Beas is a riverfront town in the
Amritsar district
Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...
of the
India
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n
state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. Beas lies on the banks of the
Beas River. Beas town is mostly located in revenue boundary of
Budha Theh
Budha Theh is a census town in Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India.
Demographics
India census
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with parts in villages Dholo Nangal and Wazir Bhullar. Beas railway station is located on the boundaries of beas . And Budha Theh is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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in
Baba Bakala
Baba Bakala is a historical town and tehsil in the Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It is known as the location of Gurdwara Baba Bakala Sahib.
History
Baba Bakala Sahib is closely associated with the ninth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Tegh Bah ...
tehsil of Amritsar district.
Geography
Beas is centered (approx.) at . It is located on the
G.T. Road
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(from
Kolkata
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to
Afghanistan
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), in the
Amritsar district
Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...
in
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
state of India. The nearest city is
Kapurthala () to the southwest. The holy and historical city of the
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
() lies to its northwest, and
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
(38 km) is situated to its southeast.
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
The headquarters of
Radha Soami Satsang Beas is located just north of Beas town. The town is known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and is located in the east.
Every year, millions of
Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attend
satsangs (
discourse
Discourse is a generalization of the notion of a conversation to any form of communication. Discourse is a major topic in social theory, with work spanning fields such as sociology, anthropology, continental philosophy, and discourse analysis. ...
s) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time.
Furthermore, there is also the Maharaj Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital, which was constructed in the 1980s by the Maharaj Jagat Singh Medical Relief Society. Since its inauguration, it has served countless patients free of cost. It is located in the center of beas town on the G.T. Road.
Transport
;Air
The nearest airport is
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India, located 11 km (7 mi) north-west from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar. The ...
located in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
about 57 km away.
Dera beas has its own little airport too.
;Rail
The town of Beas is well connected through
Beas Junction railway station to the major cities of Punjab and India. The station was rated as the cleanest and public friendly one in India in 2019 by NGO INTACT.
;Road
National Highway 3 which was previously numbered as NH 1, passes through Beas town connecting it to the major cities of Punjab and India.
See also
*
INS Beas frigate
References
{{Amritsar district
Cities and towns in Amritsar district