Area: 3542 square kilometers
Density of population: 649 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 81.10 % - Male: 85.90 %, Female: 75.70 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:895
Boundaries of Gurdaspur District
North: Pathankot District, Punjab
North East: Beas River
South East: Hoshiarpur District, Punjab
South: Kapurthala District, Punjab
South West: Amritsar District, Punjab
North West: Pakistan
Gurdaspur District Average Rainfall: 577 mm
Gurdaspur District Average Temperature in Summer: 32.6 deg C
Gurdaspur District Average Temperature in Winter: 12.54 deg C
GURDASPUR DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: River Beas
Tehsils: Gurdaspur, Batala, Dera Baba Nanak
Sub Tehsils: Kahnuwan, Kalanaur, Sri Hargobindpur, Qadian, Dinanagar, Fatehgarh Churian, Dhariwal, Naushehra
Development Blocks: Gurdaspur, Kalanaur, Dhariwal, Kahnuwan, Dinanagar, Batala, Fatehgarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak, Sri Hargobindpur, Qadian, Dorangla
Assembly Constituencies: Sri Hargobindpur, Batala, Qadian, Fatehgarh Churian, Gardaspur, Dera Baba Nanak, Dina Nagar
Gurdaspur District Nearby Attractions
1. Takht I Akbari
2. Mahakaleshwar Temple at Kalanaur
3. Barath Sahib
4. Baradari – The Summer Resort of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji at Dina Nagar
5. Pandori Dham Temple at Pandori Mahantan
6. Dera Baba Nanak
7. Gurudwara Chola Sahib Dera Baba Nanak
8. Achal Sahib
9. Achaleshwar Temple
10. Shrine of Brave Haqiqat Rai at Batala
11. Dhianpur Shrine
12. Shrine of Dhianpur Sri Baba Lal Dyal Ji
13. Mosque Aqsa
14. Sri Namdev Durbar at Ghuman
15. Jhulna Mahal
16. Gurdas Nangal
17. Gurudwara at Village Gurdas Nangal
18. Sri Hargobindpur
19. Mukeshwar Temple at Shahpur Kandi
Gurdaspur District Facts: It is third most populous district of Punjab next to Ludhiana and Amritsar. On 27th July 2011, a new district named Pathankot District was carved out of it.
Major Agricultural Products: Rice, maize, sesamum, arhar, moong, cotton, wheat, barley, rapeseed, mustard, sunflower
Major Horticultural Products: Mangoes, litchi, kinnow, guava, orange, amla, pear, plum, peach, lemon
Major Industries: Atlas Engineering Industries, New Heera Industries, Baljit Technical Industries
What is Gurdaspur District Famous For: Gurudwaras and machine manufacturing
Famous People From Gurdaspur District: Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Dev Anand, Vijay Anand, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Mohammadi Begum, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Jasbir Jassi, Manpreet Gony
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
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