Why visit Garhshankar
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About Garhshankar
Garhshankar is a city in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.
From the Wikipedia article Garhshankar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Jagdambe Fruit Company
Grocery · 0.7 km
Sabji Mandi, GARHSHANKAR
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Healthcare14
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History
Garshankar was founded by Doad Chandarvanshi Rajput king named Shankar Sahai at around 1000 AD, later his kila was destroyed by western conquerors. Garhshankar was converted as a Tehsil in the year of 1844 by the British administration. Before the Partition of British India in 1947, Garhshankar had a significant population of Muslim Ghorewaha (Kachhwaha) Rajputs. More information is available in census and 1904 Hoshiarpur report.
From the History section of Garhshankar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Garhshankar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Adampur Air Force Station (AIP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Nawanshahr 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Phagwāra 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Ludhiana 43 km southwest, about 43 min by car
- Jalandhar 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Kapurthala Town 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Māler Kotla 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chandigarh 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mohali 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mani Mājra 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Panchkula 89 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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