Kartarpur, India
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History
Kartarpur was founded by Guru Arjan.[1] It was the "new" Kartarpur, as the "old" Kartarpur had been established earlier by Guru Nanak in the 1520s in present-day Narowal district of Pakistani Punjab.[1] In April 1635, a battle occurred here between the Sikhs, led by Guru Hargobind, and the Mughals, having been instigated against the Sikhs by Painde Khan.[2] The Sodhi descendants of Guru Hargobind through his grandson Dhir Mal (son of Baba Gurditta) resided at Kartarpur.[3]
Geography
Kartarpur is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[4] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet). It is situated at a distance of 15 km from Jalandhar towards Amritsar on G.T. Road (National Highway 1).
Demographics
since 2001[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[5] Kartarpur had a population of 25,152. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kartarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kartarpur, 12% of the population is under six years of age. Kartarpur has 14 municipal wards.
Jang-e-Azadi Kartarpur Museum
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Jang-e-Azadi Memorial is a memorial and museum being built in Kartarpur town of Punjab, India, in memory of contribution and sacrifices made by the Punjabi community in Indian independence movement.
Transport
Kartarpur railway station is the main railway station of the town which is situated on Ambala–Attari line under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone.[6]