Garhshanker

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

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It is catalogued under the topic Cities and towns in Hoshiarpur district.

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Place details

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

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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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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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