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Gurdaspur
Sign in to saveGurdaspur is a city in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.
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Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, serving as the capital of Gurdaspur district. It is situated at an elevation of 241 meters above sea level and covers an area of 45 square kilometers. The city operates within the UTC+05:30 time zone and uses the postal code 143521 and local dialing code 1874.
According to available data, Gurdaspur has a population of 77,928. The city is located in the Gurdaspur Tahsil and is categorized as a residential area. Its official website is gurdaspur.nic.in.
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- Locality
- Gurdaspur
- Region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Population
- 77,928
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gurdaspur
- Settlement.native_name
- (Punjabi)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top:Qadian, Batala Dera Sahib, Mechanicad Block, Dera Baba Nanak
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India#India Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gurdaspur
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Majha
- Settlement.established_date
- 17th century
- Settlement.founder
- Guriya Das ji Mahant
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal Council Gurdaspur
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Barindermeet Singh Pahra
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Member of the Legislative Assembly
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Demographics
- Politics
- Education
- Administrative towns
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Gurdaspur is a city in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.
Gurdaspur city was named after Mahant Guriya das ji.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gurdaspur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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