Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur District
District
Clockwise from top: Qadian, Batala Dera Sahib, Mechanicad Block, Dera Baba Nanak
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Coordinates: 32.0333°N 75.40°E / 32.0333; 75.40
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Region	Majha
Founded by	Jahangir
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipal Council Gurdaspur
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	Barindermeet Singh Pahra
• Member of Parliament	Sunny Deol
• Deputy Commissioner	Muhammed Amir, IAS[1]
Area
• District	45 km^2 (17 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (2015)
• District	120,564
• Density	649/km^2 (1,680/sq mi)
• Metro	744,092
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	143521
Area code	+91-1874-XXX XXXX
Vehicle registration	PB-06, PB-18, PB-58, PB-99, PB-85
Website	gurdaspur.nic.in

Gurdaspur district is a district in the state of Punjab in India. Gurdaspur is the headquarters of the district. It borders Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir, the districts of Amritsar and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, and Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh. Two main rivers, Beas and Ravi, pass through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur, a historically important town in the district.^[2] The district is in the foothills of the Himalayas.

References

1. "Punjab Police Amritsar". gurdaspur.nic.in. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. "History of Gurdaspur". Archived from the original on 2005-08-02. Retrieved 2013-12-25.