Begowal Explained

Begowal
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Punjab
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.6125°N 75.5194°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Founder:Khokhar Rajputs
Government Type:Nagar Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:225
Population Total:10,116
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144621
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB 09/57

Begowal is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.[1] Located 35 kilometers north of Kapurthala City, the town has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). Begowal is called NRI's area. Many of them are in USA and Canada. The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people. Before partition, Begowal belonged to Muslim (Khokhar Rajputs) jagirdar Chaudhary Fazal Mohammad Khan, and later his three sons, Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (a judge of the Kapurthala High Court), and General Aziz Ahmed (of INA fame).

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  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Begowal.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Begowal