Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur District
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name:	Gurdaspur District; Sialkot District
State/Province:	Punjab; Punjab
Country:	India; Pakistan
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Gurdaspur District was a located in Punjab and south of Jammu and Kashmir State.

Capital

• Gurdaspur (1852-)

Neighbours

• North: Jammu and Kashmir State
• South: Amritsar District
• East:
• West: Sialkot District

Cities and Towns

• Batala - largest town in the district (1891 census)
• Gurdaspur
• Pathankot

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 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