Taragarh Talawa
Talawa | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Taragarh | |
  Taragarh Talawa Location in Punjab, India  Taragarh Talawa Taragarh Talawa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′02″N 75°3′42″E / 31.55056°N 75.06167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 143115 |
| Nearest city | Amritsar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khadoor Sahib |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jandiala Guru |
Taragarh Talawa[1] is a village which now officially called Taragarh[2] located at two kilometers from Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district, Punjab, India on the Grand Trunk Road, located at 31° 33' 41N 75° 1'36E at an altitude of 229 m (754 ft).
The origin of the village's name is shrouded in myth. One claims that Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave the village to a servant named Tara. Another traces the name to the Punjabi word "talawa", the act of tying thread to a kite, since the road to the village is reminiscent of a "talawa".
Taragarh is a village in Jandiala-4 Tehsil in Amritsar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 23 km towards East from District headquarters Amritsar. 12 km from Jand. 219 km from State capital Chandigarh. Taragarh Pin code is 143115 and postal head office is Jandiala Guru.
Janian (3 km), Timmowal (3 km), Nangal Guru (4 km), Gehri (4 km), Dhirekot (5 km) are the nearby Villages to Taragarh. Taragarh is surrounded by Tarsikka-7 Tehsil towards North, Khadur-Sahib-10 Tehsil towards South, Tarn Taran-12 Tehsil towards west, Verka-5 Tehsil towards North.
Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Batala, Patti are the nearby Cities to TARAGARH.
- ^ "Present day Thind family of India". Bhagat Singh Thind. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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