Dorangla Explained

Dorangla
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Punjab
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:32.107°N 75.306°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gurdaspur
Leader Title:Town head
Leader Name:Varinder Kumar (Ranu)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4247
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:143526
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01874
Registration Plate:PB06

Dorangla is a town in the Gurdaspur district, Punjab state of India, near the border with Pakistan. It is about 15 km west from the district Gurdasur. The name dorngla is given to the town on the name of a Muslim leader Daurang Khan in the mugal era.

The town was developed during the empire of Emprur Akbar by Dorang Khan. Before partition with Pakistan this town has a great history of merchandise.