Nawanshahr district

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Nawan Shahr district is one of the districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. It consists of two tehsils Nawanshahr and Balachaur.

History

Nawanshahr district was created out of Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts of Punjab on November 7, 1995, as the sixteenth district of Punjab State. District name comes from the head-quarter town of Nawanshahr. Nawanshahr town is said to have been built by an Afghan Military Chief, Nausher Khan. Previously it was called "Nausar" but with the passage of time, the town came to be known "The Nawanshahr".

People of this district are economically sound. Large numbers of families from the district have settled abroad. Consequently huge remittance is being received back in India which contributes to the district's economic development and prosperity. The prosperity of Doaba area can be appreciated by the fact that price of land here is sky-scraping and almost far more than the rest of the districts in the state, due to the currency coming from NRI Punjabi people who have settled abroad. Nawanshahr also has a rail track connecting it with Jalandhar, Rahon and Jaijon. Many landmarks have been set up in this district by prominent people like S. Balkar Singh Dyal, S. Sadhu Singh Shergill, Dr. Amarjit Singh, S. Gurcharn S. Shergill. Two organisations have been set up by them like Sadhu Singh DAV Public School at Mukandpur, Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur, Dhahan Cleran Charitable Hospital etc. They also stand as prototype model for other rural areas of Punjab.

This region has abundant Health facilities. Here private clinics and nursing homes not only surprise with their numbers but also some of them claim to have latest medical equipments. There are adequate number of Government Hospitals, Dispensaries and Primary Health Centers in this area. The hospitals in Nawanshahr have capacity of 64 beds and are equipped with latest medical tools. Banga and Balachaur hospitals are having capacity of 30 beds each. Also Mukandpur, Urapar,Sujjon, Saroya and Muzzaffarpur are provided all kinds of health services. Even for every village of the district health services are available. Veterinary hospitals are available in Nawanshahr, Rahon, Saroya and Balachaur.

Geography

Nawanshahr district is located at coord|31.8|N|76.7|E|. [cite web |url=http://nawanshahr.nic.in/html/about_district.htm#location |title=Nawanshahr District Location |accessdate=2007-04-15 |format=HTM |work=nawanshahr.nic.in ] a village name SAHLON in this district is also very famous.

Area and population

-- Total area ( km².) 1,258cite web |url=http://nawanshahr.nic.in/html/census_figure.htm |title=Nawanshahr District Census 2001 |accessdate=2007-02-13 |format=HTM |work=nawanshahr.nic.in ] -- Total population (2001 Census) 587,468

-- Male 306,902

-- Female 280,566

-- Female per 1000 male: 913

-- Density of population ( per km².) 439

-- Percentage increase in population (1991-2001) 10.43

References

[http://nawanshahr.nic.in/html/about_district.htm#intro About Nawanshahr District]

External links

* [http://nawanshahr.nic.in/ The official website of the district]
* [http://nawanshahr.com/ Nawanshahr Portal]