosiery industry provides employment to numerous people and produces India's largest share of winter clothing. It
378-536: Is a census town in Phillaur Tehsil in Jalandhar district of Punjab State , India. The town is known for gold jewelry and paddy crops which are produced in large amounts. It is located 46 kilometres (29 mi) towards East from Jalandhar , 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Phillaur and 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Chandigarh . Apra is the largest town as compared to other surrounding villages and has
420-417: Is a census town in Jalandhar district , Punjab . As of 2011, Apra had a population of 6,258 of which 3,219 (51.4%) are males and 3,039 (48.6%) are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. Literacy rate of Apra is 82.86%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 664 which is 10.61% of total population of Apra, and female sex ratio
462-556: Is also very popular in the city. Zoomcar provides cars for self-drive car rental in the city. Ludhiana has 363 senior secondary, 367 high, 324 middle, 1129 primary, and pre-primary recognised Schools, with a total of 398,770 students. Most of these schools are either run by the ICSE Central Board of Secondary Education or by Punjab School Education Board . Prominent schools in Ludhiana includes R.S. Model Senior Secondary School and Wylie Memorial High School. Ludhiana
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#1732856019213504-570: Is especially known for its woollen sweaters and cotton T-shirts with the majority of India's woollen clothing brands being based here. Ludhiana is also famous for its industry of shawls and stoles and satisfies the demand of major domestic and international brands. As a result of its dominance in the textile industry it is often dubbed as the Manchester of India. Ludhiana is now sourcing production to major corporate brands all over India. Cloths manufactured here sell in big brand showrooms. Ludhiana also has
546-653: Is held annually in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana. Competitions are held for rural sports, including gatka , bullock cart races, trolley races, kabaddi, loading unloading trucks and acrobatics. A skating rink is situated in Leisure Valley, Sarabha Nagar. Ludhiana is well connected by road and rail as Ludhiana railway station is on the main Delhi-Amritsar route, and is an important railway junction with lines going to Jalandhar , Ferozepur , Dhuri , and Delhi . The city
588-878: Is home to the largest agricultural university in Asia and one of the largest in the world, Punjab Agricultural University . The College of Veterinary Sciences at PAU was recently upgraded to the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU). GADVASU was established at Ludhiana by an act of the Punjab Legislature No. 16 of 2005 notified in the Punjab Government Gazette on 9 August 2005 and it started functioning 21 April 2006 for promoting livestock production, health and prevention of disease through integrated teaching, research and extension programmes. Christian Medical College, Ludhiana ,
630-782: Is now defunct. Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana hosts a number of sporting events including athletics, football, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, kabaddi , table tennis, volleyball, as well as other indoor games. Kabaddi world cup finals have been played twice in Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana. The stadium often hosts high-profile Kabaddi matches. Various competitions like finals of National Games Football Matches (2001) and I-League matches of clubs like Minerva Punjab FC (now RoundGlass Punjab Football Club) have been played in Guru Nanak Stadium. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as Rural Olympics Games,
672-593: Is the nearest International Airport to Ludhiana. Other nearby airports are Adampur Airport in Jalandhar and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar . Ludhiana Junction railway station is connected to other metro cities. It also has Sahnewal , Doraha , Qila Raipur railway stations which serve cargo and passenger trains. Vande Bharat Express has a stop at Ludhiana junction on its New Delhi (NDLS) - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) route. City bus service has been cancelled. Moving around inside
714-553: Is the urban local civic body in the city. The city is part of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency . The assembly constituencies in the city are: The World Bank ranked Ludhiana as the city in India with the best business environment in 2009 and 2013. The riches are brought mostly by small-scale industrial units, which produce industrial goods, machine parts, auto parts, household appliances, hosiery, apparel, and garments. Ludhiana
756-528: Is very well connected with daily or weekly trains to most places in India including the major cities of Jammu , Amritsar , Jalandhar , Patiala , Pathankot , Kanpur , Jaipur , Ajmer , Chandigarh , Ambala , Panipat , Delhi , Pune , Mumbai , Indore , Bhopal , Lucknow , Ahmadabad , Nagpur , Ayodhya , Nanded , Patna , and Kolkata . For administrative reasons the station is under Ferozepur Railway Division . The railway line between Ludhiana and Chandigarh opened in 2013. The government has even passed
