Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Nawanshahr
Guru Teg Bahadur Gate in Banga
Guru Teg Bahadur Gate in Banga
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 31°7′31″N 76°6′59″E / 31.12528°N 76.11639°E / 31.12528; 76.11639
Country India
StatePunjab
Region of PunjabDoaba
Named forBhagat Singh
HeadquartersNawanshahr
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerNavjot Pal Singh Randhawa
Area
 • Total1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[‡]
 • Total612,310
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code01823 for Nawanshahr and Banga
01885 for Balachaur
Literacy80.3%
Websitenawanshahr.nic.in

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur. There are three legislative seats in the district, Nawanshahr, Balachaur and Banga. They fall under the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency. Nawanshahr, the district headquarters is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Chandigarh, the state's capital.[1]

As of 2011, it is the third least populous district of Punjab (out of 22), after Barnala and Fatehgarh Sahib.[2]

  1. ^ "About District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.