Rampura Phul

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Rampura Phul is a city and a municipal committee in Bathinda district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located on Patiala-Bathinda State Highway (No. 12). It named so because it is located in between two villages Rampura & Phul Town. Phul Town serves as a Tehsil for villages in nearby area. City is main market for all surrounding villages and education center, since many students from villages come here for education.

History

It is a town located between two villages of Rampura and Phul and hence its name Rampura Phul.These are the twin towns Rampura and Phul, part of the town was founded by Phul, the ancester of the Phulkian family, 1827 A.D. Phul was earlier a part of the Nabha State. It was regularly built and divided into 8 agwars. Its wall is octagonal, studded with pakka gate ways. The fort at Phul was constructed by ChaudhriPhul. Even in 1904, there existed a Vernacular Middle School at Phul(Chottian Village). The town had, at that time, a garden too(Court Complex at Phul).

Rampura was founded by Rama Phulka(Ram Chand), the son of Chaudhari Phul, presently its Rampura Village on southern side of National Highway and Market town Of Patiala Mandi on southern side of railway line was build later in 1930.

The Train Station was built in 1918 and market towns were established on each side where the common boundaries of territories of Rampura and Phul belonging to Patiala and Nabha Princely state respectively...
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