Alawalpur

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Alawalpur
Town
Nickname:  lalpur
Alawalpur Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Alawalpur Alawalpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°26′N 75°39′E / 31.43°N 75.65°E / 31.43; 75.65
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,172
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Alawalpur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the state of Punjab, India. Alawalpur is named after Alawal Khan, a Pathan who ruled the area during the time of Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Sardar Himmat Singh Jallewalia, a Bains Jat Sardar, a general in Ranjit Singh's army, later conquered Alawalpur. His descendants still live in a fort located at the center of the city.