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Assandh Āsandīvat | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View of Assandh town from the Stupa | |
  Assandh Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Assandh Assandh (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:29°31′N76°43′E / 29.51°N 76.72°E /29.51; 76.72 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Karnal |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 27,125 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | English,[2]Punjabi[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 132039 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
| STD Code 01749, DL Code HR-40 | |
Assandh, historically known asĀsandīvat, is a town andmunicipal committee in theKarnal district of theIndian state ofHaryana. Assandh is located in 45 km south-west ofKarnal. The town is surrounded by four districts -Karnal,Kaithal,Jind andPanipat.
Archaeological excavations have revealedPainted Grey Ware,[4] associated with theVedic people ofIron Age India. Assandh is identified with ancient Āsandīvat,[4][5] a capital of theKuru kingdom, which was the first recorded state inAncient India,c. 1200 BCE.[6] Historian Charles Allen has related this town and the Stupa to theAsandhiwat Kingdom from which hailedAsandhimitra, the Chief Empress (Agramahisi) of theMaurya EmperorAshoka.[7]
The ruins of more-than-2000-year-old Buddhiststupa 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 asJarasandh ka Qila/Teela orJarasandh ka Teela (Fort/Mound of Jarasandh) named after a character of epicMahabharat, and forms part of the48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.[8]
According toArchaeological Survey of India, this is a Kushan stupa (belongs toKushan period).[9]
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.[citation needed]
Panipat, which was the part of Karnal earlier, was carved out as a separate district on 1 November 1989, including the "Assandh Tehsil" area. To add the "Assandh Tehsil" area back to Karnal, Panipat was merged with Karnal again on 24 July 1991. Afterwards, Panipat was again carved out of Karnal on 1 January 1992, excluding Assandh Tehsil.[citation needed]
There is agurdwara, manyHindu temples, aSanatan DharmMandir, and amosque.[citation needed]
As of2011 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%. TheScheduled Castes population was 6,183. Assandh had 5081 households in 2011.[1]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, 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]
Assandh is part of Assandh constituency of theHaryana Vidhan Sabha. The following is the list ofMLAs have been elected from this constituency:
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