Gurdaspur


Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, India, between the rivers Beas and Ravi, from the international border between India and Pakistan. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district.
Gurdaspur city was named after Mahant Guriya das ji. The Emperor Akbar was crowned at Kalanaur, which is 26 km from the city. Behrampur town, where the Maqbara of Bairam Khan is situated, is 10 km away. Dinanagar city, which was the capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is 12 km away.

Demographics

According to the 2011 India census, Gurdaspur had a population of 2,299,026. There was a 9.30% increase in population compared to that of 2001. In the previous 2001 census of India, Gurdaspur District had recorded a 19.74% increase to its population compared to 1991.
The average literacy rate of Gurdaspur in 2011 was 81.10%, compared to 73.80% in 2001. The male and female literacy rates were 85.90% and 75.70%, respectively. For the 2001 census, the rates were 79.80% and 67.10% respectively. The total literate population was 1,668,339, consisting of 928,264 males and 740,075 females. Sex ratio is about 895 females per 1000 males. Population Density was 649 per square km.

Education

Gurdaspur has many elementary and secondary level schools and has 13 degree level and engineering colleges. Beant College of Engineering and Technology, is among them, founded by then Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. A nationally accredited body by Ministry of Tourism Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition is also located in Gurdaspur.
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Road

Gurdaspur is located on National Highway 54 which provides direct connectivity to Amritsar, Pathankot, Jammu etc. Gurdaspur city is also the origin of National Highway 354 which passes through Kalanaur, Dera Baba Nanak, Ajnala, Amritsar and terminates at Malout in District Sri Muktsar Sahib. An expressway by name of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway at the cost of 25,000 Crore is approved under Bharatmala scheme which will pass through Gurdaspur. This Controlled-access highway will connect Gurdaspur directly with Jalandhar and New Delhi by road. Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari announced that Amritsar-Gurdaspur Highway will also be converted to signal free and one stretch will connect to Dera Baba nanak near Kartarpur corridor.

Rail

lies on Amritsar–Pathankot line. This railway station has two platforms in which one is used for passenger trains and second one is for freight trains. This railway station is fully Electrified and the work of electrification was completed in 2019. The doubling of the Amritsar-Pathankot line passing from Gurdaspur is under development. The station code is GSP. This station is well connected with nearest stations viz. Amritsar and Pathankot and there are many trains to these respective destinations. Also the far stations viz. Jammu Tawi, Bathinda, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Ambala, Delhi, Tatanagar, Rourkela are connected with Gurdaspur railway station by one or two trains.

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