Nakodar
Nakodar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| PIN | 144040 [2] |
| Vehicle registration | PB-33 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Nakodar is a town and a
The city is almost 365 km from
The town is well paved and currently forms a Tehsil of District Jalandhar. Outside the town, there are two large tombs dating from the times of Emperor Jahangir, later one of them is said to be the burial place of the adviser of Emperor Shah Jahan, but it is not known who stand buried in the earlier tomb.
Origin of name
The name Nakodar, according to one account, is a said to be derived from the
History
The town is of considerable antiquity and had been held in succession by three different races, the
Geography
Nakodar is located at 31°08′N 75°28′E / 31.13°N 75.47°E.[9] It has an average elevation of 223 metres (731 feet). Nakodar lies on Moga-Jalandhar section of National Highway 703 (NH 703).
Demographics
In
As of the 2001 India census, Nakodar had a population of 31,422. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Nakodar had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy was 69%.[10]
Transport
Rail
Nakodar town is well connected to major cities in Punjab through Nakodar Junction railway station which is a junction point for connection to railway stations at Jalandhar City, Phillaur and Lohian Khas.[11]
Notable people
- neurosurgeon, academician, public health administrator, secretary general of the Indian Red Cross Society and recipient of Padma Bhushanaward
- Yuyutsu Sharma, Indian born Nepalese poet and journalist
- Malkit Singh, Indian born English bhangra singer
- Amarjit Chandan, poet, writer.
- Josh Malsiyani, major poet.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Punjab - District Census Handbook - Jalandhar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. p. 31,32. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Nakoder Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. LXI, p. 298.
- ^ a b Punjab gazetteers, 1883, bound in 10 vols., without title-leaves, 1883, p. 159, Punjab
- ^ Punjab District Gazetteers, 1970, p. 496, Punjab (India).
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1886, p. 180, Sir William Wilson Hunter.
- ^ Gazetteer Jalandhar, First Edition, 1980, Chapter XIX, Places of Interest Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jalandhar: Jalandhar, 2004, p. 38, Harajindar Siṅgha Dilagīr.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Nakodar
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Nakodar Junction". Rail Drishti. Retrieved 22 October 2020.