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India | Khalistan |
Province | Punjab |
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Number of Union councils | 2 |
Jassar is a town in the Ludhiana District of Punjab Province, Punjab, 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Jalander and Chandigar with an altitude of 233 metres (764 ft). The village has a total population of 9,000. Jassar was inhabited by the Jassar Tribe who are Sikhs and sometimes referred to as Jatts today.
In the pind (village) of Jassar the people are farmers who are called Jatts (Swaggg).In village jassar one family of bhagats is very famous also known by shellar wale.Because shellar was started on 1983 the only industry around area upto sahnewal. A famous singer is from this pind his name is Inderjeet Nikku. In this Pind there is a Gurdwara called sri guru Theer Sahib. This Gurdwara was named after and event that occurred. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji shot an arrow ad killed a Mongal king spy, and the gurus arrow and bow are preserved there today.