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About Nurmahal

Nurmahal also spelled as Noor Mahal is a historical town in Jalandhar district of Punjab. The city is said to be established by Jahangir, son and successor ofd Mughal of Emperor Akbar. The historical significance of this place is the Serai Nurmahal, a historical monument situated in the city. Even today the town is known as Saria. Nurmahal is situated on old Grant Trunk road, which connects Pashwar to Culcutta. This road was built by Sher Shah Suri.

About Nurmahal
Nurmahal

History of Nurmahal

Nurmahal is a historically significant town built by Jahangir. As Noor Jahan, the wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, was brought up here, the town was named after her. She is thought to have spent her childhood here. Later Nurmahal came under the rule of Talwan Rajpurts and Ranghars. Dewan Moti Ram Khosla moved to Nurmahal from Rahon for better prospects. These Khoslas at Nurmahal, who were called as Rahon’s Khoslas, lived in a street named Mishra Mohalla. The lived in big houses called Havelis, which were made of small bricks and were with very wide brick walls, high ceilings and very small rooms. As Nurmahal was an agriculture based town, Dewan Moti and his future generation became prosperous. They engaged in agriculture related business like manufacture of brown sugar. Many Khoslas became money lenders. A Khosla was the first president of Nurmahal municiple committee. Later, Mela Ram Khosla, son of Prithi Ram became the president of Nurmahal municipal committee for several years. Sahela Ram Khosla, son of Salig Ram helped to begin a Doaba Ara High School in the town. Basant Rai, son of Mohkam Chand constructed a Hindu temple, which exists even today and is still worshiped.

However, the government later established corporative banks to discourage the practice of money lending. As a result, many Khoslas shifted to other places in search of livelihood in the beginning of nineteenth century. Most of the havelis at Nurmahal became empty. By 1994, only a few Khoslas families left in Nurmahal and most of them are engaged in their own business or agriculture. After independence, the Muslims, who were half of the population of Nurmahals before partition, shifted to Pakistan and they were replaced by Aroras.

Geography of Nurmahal

Nurmahal is located at 31.0964°N 75.5967°E with an average elevation of 224 m. This small town is situated near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar – Kudhiana line in Punjab. Nurmahal is also connected with other nearby town named Philaurand Nakodar by a road that goes side by side with the railway lines. The city is located at a distance of 13 km from Nakodar and 33 km from Jalandhar. Surrounded by Nakodar Tehsil towards west, Philaur Tehsil towards east, Sidhwan Bet Tehsil towards south and Rurka Kalan Tehsil towards east, Nurmahal shares its boarders with Ludhiana district and Jalandhar district. Jandiala, Philaur, Nakodar and Phagware are the nearby cities to Nurmahal. The villages near to the city include Natt, Dalla, Chuheki, Cheema Khurd and Sanghe Khalsa.

Demography of Nurmahal

Nurmahal is a municipal council in Jalandhar district of Punjab and it is divided in to 13 wards. All the basic facilities like water, electricity and sewerage are provided to the people by the municipal council. As per the Cenusu India released in 2011, Nurmahal municipal council consists of total 14, 560 people in which 7, 540 are males and 7, 020 are females. Children with age of 0-6 constitue 10.93% of total population and it is around 1592 in digits. The female sex ratio of Nurmahal city is 931 against state average of 895. The city has an average literacy rate of 81.29%, which is higher than 75.84%, the state average. Nurmahal also has 84.12% male literacy and 87.26% female literacy.

Tourist Attractions in Nurmahal

Nurmahal has great tradition and culture that attract numerous travellers to this small town. The ancient and historical monument called Serai Nurmahal, which is the fine example of Mughal architecture, is the prime tourist attraction in Nurmahal. Star hotels and restaurants are difficult to find out this small town. However, there are a few good eateries in Nurmahal, which serves delicious Punjabi cuisines of unique flavor. As Jalandhar is only around 30 km away from the city, people, who plan to visit Nurmahal, prefer to stay in the hotels of Jalandhar.

Utilities Services in Nurmahal

Even though Nurmahal is a popular tourist location in Punjab with its historical monuments and other features, the city is still in developing stage. The people here mainly depend on agriculture and so the modern services providers like packers and movers, event management companies, real estate agents etc are very few here. However, the important utilities and services like post office, bank branches, aadhar card centers etc are functioning in Nurmahal. Some of the basic services like courier services, petrol pumps, catering services etc. are listed here.

Aadhar Card Centers in Nurmahal

Address: Assistant Food Supply Office,
Nurmahal, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144039
Phone number: 8968447948

Courier Services in Nurmahal

Jet Courier & Cargo Services
Address: Nurmahal, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144039
Phone number: 9815260808

Catering Services in Nurmahal

Chandni Chat Bhandar
Address: Nurmahal, Jalandhar,
Mohalla Jangda Nurmahal, Punjab, 144309
Phone number: 9872144182

Basant Palace & Caterers
Address: Mandi road, Nurmahal,
Jalandhar, 144039
Phone number: 9988906880, 9915537193,
9876206302, 9855797785

Petrol Pumps in Nurmahal

Address: Tuli Filling Station Talwan
Address: Philaur road Talwan, Nurmahal,
Jalandhar, Near Dana Mandi Talwan, Punjab, 144039
Phone number: 9915000181, 9915281681

Transport in Nurmahal

Nurmahal is a must visited destination in Punjab and you can easily access this city by road, rail and airways. Situated 37 km away from Nurmahal, Ludiana Airport is the nearest airport to the city. Raja Sansi Airport, which is at a distance of 90 km away, is also a major airport to reach Nurmahal. Nurmahal railway station is connected to the major cities of the country. It is situated just 2 km away from the city. Nakodar Jn railway station, Goraya Railway station, Sansarpur railway station and Philaur Jn railway station are the other major railway stations near to Nurmahal. Nurmahal bus stand is 17 km away from the city. But, direct bus services are rare to Nurmahal from major Indian cities. However, Goraya bus stand is just 22 km away from the city and you get buses to this station from other cities of the state and country.

Nurmahal, one of the ancient cities of great historical importance, is a must visited place in the state of Punjab. It is sure that the historical monuments and the geographical peculiarities of this town show you a clear picture of the rich tradition and culture of Punjab.

Nurmahal at a glance

Country : India
State : Punjab
District : Jalandhar
Elevation : 224 m (735 ft)
Languages
• Official : Punjabi
Time zone : IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal Index Number : 144039
Telephone code : 01826

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