Banga, Pakistan

This article is about the village in Pakistan. For the city in India, see Banga, India.

Banga (Punjabi and Urdu: بانگا) is a village of Faisalabad District (previously Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°24'0N 73°18'0E at an altitude of 181 metres (597 feet).^[1] Banga Chak is 20 km from Faisalabad and the same distance from Jaranwala off Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road. It is about 133 km from the provincial capital Lahore.^[2] Banga is the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Banga بنگا
Village
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Coordinates: 31.401098°N 73.296533°E / 31.401098; 73.296533
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Faisalabad
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Attractions

Bhagat Singh was born in the village in 1907.^[3] The Government of Pakistan has declared it a national heritage site and the Government of Indian Punjab had also offered help to set up a memorial.^[4][5]

An annual memorial fair is held in the village on 23 March, the anniversary of Singh's death.^[4]

Education

There are two public high schools, one each for boys and girls, and many private schools as well.