Phagwara

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Phagwara is a city in the state of Punjab, in northern India. It was founded by Shah Jahan in ancient times.

[edit] Location

Phagwara is located on the Delhi-Amritsar national highway and also on the rail link between Delhi and Amritsar. It is located between two big cities of Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Phagwara is 76 miles away from Chandigarh and 220 miles from Delhi. Phagwara is a junction, with rail and road links to other cities as well e.g. Banga, Hoshiarpur. Most major trains stop here, e.g. the Shatabdi Express.

[edit] Industry

It is the main industrial place in the Kapurthala District because of its good location on the national highway. This city consists of many different types of industries like Wahid Sandhar sugar, Jagjit Cotton Textiles (JCT) Mills, Electrical accessories, Machine Tools, Agricultural Implements and Rubber.

Phagwara is famous for NRI's, a big percentage of Punjabi NRI's belong to this area.

[edit] Famous places

It is famous for its industries and holy places like Shiv mandir on NimaWala Chowk. It has many famous holy gurdawaras like Gurudwara Sri Guru Ravidas Maharaj on G.T.Road, Sri Sukhchainana Sahib and Sri Chhevin Patshahi in the interior of the town. Guru Ravidas's Birth anniversary is celebrated by organising a big procession every year. Vishwakarma mandir is the oldest sacred place for ramgharias community situated at banga road. A similar procession is carried out in the memory of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, who was a great Indian political leader of 20th century and a great social reformer in India.

Main areas are Model Town, Satnampura, New Datampura, Hargobind Nagar and famous bazzar is Bansanwala Bazar. Guru Nanak College and Ramgharia Institute are the oldest and renowed institutes in phagwara. Media:Its industrial hub and mostly factories are run by ramgharias community.^{[citation needed]}

The carnival of Phalini is celebrated every year with lots of happiness in this city.

As it is situated on national highway 1, it is one of the busiest and most expensive cities; as a result, the property market is large and fluctuating.The main name in property market is Milap properties, suited at Milap tower at NH1.