Gurdaspur District

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Gurdaspur District
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Gurdaspur District; Narowal 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.

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