Nilokheri
| Nilokheri | |
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| Township | |
 Nilokheri
Nilokheri
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| Coordinates: 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°ECoordinates: 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Karnal |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,400 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | +91-01745-XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Sex Ratio | 904:1000 ♂/♀ |
| Website | haryana |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | |
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| Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nilokheri |
Nilokheri (Hindi: नीलोखेड़ी) is a town and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It has 13 wards. The town is located about 143 km from Delhi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well.
Established in 1948, after the Partition of India, social visionary Shri S. K. Dey. by establishing a new township at Nilokheri to house the displaced persons coming from Pakistan, at that Karnal, Haryana at that time Punjab. Nilokheri was founded and planned as the new capital of the state of Punjab. Impressed by the planning of the town, Pandit Jawhar Lal Nehru used to call it the town of his dreams. However, the town faced a heavy flood at a time when only 7 of its many planned sectors were developed. In view of this, the capital of Punjab was kept at Chandigarh.
Nilokheri is located at 29°50′N 76°55′E / 29.83°N 76.92°E. It has an average elevation of 237 metres (830 feet).
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