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Tarn Taran
There are three tehsils namely Tarn Taran , Patti, and Khadur Sahib and five sub tehsils namely Jhabal, Chohla sahib, Khem Karan, Bhikiwind and Goindwal Sahib in the district.
The district is divided into 8 development blocks namely Gandiwind, Bhikiwind,Tarn Taran,Khadur Sahib, Naushera Pannuan, Chohla Sahib,Patti. and Valtoha.
Steeped in antiquity, Tarn Taran dates back to the times of the fifth sikh Guru Shri Guru Arjan Dev ji (1563-1606).
He laid the foundation of this city in 1596 and the milestone was laid for the welfare of people with the establishment of Shri Tarn Taran Sahib Temple.
Tarn Taran Sahib was part of the Bhangi Misl ruled by a powerful Sikh family of Dhillon clan from (1716-1810).
In 1947, the year of the Partition of India and the Partition of Punjab, Tarn Taran was the only tehsil (district) in Punjab along with
Shiekhupura, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Hoshiapur, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Lyallpur, Patiala with a majority Sikh population.
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