798-441: The 2011 census , Ludhiana had a population of 1,618,879. The literacy rate was 86.50 per cent, and the population consisted of 950,123 males and 743,530 females. With around 66% adherents according to 2011 Indian Census , Hinduism is the predominant religion of Ludhiana, followed by Sikhism with 29% of the population. Islam is followed by 2.8% and Christianity by less than 1%. Prior to India's partition , Ludhiana had
840-568: The Delhi Sultanate . The ruling sultan, Sikandar Lodhi , dispatched two ruling chiefs, Yusuf Khan and Nihad Khan, to re-assert Lodhi control. The two men camped at the site of present Ludhiana, which was then a village called Mir Hota. Yusuf Khan crossed the Sutlej and established Sultanpur , while Nihad Khan founded Ludhiana on the site of Mir Hota. The name was originally Lodhi-ana ", meaning "Lodhi town", which has since shifted from "Lodiana" to
882-537: The Köppen climate classification , although bordering on a hot semi-arid climate ( BSh ), with three defined seasons; summer, monsoon and winter. Ludhiana on an average sees roughly 809.3 millimetres (31.86 in) of precipitation annually. The official weather station for the city is in the compound of the Civil Surgeon's Office to the west of Ludhiana. Weather records here date back to 1 August 1868. Ludhiana has one of
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#1732856019213924-521: The 48th position among the top 100 smart cities , and the city has been ranked as one of the easiest cities in India for business according to the World Bank . During the period of Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate , a fort was built at modern day Ludhiana. It was captured by Raja Jasrat during his 1421–22 campaign in Punjab. Later, Ludhiana was founded in 1480 by members of the ruling Lodhi dynasty of
966-658: The Just Ruler , or Angkatan Perang Ratu Adil, a pro-Dutch militia and private army established during the Indonesian National Revolution Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum (Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum), a university in Rome Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title APRA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
1008-614: The New City. The new city primarily consists of the Civil Lines area which was historically known as the residential and official quarters of the colonial British encampment. The land dips steeply to the north and the west where, before 1785, the river Sutlej ran. The Old Fort was at the banks of the Sutlej (and now houses the College of Textile Engineering). Legend has it that a tunnel connects it to
1050-541: The Punjab National Bank, the State Bank of India. It also has the branch a co-operative bank, called Jalandhar central co-operative bank. There are a number of festivals and fairs people celebrate in Apra which has taken a semi-secular meaning and are regarded as cultural festivals by people of all religions. The following is a list of festivals and fairs celebrated annually: Religion in Apra, Punjab (2011) Apra
1092-569: The United States Apra (foundation) , an Abkhazian political organization APRA AMCOS , comprising the Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society APRA Awards (Australia) , Australian music awards APRA Awards (New Zealand) , New Zealand music awards Australian Professional Rodeo Association Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Legion of
1134-458: The capacity to hold three to six passengers. It can be hired individually or on a sharing basis. The auto rickshaws are easily available at every major place, including the interstate bus terminal and the railway station at a nominal fare which varies from ₨ 10 to ₨ 30. Jugnoo, an on demand auto rickshaw application launched its operations in February 2015 to provide low cost, reliable, 24×7 service to
1176-400: The citizens of Ludhiana. Cycle rickshaws are widely used in Ludhiana. The rickshaw or tricycle is pulled by a person and is a relatively cheap way of travelling in the city, but has become pricey after the autos have been scrapped. Radio taxis are also easily available. This is the most used means of transport by the people of Ludhiana. Ola Cabs launched in the city on 7 October 2014. Uber
1218-407: The city is done mostly by auto-rickshaws, and cycle rickshaws , while latest Ludhiana BRTS was planned to be constructed but due to lack of funds allotted and weak planning and management the project too has been scrapped by the government thus worsening the traffic problems in the industrial city. The Auto rickshaw is a three-wheel drive vehicle, which is one way to travel in the city. They have
1260-529: The city-based Sahnewal Airport (( IATA : LUH , ICAO : VILD )), also known as Ludhiana Airport. It is located near the town of Sahnewal , 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road . The airport is spread over more than 130 acres (53 ha). The current airport arrival/departure halls can accommodate 40 passengers. A new airport in Ludhiana is coming up at Halwara Air Force Station with work under progress. Chandigarh Airport
