Shankar (village)
Shankar is a village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.[1][2]
Shankar
Shankar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shankar Location in Punjab, India  Shankar Shankar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.1467669°N 75.520749°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Founded by | Purewal |
| Talukas | Nakodar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144042 |
| Telephone code | 01821 |
| Nearest city | Nakodar |
About
Shankar is a large size village that lies on the Nakodar-Jandiala Road. The nearest railway station to this village is Shankar Railway station about 2 km from the village. One of the oldest villages of the state of Punjab, this village has given birth to many scholarly people, politicians, army officers, engineers, doctors, prominent teachers and journalists.
Notable persons
- Swaran Singh - India's longest-serving union cabinet minister.
External links
- Chhinjh Mela Shankar Shri Krishan Akhada, Chhinjh Committee, VPO: Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab (INDIA-144042)
References
- "One dead, 21 hurt as bus overturns". The Tribune. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "One held with 10 gm heroin". The Tribune. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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