Difference between revisions of "Gurdaspur District"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(in narowal district) |
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) (Amend description) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Gurdaspur District''' | + | '''Gurdaspur District''' with headquarters at [[Gurdaspur]] was an administrative subdivision in the Lahore Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | |||
==Capital== | ==Capital== | ||
* [[Gurdaspur]] (1852-) | * [[Gurdaspur]] (1852-) | ||
| − | |||
==Neighbours== | ==Neighbours== | ||
| Line 23: | Line 21: | ||
* East: | * East: | ||
* West: [[Sialkot District]] | * West: [[Sialkot District]] | ||
| − | |||
==Cities and Towns== | ==Cities and Towns== | ||
| Line 45: | Line 42: | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:Districts]] | [[Category:Districts]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 25 July 2012
| Gurdaspur District | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Altitude: | |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Gurdaspur District; Narowal District |
| State/Province: | Punjab; Punjab |
| 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.
Contents
History
Capital
- Gurdaspur (1852-)
Neighbours
- North: Jammu and Kashmir State
- South: Amritsar District
- East:
- 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.
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
