Sultanpur Lodhi

Sultanpur Lodhi White City
City
Gurdwara Ber Sahib, Gurudwara Antaryamta Sahib, Gurudwara Kothri Sahib, Gurudwara Hatt Sahib
Sultanpur Lodhi Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°12′47″N 75°11′55″E / 31.2131777°N 75.1984978°E / 31.2131777; 75.1984978
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Government
• MLA	Mr. Rana Inderpartap Singh
Area
• Total	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,855
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144626
Vehicle registration	PB-41

Sultanpur Lodhi is a city and a Municipal Council, just 17 miles (27 km) Kapurthala city in the Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab. The town is named after its founder, Bahlol Lodhi, the future Sultan of Delhi who renamed the town in 1443 C.E. during his time as governor of Punjab, and has also been mentioned in the Ain-e-Akbari. Sultanpur Lodhi is located on the south bank of a seasonal rivulet called Kali Bein, which runs 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers of Punjab.