| Garhshankar | |
| — city — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District(s) | Hoshiarpur |
| Population | 15,094 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Garhshankar is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.
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The town was founded by Doad king shankar sahai. Hence the name: garh (Home of) shankar (Founders' name).Garhshankar was founded in 1000.AD by Shankar Sahai Doad, that time king.Garhshankar was converted as a Tehsil by British Govt (1849-1947). Doad is the surname that belongs to Rajput Caste.Majority of them live in Block number 22 of Garhshankar, especially in the upper villages of Garhshankar popularly known as BEET.In old times this area was under one king ( Shri Tikka Rana Saheb, Eldest son of the King is normally called Shri Saheb) who controlled all villages from Garhi Mansowal. In 1775, the Rana of The Ghorewahas conquered Garhshankar, killing the Doad King. Later during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, when he wanted to conquer the sub-mountainous region of Kandi, the Doads of Mansowal sent fifteen horse riders to help Maharaja Ranjit Singh in order to avenge their massacre by the Ghorewahas. In return, Maharaja granted the Doads the property of the lands of Mansowal. The British Empire also granted the property of eight villages to Doad Rajputs of Mansowal. This information is recorded on page 67 in Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1877–1884, by J. A. L. Montgomery, published 1885, Calcutta Central Press Co.
After the slaughter of Doads at Garh Shankar, five grandsons of the last Doad King survived. The youngest grandson of the last Doad King, who was also killed Korewans, was married to a girl from Ajnoha. During the Garhshankar tragedy, the wife of the youngest prince was at her parents house in Ajnoha because she was expecting a baby. She gave birth to a son.
In those days, it was not considered good to keep the son of a daughter in the village. Therefore, when the young prince became an adult in 1800, the villagers of Ajnoha built a house for him in the land of another village, Panchhat. In the course of time, his cousins, the sons of his two uncles, who were homeless until then, finally came to live with him in Panchhat. The son of his third uncle, whose name was Ghamandi, also came to live in with him. The brother of Ghamandi, named Jattu, went to live in Thakarwal. Gurdwara Bhai Tilku Ji opposit railway station is a historic place
Garhshankar is home to a number of educational institutes. A number of schools have recently opened in the city which have provided the students opportunities to have good education. Some of the notable schools are:
BAM Khalsa College provides a variety of bachelor courses in Commerce, Science and Arts.
DAV COLLEGE for girls provides bachelor courses through PU ang GNDU.
In Garhshankar City many festivals and fairs are organized throughout year. Holla Mahalla , Viswkarma Divas , MAHASHIVRATRY & KRISHAN-JANAMASHTAMI are among the most famous festivals celebrated in this historic City. Specially a big MELA has been organized every year near Janamashtmi known as "Raja Kans ka Mela". Raja Kans was uncle of Lord Shri Krishna.A big mella which is known as ROSHNI MELLA celebrated every year in BARA ROZA.The festiva of Id is also celebrated in BARA ROZA.
Garhshankar is a city, near the Shivalik Valleys, and having Punjab Himachal border nearby. Distance of other notable places from Garhshankar is as given below:
And some religious places:
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Garhshankar had a population of 15,094. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Garhshankar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 70%. In Garhshankar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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