Noor Mahal
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| NurMahal | |
  NurMahal
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| State - District(s) |
Punjab (India) - Jalandhar |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 224 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
12,630 - |
NurMahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. This town is named after a Mughal Queen called Noor Jahan, the wife of Emperor Jahangir. It is a very small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar -Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with its sister towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by an unfinished road which goes side by side with the railway lines. It was built on a place where an ancient town, called Kot Kahlur, was located which was proven by the bricks and many coins found beneath the soil of this town. It is believed that the ancient city of where Noor Mahal was built was destroyed around A.D.1300 for an unknown reason.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, NurMahal had a population of 12,630. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Noor Mahal has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 68%. In Noor Mahal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
