Shankar is a village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.[1][2]

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Shankar Shankar
Village
Shankar Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Shankar Shankar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31.1467669°N 75.520749°E / 31.1467669; 75.520749
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Founded by	not known
Talukas	Nakodar
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144042
Telephone code	01821
Nearest city	Nakodar

About

Shankar is a large size village that lies on the Nakodar-Jandiala Road. The nearest railway station to this village is Shankar Railway station about 2 km from the village. One of the oldest villages of the state of Punjab, this village has given birth to many scholarly people, politicians, army officers, engineers, doctors, prominent teachers and journalists.

Notable persons

• Swaran Singh - India's longest-serving union cabinet minister.

External links

• Chhinjh Mela Shankar Shri Krishan Akhada, Chhinjh Committee, VPO: Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab (INDIA-144042)

References