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Jalandhar Cantonment

Field	Value
name	Jalandhar Cantonment
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	29 Mar 2008 Go Karting Jalandhar Cantt by gopal1035 017.jpg
image_caption	Vajra Go Karting in Jalandhar Cantonment
pushpin_map	India Punjab
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Punjab, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name1	Punjab
subdivision_name2	Jalandhar
established_title
established_date	1848
governing_body	Jalandhar Cantonment Board
leader_title	President
leader_name	https://jalandhar.cantt.gov.in/
unit_pref	Metric
population_total	47845
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	144005
website
demographics1_info1	Punjabi

Jalandhar Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It is situated beside the Grand Trunk Road at a distance of 89 km from Amritsar and 371 km from Delhi. It covers an area of 15.2 km2 (5.87 square miles) It is located on the Amritsar-Delhi Broad Gauge Main Line. A Class-I airfield at Adampur is situated at a distance of 19 km. The airfield is linked with Jalandhar Cantonment by rail and road.

History

It is one of the oldest cantonments in India, established in 1848 after the first Anglo-Sikh War, when the British settled in Northern India. The original scope of this cantonment was limited to troops to quell disturbances from adjoining States for the maintenance of peace and order.

In 1920 the cantonment was the scene of mutiny by Irish soldiers, who were protesting against martial law in Ireland by refusing to obey orders. They took down the Union Flag and replaced it with the flag of the Irish Republic, proclaimed at the time in Dublin (See The Connaught Rangers#Mutiny in India, 1920).

The cantonment is dotted with buildings dating back to the British era

Units stationed

Military Hospital Jalandhar was established here to provide health care and education to troops of the Indian army and their families. It is the peacetime station and family station for the 163 Medium Artillery Regiment, 169 Field Artillery Regiment, 141 Air Defence (SAM) Regiment, 4th Battalion Rajputana Rifles, 4th Battalion of Bengal Sappers and 2nd Signals Battalion. The families of soldiers and officers of the above units live in the cantonment housing.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Jalandhar Cantonment had a population of 47,845. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Jalandhar Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 75%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Jalandhar Cantonment, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

"Jalandhar". Directorate General Defence Estates.
McNally, Frank. (24 June 2020). "Blood on the tracks –Frank McNally on the Connaught Rangers Mutiny". Irish Times.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.

Wikipedia Source

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