Gurdaspur District
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District Gurdaspur ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ |
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| District | |
 Location in Punjab, India |
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| Coordinates: 31°55′N 75°15′E / 31.917°N 75.250°ECoordinates: 31°55′N 75°15′E / 31.917°N 75.250°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Punjab |
| Named for | Guriya Ji |
| Headquarters | Gurdaspur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,610 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,104,011 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Literacy | 63.95% |
| Website | gurdaspur |
Gurdaspur district (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦਸਪੂਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, the Punjab districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur. Two main rivers Beas and Ravi passes through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur, a historically important town in the district. The district is at the foothills of the Himalayas.
The current member of Parliament for Gurdaspur is Vinod Khanna.
As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Punjab (out of 22), after Ludhiana and Amritsar.Batala, with 31% of the district's population, is its largest city.
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