Dina Nagar

Dinanagar
town
Dinanagar is located in Punjab
Dinanagar
Dinanagar
Town Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 32°09′00″N 75°28′00″E / 32.15°N 75.4667°E / 32.15; 75.4667
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictGurdaspur
Established1730
Founded byAdina Beg
Area
 • Total37.2 km2 (14.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total26,394
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
DemonymDinanagari
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
143531
Vehicle registrationPB 99

Dinanagar is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It takes its name after Adina Beg, who served as the subahdar of Punjab for the Mughals and Marathas. He built up his residence and exercised his government mainly from this town, whilst he was serving as the governor of the nearby town of Behrampur.[1] During the rule of the Sikh Empire, it was the favourite summer resort of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who held durbar there during summer, effectively making the town his summer capital.

  1. ^ "The Urban History of Dinanagar (1849-1947) - Ignited Minds Journals". ignited.in. Retrieved 17 October 2020.