Begowal

Begowal
Town
Begowal is located in Punjab
Begowal
Begowal
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°36′45″N 75°31′10″E / 31.61250°N 75.51944°E / 31.61250; 75.51944
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Founded byKhokhar Rajputs
Government
 • TypeNagar Panchayat
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,116
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144621
Telephone code01822
Vehicle registrationPB 09/57

Begowal is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.[1] Located 35 kilometers north of Kapurthala City,[2] the town has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). Begowal is called NRI's area. Many of them are in USA and Canada.[citation needed] The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people.[citation needed] Before partition, Begowal belonged to Muslim (Khokhar Rajputs) jagirdar Chaudhary Fazal Mohammad Khan, and later his three sons, Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (a judge of the Kapurthala High Court), and General Aziz Ahmed (of INA fame).[citation needed]

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Begowal
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