| Country India District Hoshiarpur PIN 144527 Population 302,396 (2011) Local time Friday 11:18 PM | State Punjab Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 911884 Area code 911884 | |
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| Weather 13°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity University Guru Sewa Institute of Sciences & Engineering | ||
Driving from garhshanker to ropar part 1
Garhshankar is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.
Contents
- Driving from garhshanker to ropar part 1
- Map of Garhshankar Punjab 144527
- Driving from garhshanker to ropar part 2
- Festivals
- Religious Places
- Demographics
- Schools Coaching institutes Colleges
- References
Map of Garhshankar, Punjab 144527
Driving from garhshanker to ropar part 2
Festivals
In Garhshankar City, many festivals and fairs are organized throughout the year. Maha Shivratry, Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Hola Mohalla, Shri Viswkarma Day are among the most famous festivals. Raja Kans's mela, is a special mela that is organized every year near Janamashtmi. Raja Kans was uncle of Lord Shri Krishna. Another famous mela is the Roshni Mela.
Religious Places
Demographics
As of 2011 India census Garhshankar had a population of 3,02,396. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Garhshankar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 70%.
Schools, Coaching institutes & Colleges
Coaching Institutes
Schools
References
Garhshanker Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA