Jalandhar district
Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar.
Jalandhar district | |
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District of Punjab | |
Serai Nurmahal | |
Location in Punjab | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| Region | Doaba |
| Named for | Area inside the water |
| Headquarters | Jalandhar |
| Government | |
| • Administrator of District | Sh. Ghanshyam Thori |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[‡] | |
| • Total | 4,193,590 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Literacy | 91.4% |
| Website | jalandhar |
Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Kangra. The entire Jalandhar Division was awarded to India when Punjab was partitioned.
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