Phagwara

Phagwara

 is a small city and a Municipal Corporation with an area of 20 km²(approx.) in Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. The city lies on the National Highway 44 and located 40 kilometres from Kapurthala city, the district headquarter, 124 kilometres (77 mi) away from Chandigarh and 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Jalandhar 361 kilometres (224 mi) from New Delhi. Phagwara is a city area and is famous for sugar, glucose ,starch , fine fabric textile of jct mill ,auto parts manufacturing for engines in Punjab.

Geography

It is on land between Beas and Satluj rivers and is a typical Doaba city. It has an average elevation of 767 feet (234 m).

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census Phagwara urban agglomeration had a population of 117,954, out of which males were 62,171 and females were 55,783. The literacy rate was 87.43 per cent. As of 2011 India census, Phagwara had a population of 97,864. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Phagwara has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 73%. In Phagwara, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Universities

• Lovely Professional University
• GNA University

Colleges

• Guru Nanak College
• pyramid college of business and technology
• Kamla Nehru college for women.
• Ramgarhia Institute of Engineering & Technology
• Ramgarhia Polytechnic College
• Ramgarhia College of Education
• Ramgarhia College

Schools

• Sant Sarwan Dass Model School Hadiabad,Phagwara
• G.D.R convent sr.sec school
• Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) known as J.J. School
• Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
• Aman Public School
• Arya model senior secondary school
• St. Joseph’s Convent School
• Kamla Nehru Public School
• Swami Sant Dass Public School
• Mele Singh Missinory School
• Cambridge International School
• Saffron Public School
• Tagore Public High School
• Jain Model Sr. Sec. School
• Lord Mahavira Jain Public School
• St.Sai Ram Sunrise High School
• New Sunflower High School
• Guru Harkrishan National Model Ser. Sec. Schoo
• S.D. Model sen. sec. School
• MAA Ambay girls Sen. sec. School

Villages in Phagwara tehsil

Nangal majja