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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dinanagar
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| native_name_lang = Punjabi
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab
| pushpin_label_position = Pathankot 25 km, Amritsar 87 km, Jalandhar 112 km, Chandigarh 242 km
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| pushpin_map_caption = Town Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|32.15|N|75.4667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1730
| founder = [[Adina Beg]]
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| area_total_sq_mi = 14.36
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| population_total = 26,394
| population_as_of = 2014
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Dinanagari
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 143531
| registration_plate = PB 99
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'''Dinanagar''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Gurdaspur district]] in the [[Majha]] region of the [[List of Indian districts|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. It takes its name after [[Adina Beg]], who served as the [[subahdar]] of [[Punjab]] for the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] and [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]]. He built up his residence and exercised his government mainly from this town, whlist he was serving as the governor of the nearby town of Behrampur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Urban History of Dinanagar (1849-1947) - Ignited Minds Journals|url=http://ignited.in/a/1108|access-date=2020-10-17|website=ignited.in|language=en-us}}</ref> During the rule of the [[Sikh Empire]], it was the favourite summer resort of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], who held [[Durbar (court)|durbar]] in the town in the summer, effectively making the town his summer capital.

==History==
Dinanagar town is situated about 14 l{{huh|date=May 2021}}, North-East of Gurdaspur. It was founded by Adina Beg 1730, on the bank of Hasli or Shah Nahar as his residence and cantonment. He seems to have exercised his government from this town.

Dinanagar was a favourite summer resort of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]. It was one center where Singh usually held his [[Durbar (court)|Durbar]] during the summer. It was Singh's summer capital. He spent the two months of May and June every year at Dinanagar. It was here that in May 1838 he received the [[William Hay Macnaghten|Macnaghten]] mission which negotiated the proposed alliance for placing [[Shah Shujah Durrani]] on the throne of Kabul.<ref name=ibiblio-macnaghten-exped>{{cite web |last=Marshman |first=John Clark |author-link=John Clark Marshman |title=The British Raj: The Afghan Expedition, 1836–1842 - Mr Macnaghten’s mission to Lahore, 1838 |work=The History of India From the Earliest Period to the Close of Lord Dalhousie’s Administration |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Marshman3/chapter33.html |year=1867 |access-date=29 July 2015 |volume=Vol. 3, Chap. 33 |pages=131–132 |via=www.ibiblio.org}} ({{cite web|url= https://archive.org/download/historyofindiafr03marsuoft/historyofindiafr03marsuoft.pdf |title=Volume 3 }} version)</ref>

After the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War|annexation of the Punjab]] as British territory in March 1849, a new district of Adinanagar was constituted with Dinanagar as its headquarters. Gurdaspur Tehsil, a greater portion of Batala Tehsil and 181 villages of Pathankot Tehsil were included in the Adinanagar district. In July 1849 the civil and Military escorts were transferred to Batala as Dinanagar was thought unhealthy and in 1852 it became part of Gurdaspur district. The Rowlatt ACT passed in March 1919 invested the Government with extraordinary powers to suppress any kind of political agitation. A complete hartal was observed in Dinanagar along with Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Batala. S

In 1920, the [[non-cooperation movement]] was started by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] due to alliance with Khilafat leader [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] and Rowllat Act. The people all over the country responded to the call of Gandhi. The Government made every effort to stop the movement and a large number of persons courted imprisonment. A durbar was held at Dinanagar to discuss the situation created by Gandhi by H. Harcourt, the Deputy Commissioner.

Swami Sawtantra Nand founded Dayanand Math in 1938 – an institution that became a center of learning and Ayurveda. In the course of time, A Dina Nagar has been known for its Loi, Shawl, and wood industries. A number of conduit pipe manufacturing units have been set up hereafter in 1947. Dinanagar is spread over 14.36 km<sup>2</sup>.

===2015 attack===
The [[2015 Gurdaspur attack]] by Pakistani terrorists on the police station in Dinanagar resulted in 10 deaths (including the 3 attackers), and 18 injured. Killed were two civilians, Superintendent of Police (Detective) Baljit Singh, two home guards and two policemen.<ref name =Tribune_live>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/terror-attack-in-gurdaspur-9-dead-4-injured/111963.html |title=Terror attack in Gurdaspur; SP among seven killed |author=Tribune News Service |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=3 August 2015 |date=27 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/live-death-toll-in-punjabs-gurdaspur-attack-rises-to-8-mha-calls-for-meet-2364392.html |title=Live: Death toll in Punjab's Gurdaspur attack rises to 8, MHA calls for meet |date=27 July 2015 |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Dinanagar is the northernmost town of [[Punjab, India|Punjab state]]. It falls in the Jalandhar division and is sandwiched between the [[Ravi River|Ravi]] and [[Beas River]]s. The town shares common boundaries with [[Pathankot district]] in the north, Beas River in the north-east, [[Hoshiarpur district]]t in the south-east, [[Kapurthala district]] in the south, [[Amritsar district]] in the south west and [[Pakistan]] in the north-west.

