Nakodar | |
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Town | |
Tombs of Ustad-Shagird, Nakodar, Dera Baba Murad Shah, Dakhni Sarai, Nakodar Park | |
  Nakodar Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′39″N 75°28′41″E / 31.12750°N 75.47806°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.50 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,973 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144040 [2] |
| Vehicle registration | PB-33 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Nakodar is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
The city is almost 365 km from Delhi, 25 km from Jalandhar, 49 km from Ludhiana, and about 101 km from Amritsar. Surrounding villages include Chak Mughlani, Maheru, Allowal, Mehatpur (Haripur) (Bhullar) Nawan Pind Jattan, Heran, Bir Pind, (Aulakh), Shankar, Nur Pur Chatha, Sarih, Malri, Khanpur Dhadda, Uggi, and Malhian Kalan.
The town is well paved and currently forms a Tehsil of District Jalandhar. Outside the town, there are two large tombs dating from the times of Emperor Jahangir, later one of them is said to be the burial place of the adviser of Emperor Shah Jahan, but it is not known who stand buried in the earlier tomb.
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