Begowal

Begowal is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India. Located 35 kilometers north of Kapurthala City, the town has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). Begowal is called NRI's area. Many of them are in USA and Canada. The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people. Before partition, Begowal belonged to Muslim (Khokhar Rajputs) jagirdar Chaudhary Fazal Mohammad Khan, and later his three sons, Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (a judge of the Kapurthala High Court), and General Aziz Ahmed (of INA fame)

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Settlement.name: Begowal
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kapurthala
Settlement.founder: Khokhar Rajputs
Settlement.government_type: Nagar Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 225
Settlement.population_total: 14,200
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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