Dhilwan

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Dhilwan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.

History

In 1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre 15 Hindu bus passengers going from Dhilwan to Jalandhar were killed by pro-Khalistan Sikh militants at Dhilwan.{{cite news |last1=Tempest |first1=Rone |title=Suspected Sikh Terrorists Kill 15 on India Bus |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-26-mn-2-story.html |access-date=17 October 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=26 July 1986}}{{cite news |title=Terrorists kill bus passengers in Punjab and Haryana mercilessly |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870731-terrorists-kill-bus-passengers-in-punjab-and-haryana-mercilessly-799092-1987-07-31 |access-date=26 October 2018 |publisher=India Today |date=31 July 1987}}

Geography

Dhilwan is located at {{coord|31.52|N|75.35|E|}} in Punjab.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Dhilwan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhilwan] It has an average elevation of 219 metres (718 feet).

Dhilwan Kalan

Dhilwan and Dhilwan Kalan in Sikh History Books are two different places. Dhilwan Kalan is also written as Dhilwan, or Dhilwan Sodhian, which causes confusion among readers. Dhilwan Kalan is near Kotkapura in Faridkot district. A few other villages have identical or similar names, Dhilwan Khurd (Faridkot district), Dhilwan Wala (Moga district), Dhilwan (Barnala district), Dhilwan (Gurdaspur district).

Demographics

{{As of|2011}} India census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800156-dhilwan-punjab.html#:~:text=The%20Dhilwan%20Nagar%20Panchayat%20has,population%20of%20Dhilwan%20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher=Census Commission of India}} The Dhilwan Nagar Panchayat has population of 8,157 of which 4,225 are males while 3,932 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 835 which is 10.24 % of total population of Dhilwan (NP).

Transport

By Air: Dhilwan is located at 65 km far from Amritsar International airport, (Raja Sansi Airport)

By Rail: Dhilwan railway station is located at 3 km far from main city

By Road: Dhilwan is well connected to all major towns and cities of the state

Bus Route: PRTC - Pepsu Road Transport Corporation provides regular buses to reach inter-city and inter-state regions.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Kapurthala district