Ashahoor

31°01′32″N 75°51′29″E / 31.0255583°N 75.8581656°E / 31.0255583; 75.8581656Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictJalandharTehsilPhillaurGovernment • TypePanchayat raj • BodyGram panchayatElevation246 m (807 ft)Languages • OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code01826ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB 37Post officePhillaurWebsitejalandhar.nic.in

Ashahoor, (or Asha Hoor) is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.2 km from Nagar, 9 km from postal head office in Phillaur, 53 km from Jalandhar and 118 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-educational primary school (GPS Ashahoor School) founded in 1996. The schools provide mid-day meal prepared on school premises as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme.

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station however, Bhatian Railway Station is 13 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 41 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also a second nearest international airport is 147 km away in Amritsar.

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