Adampur
Adampur Doaba
city
Adampur is located in Punjab
Adampur
Adampur
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°26′N 75°43′E / 31.43°N 75.72°E / 31.43; 75.72
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
Government
 • MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly)Sukhwinder Singh Kotli Congress
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,922
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144102

Adampur is a town, a municipal council and a sub-tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Geography

Adampur Doaba is located at 31°26′N 75°43′E / 31.43°N 75.72°E / 31.43; 75.72.[1] It has an average elevation of 233 metres (764 feet). It is located at a distance of 24 km from its district headquarters Jalandhar and approximately 26 km from Hoshiarpur. The nearest hill station is Dharamshala which is the headquarters of the Dalai Lama. Another hill-station around Adampur is McLeodganj. The Main Bazaar is the main market and one of the best areas to live in and around the town.

It is situated in the center of Punjab and its two main cities, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.

The clock tower of Adampur and Punjab Khadi Mandal are some of the oldest buildings of this town. The Khadi Bhandar was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.

The Adampur Air Force Station was built by the British in the early 1900s and is the second largest Air Force base in India. The domestic airport of Jalandhar is also situated at Adampur.

The railway line which runs through Adampur was constructed by the British in 1902. Adampur train station was built, which was later renamed Khurdpur due to the close proximity of the Air Force base.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[2] The Adampur Municipal Council has population of 20,922 of which 11,152 are males while 9,770 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Adampur has an average literacy rate of 87.98%, higher than the national average of 75.84%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The scheduled caste population is 47.30%[3]

The Virdi family of the Ramgarhia community are one of the oldest serving families in Adampur tracing their settlement into the town from the 1700s.

Legislative Setup

The city is part of the Adampur legislative assembly constituency. Sukhwinder Singh Kotli of Congress is the current MLA from this seat. The town comes under the Jalandhar parliamentary constituency, which is currently represented by Sushil Kumar Rinku of Aam Aadmi Party.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Adampur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "State-wise, District-wise List of Blocks with >40% but less than 50% SC population". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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