Jalandhar district
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Jalandhar district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. The capital is Jalandhar. Nawanshahr district except the Balachaur sub-division was part of the original Jalandhar district until the mid 1990's when a separate district of Nawanshahr was created including Nawanshahr and Banga areas of Jalandhar district and Balachaur area of Hoshiarpur district.
[edit] Bilga
Bilga is the largest village in Jalandhar district and is about 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Jalandhar city. It is well known for its historical Gurudwara and is divided in seven sub parts (patti's). It is surrounded by lush green fields and quite well developed as compared to surrounding areas. Having all basic amenities services Bilga shows a complete picture of Punjabi culture. Bilga is also so well developed because of a lots of NRI people.
[edit] Bara Pind
Bara Pind is one of the most developed villages of Jalandhar District. It is situated 4 Km east to Goraya. It has every modern facility. A popular and useful website for NRIs, i.e. [www.nrihelp.info] is also controlled from this village. Besides being modern, it is historical village as well. It has many gurudwaras, temples and mosques.
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