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* North: [[Jammu and Kashmir State]]  
* North: [[Jammu and Kashmir State]]  
* South: [[Amritsar District]]
* South: [[Amritsar District]]
* East:   
* East:  River Beas
* West:  [[Sialkot District]]
* West:  [[Sialkot District]]


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* [[Pathankot]]
* [[Pathankot]]
   
   
==Tehsils==
==Tehsils==
The following tehsils existed at the time of the 1881 census.
The following tehsils existed at the time of the 1881 census.
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
* Gazetter of the Gurdaspur District 1891-92, Lahore: Punjab Government. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, 2007 ISBN 969-35-2026-2
* Gazetter of the Gurdaspur District 1891-92, Lahore: Punjab Government. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, 2007 ISBN 969-35-2026-2
== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_396.gif Gurdaspur District] Imperial Gazetteer


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Revision as of 11:53, 25 July 2012

Gurdaspur District
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Gurdaspur District; Narowal District
State/Province: Punjab, India
Punjab, Pakistan
Country: India; Pakistan
Transport links

Gurdaspur District with headquarters at Gurdaspur was an administrative subdivision in the Lahore Division of Punjab Province during the British period.

History

Capital

Neighbours

Cities and Towns

Tehsils

The following tehsils existed at the time of the 1881 census.

  • Batala
  • Gurdaspur
  • Pathankot
  • Shakargarh

Partition

During Partition (1947), Shakargarh Tehsil was allocated to Sialkot District (now in Narowal District) in Pakistan while the rest was awarded to India.

Further Reading

  • Gazetter of the Gurdaspur District 1891-92, Lahore: Punjab Government. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, 2007 ISBN 969-35-2026-2

External links

Gurdaspur District Imperial Gazetteer