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Sikanderpur, Punjab

Coordinates: 31°07′41″N 76°07′08″E / 31.12806°N 76.11889°E / 31.12806; 76.11889
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Sikanderpur
Jisun
Sikanderpurie
village
Nickname: 
JattSikander
Map
Country India
StatePunjab
Population
 • Total2,500
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Sikanderpur is a village in the district of Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. Sikanderpur is midway between Garshankar and Nawanshar, near Panaam. It was founded by Alexander the Great, as its name indicates (Sikander is how Alexander is called in many Eastern languages).

The village is around 100 houses with many of the people having emigrated to the UK, Canada and USA. The village has a long history and there is a village portal website called Sikanderpur Portal (Sikandepur).

Sikanderpur can be reached by road from Delhi or the best way is to come via Amritsar Airport. There are regular flights to Amritsar on Jet Airways, Air India, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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31°07′41″N 76°07′08″E / 31.12806°N 76.11889°E / 31.12806; 76.11889