Pundri
(Pundrik) | |
|---|---|
City | |
 kaithal pundri highway | |
  Pundri Location in Haryana, India  Pundri Pundri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′N 76°33′E / 29.75°N 76.55°E | |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Naveen Jindal |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly | Dinesh Kaushik |
| Elevation | 240.06 m (787.60 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 33,484 (UA) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Hindi, English, Haryanvi, Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 136026 |
| Telephone code | 01746 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR 08 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kurukshetra |
| Website | haryana |
Pundri is a City and a municipal committee in Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Pundri along with Pundrak was named after the sage Pundarik, who is highly revered by all Hindus. Pundri is the seat of a Tehsil and also a Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituency currently represented by Satpal Jamba.
Pundri is also known for its Firni, a sweet which is so popular that nearly 100 quintals of it are sold in the month of August around the festival of Teej.
Water Flour Mill few remaining in India now, but one of them is a mill which is 123 years old near pundri. This mill was built in 1890 and it is located at the ground floor. Pundri is also known as Fatehpur-Pundri for the village of Fatehpur adjoining it.