Sri Muktsar Sahib

Sri Muktsar Sahib
Sri Muktsar Sahib
City
	Sri Muktsar Sahib
	Gurdwara Tutti Gandi Sahib, Sri Muktsar Sahib
	Nickname: Muktsar
	Sri Muktsar Sahib Location of Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab Sri Muktsar Sahib Sri Muktsar Sahib (India)
	Coordinates: 30°17′N 74°19′E / 30.29°N 74.31°E
Country	India
State	Punjab
Government
• Body	Municipal council of Sri Muktsar Sahib
Area	12.66 sq mi (32.80 km2)
Elevation	648.52 ft (197.67 m)
Population (2011)
• Total	117,085
• Rank	14th largest city in Punjab
Demonym	Muktsari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
PIN	152026
Landline telephone area code	01633
Vehicle registration	PB-30
Website	muktsar.nic.in

Sri Muktsar Sahib (/ʃriː ˈmʊktsər saːhɪb/) (often referred to as Muktsar (/ˈmʊktsər/)) is a historical city and district headquarters in Punjab, India. The 2011 Census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality at 117,085,^[1] making it the 14th largest city of Punjab, in terms of population. The second Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Angad (Nanak II) was born in the village Matte-di-Sarai (Sarainaga) in the same district.^[2] Earlier the city was called Khidrana/Khidrane di dhab, the city was named Muktsar after the Battle of Muktsar in 1705 and the district headquarters in 1995. The government officially changed the name of the city to Sri Muktsar Sahib in 2012,^[3] though the city is still primarily referred to by its unofficial name – Muktsar.

^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).
^ "Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji".
^ "Govt approves change in names of 25 towns". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. PTI. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[1lakh-1] "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).

[2] "Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji".

[namechange-3] "Govt approves change in names of 25 towns". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. PTI. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

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