
Garhshankar
India
Garhshankar: facts
At a glance
- Country: India
- Region: Punjab
- Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
- Population: approximately 16,955
- Coordinates: 31.2154° N, 76.1415° E
- Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
- Currency: Rupee (INR)
- Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 306 km (190 mi), straight line
Getting there
- Adampur Airport (AIP): 44 km (27 mi), straight line
- Halwara International Airport (HWR): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC): 86 km (54 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Nawanshahr: 10 km (6 mi)
- Banga: 14 km (9 mi)
- Rahon: 18 km (11 mi)
- Balachor: 23 km (14 mi)
- Nangal: 30 km (18 mi)
- Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Phagwara, 35 km (22 mi)
Sources
- Garhshankar
Coming up in Garhshankar
- 8 Nov 2026: Diwali/Deepavali
- 8 Nov 2026: Naraka Chaturdasi
- 9 Nov 2026: Govardhan Puja
- 11 Nov 2026: Bhai Duj
- 15 Nov 2026: Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)
- 24 Nov 2026: Guru Nanak Jayanti
- 24 Nov 2026: Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
- 23 Dec 2026: Hazarat Ali's Birthday
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