1302-468: The first medical school for women in Asia, was founded by Dame Edith Mary Brown in 1894. Christian Medical College is a major and reputed tertiary care hospital in India, also the location of the world's first face transplant. Dayanand Medical College and Hospital is another tertiary care teaching hospital in Ludhiana. Both these institutions are recognised by the Medical Council of India . The college
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1344-496: The fort in Phillaur – although why this should be is debatable, as the Sutlej was the traditional dividing line between the principalities, often occupied by enemy forces (see History section). The ground is of yellow sandstone and granite, forming small hillocks, plateaus and dips. The tree of largest natural extraction was the kikar, or Acacia Indica , but has been supplanted by the eucalyptus, transplanted from rural Australia in
1386-678: The late 1950s by the Chief Minister Partap Singh Kairon . Gulmohars and jacarandas were planted by the British along the avenues of Civil Lines, as were other flowering trees, while the Old City contains almost no vegetation or parks, except for a few isolated pipal trees, holy to the Hindus, as it is supposed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. Ludhiana features a relatively dry monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Cwa ) under
1428-443: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=APRA&oldid=1250846966 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Apra, Punjab Apra , also known as The Golden City Apra ,
1470-421: The main marketplace. The town is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village. The nearest train station is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away in Phillaur , nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 142.5 kilometres (88.5 mi) away in Amritsar . The town is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) far from Phillaur and situated on
1512-457: The main road which connects Phillaur to Banga. The town is famous for gold jewellery and imported goods. Azad Gate is an important historical building which was built in 1950. Ram Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, and Bhai Mehar-Chand Ji Temple are Hindu temples. Sachidanand Ji Ashram, Peer Baba Ji, Darbar Baba Sheikh Nasira Ji (Khangah) and Gurudwara Shri Kalgidhar Sahib are religious sites. Apra has nine banks, including Kotak Mahindra Bank,
1554-457: The most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of Northern India , referred to as "India's Manchester " by the BBC. It is also known as the commercial capital of Punjab. It stands on the old bank of Sutlej River , that is now 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the south of its present course. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has placed Ludhiana on
1596-548: The present form of Ludhiana. The Lodhi Fort , or " Purana Qila ", is the only surviving structure in the city from this period; located in the neighbourhood of Fatehgarh , it was well-maintained under Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013. The Semi Centennial Celebration of the American Presbyterian Lodiana Mission
1638-450: The total population of Apra which includes 1,801 males and 282 females. According to census survey report 2011, workers defined as person who does job, service, business and cultivator and labour activity. Of the 2,083 in the working population, 93.76% workers were occupied in main work while 6.24% of total workers were occupied in marginal work. The town has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary school established in 1886 and
1680-573: The worst air pollution problems in India since 2011, with particulate matter being over six times the World Health Organization recommended standard, making it the 13th most polluted city in the world. Industrial water pollution is also of significant concern in portions of Ludhiana, notably along the Budha Dariya . Ludhiana has been ranked 31st best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India. As per
1722-413: Was established in 1954. The town experiences mainly three seasons as summer, monsoons and winter. Summers are quite hot and humid with temperatures ranging in the mid-thirties (Celsius). The highest recorded temperature in Apra is 40 degree Celsius and winters are quite severe and chilly, with the cold winds. The lowest recorded temperature in Apra is 7 degree Celsius. However, the climate has undergone
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1764-459: Was held in Ludhiana from 3–7 December 1884. Ludhiana's Old City includes landmarks like the Lodhi Fort, Daresi Grounds, The Clock Tower, & Sood Family Haveli. Ludhiana is located at 30°54′N 75°51′E / 30.9°N 75.85°E / 30.9; 75.85 . It has an average elevation of 244 metres (801 ft). Ludhiana City, to its residents, consists of the Old City and
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