Sansarpur
| Sansarpur | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Sansarpur  Sansarpur Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°16′15″N 75°36′19″E / 31.2707°N 75.6052°ECoordinates: 31°16′15″N 75°36′19″E / 31.2707°N 75.6052°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,061 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Sansarpur is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Sansarpur had a population of 4061. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sansarpur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 71%. In Sansarpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
This village is around 300 years old. Five families at that time came to this village and descendants of them are called 'Kullar/Kular & kundhi/kundi'(Jat sikh).
Sports
Among all the Indian villages, Sansarpur has produced the largest number of Olympians for the country. The village in its heyday produced 14 Hockey Olympic players, who represented India, Kenya and Canada at the Olympics. In one particular Olympics, 7 players from Sansarpur represented their respective countries. 5 from India and 2 from Kenya. In present-day Sansarpur though due to the lack of support from the Indian government and lack of facilities like astro turf, the standard of Hockey players emerging from this village is falling.
Notable people
Several of the India's notable field hockey players are from Sansarpur:[2]
- Gurjit Singh Kullar,(1958) Asian games
- Gurdev Singh Kullar, Olympian
- Udham Singh Kullar, Olympian
- Darshan Singh (field hockey), Olympian
- Ajit Pal Singh Kullar, Olympian
- Colonel Balbir Singh Kullar, Olympian
- Balbir Singh Khullar, Olympian
- Colonel Gurmit Singh Khullar, Olympian & Freedom Fighter
Others:
- Raju Sansarpuri,Councillor London Borough Of Hillingdon, Gen Secretary of the British Indian Councilors’ Association
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ The Promised Land