Nakodar

Nakodar
—  city  —
Nakodar Location of Nakodar in Punjab and India
Coordinates	31°08′N 75°28′E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District(s)	Jalandhar
Population	31,422 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Website	http://jalandhar.nic.in/html/cities_towns_nakodar.htm

Nakodar (Punjabi: ਨਕੋਦਰ, Hindi: नकोदर, pronounced Nuh-Koh-Durh) is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.

The city is almost 424 km from Delhi, 24 km from Jalandhar, 45 km from Ludhiana, and about 114 km from Amritsar. Surrounding villages include Chak Mughlani, [Mehatpur](Hari pur)(Bhullar)Nawan Pind Jattan, Heran, Bir Pind, Shankar, Nur Pur Chatha, Sarih and Khanpur Dhadda. The Town is of considerable antiquity and had been held in succession by three different races, the JATTS , Kambohs( Kamboj) and then by the muslim Rajputs, traces of whom still exist in the extensive ruins by which the town is surrounded. The town was anciently founded by the Hindu Kamboh, according to Sir William Wilson Hunter and others. The Kamboh settlements lay to the west of present town and the sites are still marked by extensive ruins and two old fine tombs, now called the Black and Red Domes, from the color of the material. Tradition attributes the Kamboh expulsion to the Nawab Kutb Khan who came with an army from Indor near Nuh in 1570 AD. As a consequence, the lordship of the town thus passed over to the Khanzadaas from the Kamboj tribe. Within two generations, the Rajputs got the town in jagir from Emperor Jahangir, in later sixteenth century, apparently divesting the Khanzadahs, the successor race to the Kambohs. The Rajputs were themselves later ousted during Sikh period by one Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba who made a fort and made himself the master of the surroundings. From Ghaiba, the town was seized by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1816. The town is well pave and has thriving appearances and currently forms a Tehsil of District Jalandhar. Outside the town, there are two large and handsome tombs dating at least from the times of Emperor Jahangir, later one of them is said to be the burial place of the adviser of Emperor Shah Jahan, but it is known who stand buried in the earlier tomb.

Nakodar is home to many popular Punjabi lyricists And Singers likeKaler Kanth, K.S Makhan, Lehmber Hussainpuri, Vijay Dhammi, Sh.Gurdas Mann(Ardent Follower of Baba Muradshah Ji Darbar), Hans Raj Hans (Chief Darvesh of Baapu Lal Badshah Darbar Nakodar), Malkit Singh. Nakodar is also the birth place of poet Padam Shree Pandit Labhu Ram Josh Malsiyani, whose poem Nagma-e-Josh can be read at the entrance to the town near Bus stop. His son Arsh Malsiyani is also famous poet, who is still having the treasure of poetry passed on to him by his Father. Nakodar is also known as the homeland of modern Punjabi poet Hardial Sagar

Other famous individuals from Nakodar area, who participated in the left movement from 1972 onwards are Varinder Kumar (Gagan) and Surjit Singh (Sherpur), Amarjit Chandan, Avtar Paash, Kulwant Mandiala, Harbhajan Singh Dhillon (Vakeel) and Des Raj Mahoonwal. First member of legislative assembley in Independent India was Harkishan Singh Surjeet from Communist Party of India. Another famous individual from this area was S. Darbara Singh (Khaira) Seronwalia Ex Speaker Punjab Assembly. The famous ladies are Ms Surinder Khaira (Gold Medalist GNDU, writer and poet), Ms Kuldip Sohi (Ex. Captain Punjab Girls Kabaddi team) and Tejwanti Dheer (Leftist, social worker).

Name of the Town

The name Nakodar, according to one account, is a said to be derived from the Persian words Neki ka dar, which mean 'Gate of Goodness or Virtue' and it was named so by the Persian Kambohs. According to another version, the town was so-named after Nikudari legion of the Mongols.

Newspapers in Nakodar

• Doaba Headlines
• Ekta Lehar
• Hindustan Times

Colleges in Nakodar

• K.R.M.D.A.V. college
• Guru Nanak National College.
• Satyam Institute of management and Technology
• Bharat College of Nursing, Vill. Mudhan(Nakodar)
• Sri Ram Ji College

Schools in Nakodar

• St. Jude's Convent School
• Guru Nanak Public School
• Sewak Public School
• State Public School
• Tagore Model School
• M.d.Dayanand Model School
• New Janta Model sen. sec. School

Geography

Nakodar is located at 31.13°N 75.47°E / 31.13; 75.47. It has an average elevation of 223 metres (731 feet).

Popular Religious Places

• Dargaah of Baba Murad Shah Ji
• Dargaah of Baba Laal Baadshah Ji
• Baba Mall Ji Malri
• Baba MalIk Ji,Baba Malik Bazar
• Nawa Nanaksar Thath, Balanda
• Jagdambey Dham
• Sri Sudarshan Mandir
• Mandir Gugga Jahir Veer Ji
• Dargah Baba Moju Shah Ji
• Malri Sahib Gurudwara
• Nanaksar Sahib Gurudwara

Popular Historical Places

• The Tomb of Mohammed Mommin
• The Tomb of Haji Mahal
• Gugga Jahar Vir Mandir
• baba shas chant bopa rai kalan

Popular Eating Point

• Tasty Bite
• 7 Star
• R.K Vaishno Dhaba
• Kartar Club
• Saroor Hotel
• Ladhar Palace and Bar
• Suraj refreshment
• Manjit refreshment
• Kala gareeb samosa bhtoora
• Laambu burger $ noodles
• mehndiratta sweet shop
• moteyaan da hotel(chawla sweet shop)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Nakodar had a population of 31,422. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nakodar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nakodar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

• Encyclopaedia of Jalandhar, 2004, Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (Also see his The SIKH REFERENCE BOOK).
• Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1886, Sir William Wilson Hunter;
• Punjab gazetteers, 1883, bound in 10 vols., without title-leaves, 1883, Punjab.
• Gazetteer Jalandhar,First Edition, 1980, Chapter XIX, Places of Interest(Nakodar).
• http://pbhealth.gov.in/maps/jal/MEHATPUR.pdf

External links

• NakodarCity.Com
• Nakodar@Punjab Revenue
• Official website of Jalandhar district
• Wikimapia - Prominent Locations in Nakodar