Sub-Division Pehowa |
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At a Glance || Famous Religious Places || Area || Population || Education || History | |
Division | Ambala |
District | Kurukshetra |
Creation of Tehsil Pehowa | 1979 |
Creation of Sub-division Pehowa | 1st November 1989 |
Assembly Constituency | 14-Pehowa |
Parliament Constituency | 02-Kurukshetra |
Adjoining Sub-Divisions | Thanesar, Gulha, Kaithal, Samana (Punjab) |
No. of Municipal Committees | 1 : (Pehowa) |
No. of Market Committees | 2 : (Pehowa, Ismailabad) |
Origion of Name Pehowa | Named after the Famous King "Prithu" |
Famous for | Religious Importance |
Fair & Festivals | Chaitra Chaudas |
Distance from | Kurukshetra-27 Kms., Kaithal-22 Kms., Ambala-51 Kms. |
STD Code | 01741 |
Longitude Latitude |
29.981777, 76.580029 |
Literacy Rate | 69% |
CHC | 1 : Pehowa |
PHC | 3 : Pehowa, Sainasaidan, Thaskamiranji |
Famous Religious Places | ||||||
![]() अरुणाय तार्थ |
![]() प्राची तीर्थ, पेहवा |
![]() सरस्वती तसरस्वती तीर्थ पेहवा |
![]() ब्रह्मयोनि तीर्थ |
![]() पृथूदक तीर्थ, पेहवा |
![]() Pehowa - Gurdwara Baoli Sahib |
![]() Shri Sheesh Mahal Sahib |
Teh | Sub-Tehsil | No. of Villages | Patwar Circles | Kanungo Circles |
Total Area (Hect.) |
Total Cultivable Area
(Hect.) |
Forest Area (Hect.) |
Non-Cultivable Area
(Including Forest) (Hect.) |
Pehowa ![]() |
81 | 29 | 2 | 46897 | 40393 | 1590 | 6504 |
Ismailabad ![]() |
30 | 9 | 1 | 13572 | 12157 | Nil | 1415 |
Pehowa Sub-Division | 111 | 38 | 3 | 60469 | 52550 | 1590 | 7919 |
Total Population (Census-2001) (Click For Latest / Village Wise Information) | |||||
S.No | Total / Rural / Urban | No of Households | Persons | Males | Females |
1. | Rural | 26,246 | 154,109 | 82,004 | 72,105 |
2. | Urban | 6,275 | 33,564 | 17,912 | 15,652 |
3. | Total | 32,521 | 187,673 | 99,916 | 87,757 |
Number of Govt. Schools as on 02-March-2012 (Click For Latest Information) | |||||||||||||
Sr. Sec. School | Sec. School | Middle School | Total | ||||||||||
Block | Boys | Girls | Co-ed. | Total | Boys | Girls | Co-ed. | Total | Boys | Girls | Co-ed. | Total | |
Pehowa
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8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 64 |
History
Pehowa is named after the King Prithu who prayed for the salvation
of his father's soul here. Legend has it that when the father of
King Prithu was nearing his death. He wanted his son to fulfill his wish.
He wanted to breathe his last near the river
Saraswati. The obedient son arranged for the same, where his father
departed the world of the mortals. Filled with remorse, Prithu sat staring at
the river for many days at a stretch and made innumerable offerings to God and
observed fast too.
The Lord Kartikay temple built at the site where Lord kartikay
upon reaching back after going around the universe as per directions from Lord
Shiva and Parvati removed his skin and left it with Maa Parvati. The temple has
2 rock blocks and an image of Lord Kartikay in marble flanked by 2 oil lamps.
Shri Krishna made Yudhishtir light those two lamps for the 18,00,000 people who
perished in mahabharat. Oil is offered to the stone blocks, the marble image and
the lamps for relieving pain of Lord Kartikay and of the souls of ancestors.
There is one Saraswati temple here. It is believed that sage Vishwamitra
attained the title of "Brahmarishi' here.
Sri Pashupati Nath Mahadev Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is
the major attraction of Pehowa. The temple has no 'linga' but a panch-mukhi (5
faced) idol of Lord Shiva has been installed, which is said to be only one of
its kind in the State. Scores of pilgrims visit Pehowa to take a dip at the
Saraswati Tank on the occasion of Chaitra Chaudas.
The most interesting thing to be observed at the place is the record of families
kept here. One can find records of at least past 400 years and get the entire
family tree.