Nagar is a village in the

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 Doa ...

tehsil of

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of the Indian state of

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. It is located on Phillaur-Nawanshahr Road, from the head postal office in Phillaur, from Apra, from Jalandhar, and from the state capital of

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. The village is administered by the

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, an elected representative.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, Nagar has a population of 3187. 1622 are males, while 1565 are females. Nagar has a literacy rate of 81.80%, higher than the average literacy rate of

. Most villagers belong to a Schedule Caste (SC), comprising 56.07% of the total.

Landmarks

The area has several religious sites famous. These include: Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Singh Sabha, Gurudwara Sahid Baba Dalel Singh Ji, Gurdwara Dera Sahib Baba Bhadbhag Singh Ji, Dera St Baba Mela Ram Ji, Shiv mandir temple.

Facilities

The village has two banks: the HDFC Bank and

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Education

The village has a co-ed primary school (Pri Nagar School) and a girls-only primary and secondary school (Ghs Nagar (G) School). Schools in Nagar provide a mid-day meal as per the Indian

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Transport

Junction is the nearest

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. Bhatian Railway Station is y from the village. The nearest airport is located away in

Ludhiana Ludhiana () is the most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab.164.100.161.224 http://164.100.161.224 › filesPDF Ludhiana State: Punjab Business & Industrial Centre, Tier 2 1 ... The city has an estima ...

. The nearest

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is located in Chandigarh.

References

{{Jalandhar district Villages in Jalandhar district Villages in Phillaur tehsil