Nawan Qila is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) from Shahkot, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Nakodar, 38.7 kilometres (24.0 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 170 kilometres (110 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Nawan Qila | |
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Village | |
  Nawan Qila Location in Punjab, India  Nawan Qila Nawan Qila (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′46″N 75°22′38″E / 31.0962242°N 75.3773555°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Shahkot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 801[1] |
| Sex ratio 378/423 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Website | jalandhar |
Transport edit
Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is 76 kilometres (47 mi) away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 111 kilometres (69 mi) away in Amritsar.