Sandhwan is a village in Faridkot district of Punjab, India. It is 4 km from Kotkapura, towards Faridkot. Giani Zail Singh, 7th President of India hailed from Sandhwan.
The nearest railway station is Giani Zial Singh Sandhwan Railway Station (0.2 km), the nearest bus stand is Kotkapura Bus Station (4.3 km), and the nearest airport is Bathinda Airport (55.9 km}) Coordinates: 30°37′N74°48′E / 30.617°N 74.800°E
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, 227 km (141 mi) west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth largest city of Punjab. Bathinda is known as the 'City of Lakes' due to the three artificial lakes adjacent to the now-closed Thermal power plant in the northern part of the city.
Giani Zail Singh was the seventh and the first Sikh president of India serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister. He also served as the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1983 to 1986.
Faridkot is a royal and historic city in the state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of the Faridkot district. The Faridkot Division was established with a Divisional headquarter at Faridkot which includes Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa districts.
Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849.
Shirali is a village in Bhatkal taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. Shirali is home to two prominent temples: the Chitrapur Math and the Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple. The Chitrapur Math is the holiest temple of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community, and the Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya temple is the Kuladev to the Kamaths, Bhats, Puraniks, Prabhus, Joishys, Mallyas, Kudvas and Nayak families from the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community.
Balangir also known as Bolangir, is a city and municipality, the headquarters of Balangir district in the state of Odisha, India. Balangir has a rich cultural heritage. It is also known as the cultural hub of Odisha. Balangir municipality is divided into twenty-one wards. It is spread over an area of 12,200 acres (4,900 ha).
Faridkot district is one of the 22 districts in the state of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters.
Moga district is one of the twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab State on 24 November 1995 cut from Faridkot district. Moga District is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Punjab, India. People from Moga City and Moga District belong to the Malwa culture.
Kot Kapura is a historic city in Faridkot district, some 50 km from Bathinda, 40 km from Moga and 30 km from Muktsar in the state of Punjab, India. It is the largest city in the Faridkot District and has a large cotton market. It takes around 15 minutes by bus from Faridkot, 4 hours by road from Chandigarh and 2.0 hours from Ludhiana, and 8 hours from New Delhi by train to reach the city. It is a central city on route to Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Firozpur, etc. Kot Kapura takes its name from its founder, Nawab Kapur Singh, and the word 'Kot', meaning a small fort – literally the 'Fort of Kapura'. The city is known for its "Dhodha Sweet" and "Atta Chicken" both of which are exported outside India.
Dhilwan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.
Jaitu is a historical city. Jaitu is a municipal council in Faridkot district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is subdivision in Ferozepur Division. It is 30 km (19 mi) from Bathinda, 130 km (81 mi) from Ludhiana, 150 km (93 mi)from Amritsar, 180 km (110 mi) from Patiala and 234 km (145 mi) from Chandigarh.
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences was established in July 1998 by Punjab Act No. 18. It is named after Baba Farid, a 12th-century Punjabi sufi, and headquartered in Faridkot.
Malwa College of Nursing was established in Nov 2000 by Dr. Ravinder Singh. It is named after Malwa, a region of Punjab and headquartered in Kotkapura in the district of Faridkot in the state of Punjab.
Kollengode is one of the town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. Kollengode is well known for the culture of Kerala. Kollengode Town is the head quarter of Kollengode Sub District, Kollengode Panchayat and Kollengode Block Panchayat. Kollengode is one of the major tourist spots of Palakkad district. Kollengode has contributed many famous personalities to the society in the fields of movies, cultural activists, social activists, musicians, writers, poets, scholars, and so on.
Guru Gobind Singh Medical College is a government school of medicine located in Faridkot, Punjab, India..
Machaki Mal Singh is a small village located 7 km from Fardikot in the Indian state of Punjab. It is situated on the banks of the Rajasthan Feeder Canal. The village originated hundreds of years ago and is named after the first man who lived here, Mal Singh Sekhon. It has associations with Sikh guru, Gobind Singh, and Baba Joginder Singh Ji. The village natives built the Gurudwara Kareer Sahib and every February they hold a celebration in memory of Joginder Singh Ji.
Bathinda Airport is an airport serving MALWA, a Region in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the city near the village of Virk Kalan. The airport is a civil enclave of the Bhisiana air force station. Alliance Air introduced flights to Bathinda from Delhi in December 2016.
Kotkapura is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.
Kotkapura is a railway station located in Faridkot district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Kotkapura city. Kotkapura station falls under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.