Rawalpindi is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Rawalpindi has a population of 1,087 people. Neighbouring villages include

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, Sri Hargobindgarh, Ramgarh and Sikri. Rawalpindi is on the Phagwara to Hoshiarpur Road. It has a Gurdwara, a parade of shops on the main road and is famous for its police station.

History

Rawalpindi was a Muslim village made up of the

Rawal Rawal (also spelled Raval) or Raol originally is a regional variation of the Hindi princely ruler title Raja/Radjah (literally "king") used in some princely states in Rajputana and Western India (notably Gujarat), and is now also used as a caste ...

community prior to the 1947

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when the

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families left for Pakistan. The village is now inhabited by Hindus and

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

who left west Punjab.

Police station

Rawalpindi police Station, presently a unit of the Sadar Police Phagwara, was adjudged the best rural police station of the country in 2007. It has also been awarded the fifth position in Asia in a competition among the police stations of the Asia Pacific in 2008. Subsequently, Rawalpindi police station and Sultanpur Lodhi police station secured the first place in another competition in 2009. Rawalpindi Police Station is the first rural police station in India to provide a video conference system for people residing abroad and the surrounding villages. Non Resident Indians can talk directly to the police authorities including DSP Phagwara and SHO Rawalpindi. The police station has seven CCTV cameras to monitor the working of police employees. Complaint Cards have been prepared which would be provided to the complainant showing the date of the report, the name of the enquiry officer and the status of the complaint. The Rawalpindi police station also adheres to its

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References

{{Kapurthala district Villages in Kapurthala district