Why visit Phillaur
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Phillaur
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About Phillaur
Phillaur is a town and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated 20 km from Ludhiana, 45 km from Jalandhar and 140 km from Amritsar. It is situated on the border of the Doaba and Puadh regions.
From the Wikipedia article Phillaur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare14
Baba Eye & Dental Care Hospital
Hospital · 0.7 km
Near Lovely Autos, Opp B-Mart, Phillaur
Dr. Bansal's Ayurvedic and Kidney and Gastro Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
2 more on the map.
History
This town was named by a Sanghera Jat called Phul who had named it Phulnagar. later Jatts left and Naru rajputs, sent by Rai Shahr, inhabited this town when Shahr's son Ratan Pal left Mau and settled in Phillaur later rajpiuts too left this town. During the reign of Sher Shah Suri (1540-1545 A. D.), a Sarai (for trading and military purpose) was raised at Phillaur. The Sarai was again revived by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1627-1657 A. D.) later during the misl Era Sardar Sudh Singh Kang (Kakrah) captured it made it his headquarters. in 1907 Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured it. After the Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company, it became the border post of the Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh. It was managed by Raja Dhanpat Rai who also acted as Ranjit Singh's munshi for the lands across the River Satluj which were part of Ludhiana (made a military cantonment by the British in 1842). The Sarai was converted into a fort as an outpost. Presently, the fort is called Ranjit Singh Fort. It is now being used as a Police Training Academy. The Finger Print Bureau (1892) in the police academy is one of the oldest forensic institutions in the region. It is also the birthplace of the famous Pakistani poet Sher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name, Ibn-e-Insha.
From the History section of Phillaur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Phillaur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sahnewal Airport - Ludhiana (LUH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Akalpur 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Nagar 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Ashaur 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Bhattiān 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Thalla 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Ludhiana 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Phagwāra 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Jalandhar 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Māler Kotla 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Barnāla 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- STS134-E-6467 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS039-E-725 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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