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'''Gatesville''' is a town located in [[Gates County, North Carolina|Gates County]], [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the town had a total population of 281. It is the [[county seat]] of Gates County{{GR|6}}.

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population_total = 37,130|

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'''Shahbad''' is a city and a [[Local Governance in India| Municipal Committee]] in [[Kurukshetra District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]].

== Geography Demographics==

[[As of 2001]] India [[census]]{{GR|India}}, Shahbad had a population of 37,130. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shahbad has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 69%. In Shahbad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[[Image:NCMap-doton-Gatesville.PNG|right|Location of Gatesville, North Carolina]]

==Location==

Gatesville is located at 36&deg;24'16" North, 76&deg;45'30" West (36.404390, -76.758435){{GR|1}}.

Shahbad lies 21 kilometers south of [[Ambala]] on the Ambala [[Delhi]] Highway. It is some 30 kilometers to the North of [[Kurukshetra]] city, which is the capital of the district. Shahbad is on the national highway, and has a railway station on the Delhi Ambala line.

It lies on the banks of the river [[Markanda]]- A tributary of the [[Ghaggar]], and supposed to be a part of the ancient/ Vedic [[Saraswati River]] Basin system. There is a large historic temple on the banks of the river with Markendeshwar, the river sage/deity being worshipped there.

There is also a road from [[Panchkula]], via Ramgarh and Dosarka that comes out near Shahbad.

There are also direct roads to [[Ladwa]] and [[Radaur]] as well as [[Yamunanagar]] from Shahbad.All these being east of Shahbad. [[Pipli]], near [[Kurukshetra]] and [[Nilokheri]] are other nearby towns on the National highway.

==Economy==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.1 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (0.4 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 1.1 km&sup2; (0.4 mi&sup2;) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

It is a significant agricultural market for procurement of agricultural products. The area being on a river bank is fertile and is used for paddy as well as wheat and vegetables. The yield is very high, and the belt till [[Karnal]] has a large number of rice mills to pick up the high quality grain.

== Demographics Sports==

Of late Shahbad has produced a large number of women hockey players. This is thanks to the efforts of Coach Baldev Singh, who is also a Asst Director in the Haryana Sports department. The current national Hockey team has 12 women from Shahbad. For the last decade Shahbad has produced a large number of women Hockey players who have donned Haryana , [[Railways]] or Indian team colours. It has got the epithet of [[Sansarpur]] of Women's hockey. Current national team representatives from Shahbad are :- Suman Bala, Nutan, Meenakshi, Simarjeet Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Kiran Bala, Gurpreet Kaur, Jasjeet Kaur, Rajni Bala, Rajwinder, Gagandeep Kaur and Surinder Kaur.

As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 281 people, 117 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] is 258.3/km&sup2; (675.8/mi&sup2;). There are 142 housing units at an average density of 130.5/km&sup2; (341.5/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the town is 87.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

==History==

There are 117 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% are non-families. 29.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 3.00.

Historically it was a muslim majority town, with references made to a fort during Mughal times, and raids as well as sacking of the fort by [[Banda Bahadur]]. Significantly it also has a historic gurudwara of those times. After partition most of the muslims left, and Punjabi Sikh's and Hindu's from Pakistan were resettled here. The town and surrounding villages hence have a large Punjabi presence.

At the time of partition it was a small village, but has subsequently grown and now even has to urban area sectors planned and developed by [[HUDA]].

==Links==

In the town the population is spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.8 males.

Article on hockey in Shahbad [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040228/spr-trib.htm#1]

The median income for a household in the town is $49,375, and the median income for a family is $62,500. Males have a median income of $40,625 versus $27,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town is $18,190. 3.9% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 5.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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As of 2006, the town council members consist of C.H. Carter, Wade Hobbs, and Frederick Smith. The mayor of Gatesville is Elton Winslow.

[[Category:Cities and towns in Haryana]]

[[Category:Kurukshetra]]

== External links ==

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