Phillaur
Phillaur | |
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Town | |
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PIN | 144410 |
Telephone code | 1826 |
Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
Phillaur is a town and a
Overview
Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of
This town was named by a Sanghera Jatt called Phul who had named it Phulnagar. However the
Geography
Phillaur is located at 31°02′N 75°47′E / 31.03°N 75.78°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 234 metres (767 feet).
Demographics
As of 2021[update] India census,[2] Phillaur had a population of 178,198. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Phillaur has an average literacy rate of 83.16%, higher than state average of 75.84 %. male literacy is 87.07%, and female literacy is 78.88%. In Phillaur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Composition of Jai Jagdish Hare
The popular Hindu hymn Jai Jagdish Hare was composed by a local scholar Shardha Ram Phillauri in Phillaur some time in the 1870s. The exact date is not known. Shardha Ram Phillauri also wrote what is generally considered to the first novel in Hindi. There is a memorial commemorating him.
Villages in Phillaur Tehsil
- Akalpur
- Apra
- Asapur
- Atta
- Atti
- Aujla
- Bhaini
- Bharampuri
- Bhadarpur
- Burj Pukhta
- Bashchowal
- Begkampur
- Bansian Dhak
- Bara Pind
- Bhar Singh Pura
- Bhattiya
- Bilga
- Bundala
- Bachhowal
- Chak Sahbu
- Chhokran
- Danduwal
- Ganna Pind
- Garha
- Goraya
- Garhi Mahan Singh
- Haripur Khalsa
- Jajja Khurd
- Jandiala
- Kamboj
- Katpalon
- Khaira
- Kot Badal Khan
- Kang Jagir
- Katana
- Khanpur
- Khojpur
- Lohgarh
- Landhra
- Lallian
- Mao Sahib
- Mau
- Mianwal
- Moron
- Mandi
- Nurewal
- Nagar
- Nangal
- Phalpota
- Pal Qadiam
- Palnau
- Paddi khalsa
- Panj Dhera
- Partabpura
- Pasla
- Pharwala
- Ramgarh
- Rurka Kalan
- Rurkee
- Raipur Araiyan
- Rasulpur
- Sultanpur
- Sailkiyana
- Shahpur
- Saidowal
- Saifabad
- Sagantpur
- Sailkiana
- Samrari
- Sarhal Mund
- Shahpur
- Taggar
- Talwan
- Tehang
- Turan
- Tehsil
- Thalla
- Uppal Jagir
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phillaur
- ^ "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.