Mahilpur
ਮਾਹਿਲਪੁਰ | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Mahilpur Location in Punjab, India  Mahilpur Mahilpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′45″N 76°02′15″E / 31.36258°N 76.03758°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic. |
| • Body | Nagar panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
| • Total | 16,098 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 146105 |
| Telephone code | 1884 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-07 |
Mahilpur is a city and a Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state Punjab. It is situated on Hoshiarpur to Garhshankar stretch of State Highway 24. It is famous for the game of football in the region. Mahilpur is connected by road to nearby districts, states and towns such as Jaijon, Jalandhar, Pathankot, Mohali, Chandigarh. Mahilpur is a development block. Mahilpur block has 140 villages in it.[1] It as also known as the soccer-town of India given the craze of football among the people of Mahilpur town and its surrounding villages. It belongs to the Sirowal area in the Doaba region of Punjab. Mahilpur had its first bank as Punjab National Bank in 1946 which operates two branches in the city. Mahilpur is famous for mangoes in the region.