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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bilga<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31|03|N|75|39|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 10,125<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<ref name="Census 2011" /><br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 144036 <ref>[https://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/Pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=144036 Indian postal website with Bilga's PIN code]<br />
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| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 1826<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India*PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08 & PB - 37<br />
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'''Bilga''' is a large village<ref name="Census 2011" /> near the city of [[Nurmahal]]. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the district [[Jalandhar]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<br />
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== About ==<br />
The majority of people living in Bilga are of Sikh religion.{{cn|date=August 2017}}<br />
The nearest main road to Bilga is [[Phillaur]]-[[Nurmahal]] road which is almost 2&nbsp;km from the village. The nearest Railway station to this village is the Bilga railway station.<br />
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In the centre of the town there is a large gurudwara, of historical significance, the [[Shri Guru Arjan Dev Sikh Temple]], as the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (first Sikh Guru to be martyred) had visited the area during the time of his wedding in the neighbouring village of Meo in the year 1589. People from all over the world visit this gurdwara.{{cn|date=December 2018}} Shri Guru Arjan Dev ji's Vastras(clothes) are still present there and are on display.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
At the 2011 census, the population of the village was 10,125 of which 5,182 were male and 4,943 female, a sex ratio of 954. There were 949 children aged 6 or under, which was 9.37%. The literacy rate was 81.69% - 85.73% for males and 77.49% for females.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Bilga Population - Jalandhar, Punjab |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/30044-bilga-punjab.html |publisher=census2011.co |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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This village has one sarpanch who has been elected by villagers under the legislative committee of Jalandhar. <br />
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The village is also close to the Bilga general hospital which is located on the outskirts of the village.<br />
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The village is divided in 7 portions (portion of a village is known as a patti) which have their own names, these are :{{cn|date=December 2018}}<br />
* Patti Bhalaayi <br />
* Patti Duniya Mansoor<br />
* Patti Bhoja<br />
* Patti Mahena<br />
* Patti Bagga<br />
* Patti Bhatti <br />
* Patti Neelowaal<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]<br />
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{{Jalandhar district}}<br />
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