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Garhshanker

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Garhshankar is a city in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.

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Place details

Locality
Garhshankar
Region
Punjab
Country
India
Population
16,955
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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137US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
PM2.5
51.8 µg/m³
PM10
52.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Garhshankar
Settlement.native_name_lang
Uday Sharma
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Punjab#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Punjab, India##Location in India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hoshiarpur
Settlement.established_date
1000 A.D.
Settlement.founder
Shankar
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
17000
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Hoshiarpur District
Elevation
268
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
911884
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postal code
144527
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Politics
  • Demographics
  • Railways
  • Education
  • References

Garhshankar is a city in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.

==History== Garshankar was founded by Doad Rajput king named Shankar Sahai at around 1000 AD, later his -kila- was destroyed by western conquerors. Garhshankar was converted as a Tehsil in the year of 1844 by the British administration. Before the Partition of British India in 1947, Garhshankar had a significant population of Muslim Ghorewaha Rajputs. More information is available in census and 1904 Hoshiarpur report.

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