Begowal

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Begowal
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Begowal
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°36′45″N75°31′10″E / 31.61250°N 75.51944°E / 31.61250; 75.51944 Coordinates: 31°36′45″N75°31′10″E / 31.61250°N 75.51944°E / 31.61250; 75.51944
Country India
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Founded byKhokhar Rajputs
Government
  Type Nagar Panchayat
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,116
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144621
Telephone code01822
Vehicle registration PB 09/57

Begowal is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India. [1] Located 35 kilometers north of Kapurthala City, [2] the town has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). Begowal is called NRI's area. Many of them are in USA and Canada.[ citation needed ] The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people.[ citation needed ] Before partition, Begowal belonged to Muslim (Khokhar Rajputs) jagirdar Chaudhary Fazal Mohammad Khan, and later his three sons, Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (a judge of the Kapurthala High Court), and General Aziz Ahmed (of INA fame).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Begowal
  2. Begowal Kapurthala Kapurthala Villages. Retrieved 20 July 2019.