Kartarpur is a town, near the city of Jalandhar in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and is located in the Doaba region of the state. It was founded by the fifth Guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

Kartarpur
Town
Jang-e-Azadi Memorial in Kartarpur in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India
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Coordinates: 31.44°N 75.5°E / 31.44; 75.5
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Founded by	Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Government
• Type	Municipal committee
• Body	Nagar Palika
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,662
Languages
• Official	Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144801
Telephone code	0181
Vehicle registration	PB 90

Geography

Kartarpur is located at 31.44°N 75.5°E / 31.44; 75.5.[1] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet). It is situated at a distance of 15 km from Jalandhar towards Amritsar on G.T. Road (National Highway 1).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[2] Kartarpur had a population of 25,152. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kartarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kartarpur, 12% of the population is under six years of age. Kartarpur has 14 municipal wards.

Jang e Azadi Kartarpur Museum

Jang-e-Azadi Memorial is a memorial and museum being built in Kartarpur town of Punjab, India, in memory of contribution and sacrifices made by the Punjabi community in Indian independence movement .

Computer Institute

• AAPI Charitable Computer Institute
• Futech Computer Institute
• CAL-C Computer Centre
• Elite Computer Institute

Religion

Gurudwaras include:

• Gurudwara Shri Tham ji Sahib
• Gurudwara Mata Gujri Ji (Where Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji and Jagat Mata Gujri Ji got married in the year 1633. And this place is also called Nanaka Ghar of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.)
• Gurudwara Shri Mai Bhago Ji
• Gurudwara Shri Gangsar Sahib ji
• Gurudwara Shri Tahli Sahib ji
• Gurudwara Shaheed Baba Sangat Singh ji, Mohalla Charkhari wala
• First Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) is placed at Qila Kothi (Kartarpur Fort).
• Gurdwara Pind Khusropur, Khusropur
• Ramgarhia gurdwara, Khusropur
• Gurdwara Basrampur, Basrampur.

Temples include:

• Nathan Di Bagichi (Nath welfare society, Jande Sarai road). This temple belongs to Nath Samparadaye who worship Bhagwan Mahadev Shiv
• Dera Baba Gurmukh Dass ji Maharaj, Chandan Nagar, Kartarpur
• Shri Guru Ravidass Mandir Arya Nagar
• Prachin Mata Chintpurni Mandir
• Shiv Mandir Pandhian Mohalla, Kartarpur
• Dera 108 Sant Baba Onkar Nath Ji Maharaj Village Kala Bahian Dera Baba Onkar Nath Ji is located in village Kala Bahian.
• Shri Guru Valmik Mandir,Bakhu Nagal collany.

Locality

• Katni gate
• Mohalla Charkhari wala
• Delhi Gate Street
• Gupta Colony
• Arya Nagar Kartarpur
• Chandan Nagar
• Vishvkarma Market

Gates

Kartarpur old town is a walled town and has five entry points referred to as gates.

• Main Gate (bazaar)
• Katni Gate
• Delhi Gate
• Dalyalpur Gate
• Furniture Market Gate

Transport

Kartarpur railway station is the main railway station of the town which is situated on Ambala–Attari line under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone.[3]

References

External links

• Jalandhar district