Jalandhar district

Jalandhar district
Serai Nurmahal
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Country India
StatePunjab
RegionDoaba
Named forArea inside the water
HeadquartersJalandhar
Government
 • Administrator of DistrictSh. Ghanshyam Thori
Area
 • Total2,632 km2 (1,016 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[‡]
 • Total2,193,590
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Literacy91.4%
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Jalandhar Division". Jalandhar District Portal. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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