Shankar
Shankar
Village
Shankar is located in Punjab
Shankar
Shankar
Location in Punjab, India
Shankar is located in India
Shankar
Shankar
Shankar (India)
Coordinates: 31°08′48″N 75°31′15″E / 31.1467669°N 75.520749°E / 31.1467669; 75.520749
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
Founded bynot known
TalukasNakodar
Government
  TypePanchayati raj (India)
  BodyGram panchayat
Languages
  OfficialPunjabi
  RegionalPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144042
Telephone code01821
Nearest cityNakodar

Shankar is a village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.[1][2]

About

Shankar is a large village that lies on the Nakodar-Jandiala Road. The nearest railway station to this village is Shankar Railway Station, about 2 km from the village. Shankar is one of the oldest villages in the state of Punjab. Some politicians, army officers, engineers, doctors, teachers, and journalists are from Shankar.

Notable persons

  • Swaran Singh is India's longest-serving union cabinet minister.

References

  1. "One dead, 21 hurt as bus overturns". The Tribune. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. "One held with 10 gm heroin". The Tribune. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.


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