===Topography===
The landscape of the town has varied topography comprising undulating plan, the flood plains of the Ravi and the Beas and the upland plain. It is traversed by a number of chaos and has an undulating topography. The flood plains of the Ravi and the Beas are separated from the upland plain by sharp river cut bluffs. They are low lying, with slightly uneven topography. Sand dominates in the soil structure of the flood plains, but it diminishes in both quantity and coarseness in the upland plain. The upland plain covers a large part of the town particularly.

===Climate===
There are mainly two seasons i.e. summer and winter. The summer season falls between the months of April to July and the winter November to March. In summer season the temperature touches 44 °C or even sometimes crosses it. June is the hottest month and January is the coldest one. Mostly the rain falls in the month of July. The winter rains are experienced during January and February. Dust storms occurs in the month of May and June.

===Rainfall===
The [[south-west monsoon]] generally arrives in the last week of June and continue up to the 2nd week of September. 70% of the rainfall occurs during this period.Annual precipitation
Is more than 1000mm.Heavy rain
Occur in monsoon season.Town is
Near the shivalik , so receives
good showers during winter which
Are generally persistent from
West.Dense fog is not uncommon which continues for days.

===Ecology===
The changes in ecology system are inevitable, consequences of development process. The denudation of forests due to increasing population, urbanization industrialization have accelerated the process of [[environmental degradation]] in the town. Therefore, preservation of the ecology is one of the most important goals of the town planning. The vegetation varies in the town depending on the soil, topography and elevation. In the Plain, large scale of afforestation has been under taken by the forest department. Where water facilities are available, Shisham, mulberry, eucalyptus and poplar are being planted. Besides mango and mulberry, other fruit trees cultivated in the town include orange, Kinnow Lemon tree etc.

===Hydrology===
The ground water in this region is suitable for irrigation and domestic uses. The sub soil water depth ranges from 5 to 8 meters in most part of the town. Due to 'Dhusi bandh'{{clarify|reason= No WP page by this name|date=July 2015}}| and stepped floods the [[water table]] has gone very low.

===Soils===
The soils are [[loamy]] with a clay content below 10 percent. They contain small quantities of lime but the magnesia content is high. They are well supplied in potash and phosphoric acid but the quantities available are low. The agriculture is dependent to a large extent on the nature of its soils which in turn, is influenced materially by climatic factors. The cultivable waste land is fallow or covered with bushes or jungle which may not be put to any use. Lands under that ching grass bamboo, bushes, tree crops etc. which are not included under forests have been considered as cultivable waste. As for example, all growing lands which are permanent pastures, meadows, grazing lands within the forests etc.

===Minerals===
The foundry sand is found from [[Dharamkot, Moga|Dharamkot]] near [[Batala]]. The deposits are located 6.5 km west of Batala. The sand gives a yellowish tinge on the surface but is reddish brown at about 1 meter depth. The salt occurs in the village Pandori near Dinanagar. It is a source of [[potassium nitrate]] which can be used for making crackers and gunpowder, in match and sugar industry and as fertilizer.

==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> Dina Nagar had a population of 21,494. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dina Nagar has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dina Nagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Politics==
The city is part of the [[Dina Nagar Assembly Constituency]].

==Transport==

===Rail===
Dinanagar's railway station is connected with the nearest station [[Pathankot]] and [[Gurdaspur]]. From Dinanagar there are many trains to Pathankot and Gurdaspur, and two main trains: Jammu Tawi (Jammu to Tata Nagar) and Pathankot-Delhi express.

===Road===
[[National Highway 15 (India)|National Highway 15]] (NH 15) connects [[Kandla]] in [[Gujarat]] with Dinanagar in Punjab. A new by-pass for heavy traffic is also made to reduce the heavy traffic transportation with in and through the town.

==Colleges==
* Swami Sarvanand College of Engineering & Technology
* Swami Sarvanand College of Management & Technology
* Swami Sarvanand College for B.Ed
* Shanti Devi Arya Mahila College
* SSM College
* Regional College Dinanagar

==CBSE School==
* Shamrock International School
* Greenland Public School
* Gobind Public School
* Lotus International School
* Sumitra Devi Arya sr. sec. School
* Kids care International school

==PSEB Schools==
*Vivekanand Senior Secondary School
*Arya Senior Secondary School
*SSDAV Senior Secondary School
*Prince Modern High School
*Government Model Senior Secondary School Boys
*Government Girls Senior Secondary School
*SS Modern Sr. Sec. School Jhangi
*Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir
*S D Modren high school
*ॐShivaji Public School

==ICSE School==
*Little Flower Convent School
*ASR school

*study centre of health education research council of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exam.herci.in/|title=Herci|website=exam.herci.in|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>
*Regional College Dinanagar

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Gurdaspur district}}

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

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