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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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- 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
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- Education
- Administrative towns
- Notable people
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- References
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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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