Shahkot is a small city and one of the five tehsils of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. Shahkot is situated on Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Sirsa National Highway 703. Shahkot is administered by the Municipal Committee. About 176 villages belong to Shahkot tehsil. Shahkot was famous for its red chili peppers; but now, its main crops are Wheat, Paddy, Maize, potato, etc. Agricultural land is not suitable for paddy. But with the use of pesticides and tubewell water; paddy is grown.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is a novel by Kiran Desai published in 1998. It is her first book and won the top prize for the Betty Trask Awards in 1998. It is set in the Indian village of Shahkot and follows the exploits of a young man, Sampath Chawla, trying to avoid the responsibilities of adult life. Fed up with his life in Shahkot, Sampath goes to a guava orchard and settles himself in a guava tree, where he uses the gossip he learned while working at the post office to convince people he is clairvoyant and soon becomes a popular "holy man".
Salarwala is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey to all of South Asia. It is 60 miles from Lahore and 20 miles from Faisalabad.
Shahkot, is a town and one of three tehsils in the Nankana Sahib District of Punjab, Pakistan. It has a hill park which is being converted to a theme park.
Sadakpur or Sadiqpur is a village in Shahkot, a city in the district Jalandhar of Indian state of Punjab.
Salema is a village in Shahkot, a city in Jalandhar District of Indian state of Punjab.
Sohal Jagir is a village in Shahkot. Shahkot is a city in the district Jalandhar of Indian state of Punjab.
Aidalpur is a village in Shahkot. Shahkot is a town in the district Jalandhar of the Indian state of Punjab.
Kamalpur is a village of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of Pakistan, situated 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the Nankana - Shahkot road. The town is mainly populated by the Two Big Cast in this villages Cheema clan of the Jutt people (Hunjra) (surname) (Hunjra) clan of the jutt people but small pockets of Cast Lohar, [[Kutch Gujjar Kshatriya| Mistri,Tarkhan, Mochi, Maachi, Chembay, and Christian communities.
Umerpura Chak No.50 R/B ਟਿਵਾਨਾ, ٹوانہ Tiwana is a village in Shahkot tehsil, Nankana Sahib District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) from Shahkot on the road to Sangla Hill. It has a primary school and a girls' middle school.
National Highway 703 is a National Highway in Northern India. NH 703 connects Jalandar in Punjab ,Sirsa in Haryana and Churu in Rajasthan, running a distance of 342 km (213 mi). National Highway 703 starts at the junction of NH 3 at Jalandar and traverses down to Churu to meet NH 52.
Heran is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Shahkot, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Nakodar, 23 kilometres (14 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 164 kilometres (102 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Janian is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) from Shahkot, 24.4 kilometres (15.2 mi) from Nakodar, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 179 kilometres (111 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Killi is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Shahkot, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Nakodar, 46 kilometres (29 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 177 kilometres (110 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Pandher is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Shahkot, 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Nakodar, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 173 kilometres (107 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Lasuri is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Shahkot, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) from the district headquarters of Jalandhar. The village is administered by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
The Faisalabad–Shahkot–Sheikhupura Road, also known locally as Sheikhupura Road is a provincially maintained road in Punjab province of Pakistan that extends from Faisalabad to Sheikhupura via Shahkot.
Nankana Sahib-Sangla Hill Road, also known locally as Shahkot Sangla Road is a provincially maintained road in Punjab that extends from Nankana Sahib to Sangla Hill.
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