Rahon
Sign in to saveRahon is a town and a municipal council in the district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of the Indian state of Punjab. Rahon is in Doaba region of Punjab. Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. A famous battle was fought here between Sikhs and Mughals i.e Battle of Rahon (1710).
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Place details
- Locality
- Rahon
- Region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Population
- 15,676
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone1
- IST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +5:30
- Settlement.name
- Rahon
- 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_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Hoshiarpur District
- Elevation
- +250
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Name
- Ancient city
- Highlights
- The reasons for decline
- History
- Founding
- Medieval to present
- Notable people
- Trade and manufacturing
- Sugar
- Textiles and exports
- Bafta
- Ghati
- Khasa
- Khaddar
- Lungi
- Gota
- Shoe making
- Historical remains
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Rahon is a town and a municipal council in the district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of the Indian state of Punjab. Rahon is in Doaba region of Punjab. Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. A famous battle was fought here between Sikhs and Mughals i.e Battle of Rahon (1710).
Rahon is situated on the - Jaijon line of the Northern railway, Rahon is 7 km from Nawanshahr, the tahsil/subdivision headquarters, and 65 km from Jalandhar, the district headquarters. It is also connected by road with Nawashahr (8 km), Jadla (12 km), Ludhiana (51 km), and Phillaur (37 km), Machhiwara (18 km).