Phagwara

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Phagwara
City
Phagwara Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Phagwara Phagwara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°13′N 75°46′E / 31.22°N 75.77°E / 31.22; 75.77
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Founded by	Chaudhary Phaggu Mal Basra
Named for	Phagu Da Wara
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Body	Government of Punjab, India
Area
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	117,954
• Rank	288
• Density	6,117/km2 (15,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144401 144402
Telephone code	01824
Vehicle registration	PB-36
Post office	Phagwara H.O Satnampura S.O

Phagwara is a city and municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 40 kilometers from Kapurthala, the district headquarter, 124 kilometres (77 mi) away from Chandigarh, 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Jalandhar and 361 kilometres (224 mi) from New Delhi. The city is famous for sugar, glucose, starch, fine fabric textiles, and auto parts manufacturing for engines in Punjab. This place is also known for the Shri Hanuman Garhi Temple, which has statues of the Hindu God, Hanuman.