sashazykov / Mapillary (CC BY-SA 4.0) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
OverviewAI-generated
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.
Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Mapillary, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Weather now
cached 12h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Gurdaspur
- Region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Population
- 77,928
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Gurdaspur district
- Area
- 45
- Elevation
- 241
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Gurdaspur district
- Official website
- gurdaspur.nic.in
- Image
- Mechanical Engg. Block of Beant College of Engineering and Technology, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India (2006).jpg
- Dialing code
- 1874
Show 4 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Gurdaspur
- Commons category
- Gurdaspur
- postal code
- 143521
- P12749
- 1295
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- 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.
Gallery (4)
On the map
2 mapped locations