Phillaur

Phillaur
Town
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Coordinates: 31°02′N 75°47′E / 31.03°N 75.78°E / 31.03; 75.78
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	178,198
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144410
Telephone code	1826
Vehicle registration	PB 37

Phillaur is a town and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated 20 km from Ludhiana, 45 km from Jalandhar and 140 km from Amritsar. It is situated on the border of the Doaba and Puadh regions. Thr city was Founded by a Hindu Jat, Chaudhary Phul Rai Sanghera, during the 12-13th century as Phulnagar, but later came to be known as Phillaur.