Gurdaspur District
| Gurdaspur District | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Gurdaspur District; Narowal District |
| State/Province: | Punjab, India Punjab, Pakistan |
| Country: | India; Pakistan |
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Gurdaspur District with headquarters at Gurdaspur was an administrative subdivision in the Lahore Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
History
Capital
- Gurdaspur (1852-)
Neighbours
- North: Jammu and Kashmir State
- South: Amritsar District
- East: River Beas
- West: Sialkot District
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.
External links
Historical books online
- Gurdaspur District Imperial Gazetteer
- Gazetteer Of Gurdaspur District, 1883-84. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
- Gazetteer Of The Gurdaspur District, 1891-92. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
- Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.xxia 1914. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
