Alawalpur

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| name = Alawalpur
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| nickname = lalpur
| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.43|N|75.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
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| elevation_m = 232
| population_total = 7172
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 144301
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'''Alawalpur''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Jalandhar district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. Alawalpur is named after Alawal Khan, a [[Pashtun people|Pathan]] who ruled the area during the time of [[Sandhanwalia]] [[Jat]] ruler [[Ranjit Singh|Maharajah Ranjit Singh]]. Sardar Himmat Singh Jallewalia a [[Bains (gotra)|Bains]] [[Jat]] Sardar, a general in Ranjit Singh's army, later conquered Alawalpur. His descendants still live in a fort located at the center of the city.

==Geography==
Alawalpur is located at {{coord|31.43|N|75.65|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Alawalpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Alawalpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 232 metres (761 feet).It is located on the [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]] [[Adampur]] road. Alawalpur has a reasonably good market providing all items of daily use to the people living nearby. Villages surrounding Alawalpur include Doltpur, Dhogri, Sikandarpur, Sarmastpur, Sanghwal, Kishangarh and several more. [[D.A.V University ]] has been recently established in the village Sarmastpur, very close to Alawalpur. This institute is helping the local people in getting the higher education and providing career opportunities. People like Er. Sumit Arora (Sanghwal), Satnam Badhan (Sanghwal) are doing best efforts to make their village best among other villages.{{clarify|What does this mean?|date=November 2019}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Alawalpur had a population of 7,172. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Alawalpur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
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{{Jalandhar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Jalandhar district]]

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