Hariana

Hariana is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is about 100 km from Amritsar International Airport.

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Locality: Hariana
Region: Punjab
Country: India
Population: 8,928
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hariana
Settlement.official_name: Hariana
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.translit_lang1: Punjabi,English
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hoshiarpur
Settlement.founder: Haria Jatt
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 300
Settlement.population_total: 12,800
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025 estimate)
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Elevation: 300
Dialing code: 1886

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postal code: 144208

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Hariana is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is about 100 km from Amritsar International Airport.

== History == Hariana was founded by a Jatt named Haria and Hariana is conjunction of 2 words Hari + ana meaning the abode of Haria Jatt later the town was sold to Naru Rajput and it became the seat of Chaudhri/Jagirdars of the area during Mughal era. in 1748 Sardar Krora Singh Virk of Karorsinghia Misl captured Hariana and made it his headquarters,later Sardar Baghel Singh of the same Misl made it his headquarters and the family possessed it till Maharaja Ranjit Singh took the area from them

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