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'''Nawan Shahr districtਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ''' is one of the districts in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in North-West [[India]]. It consists of two [[tehsil]]s [[Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ]] and [[Balachaur]].
==History==
Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ district was created out of [[Hoshiarpur]] and [[Jalandhar]] districts of Punjab on [[November 7]], [[1995]], as the sixteenth district of [[Punjab, India|Punjab State]]. District name comes from the head-quarter town of [[Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ]]. Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ town is said to have been built by an Afghan Military Chief, Nausher Khan. Previously it was called "Nausar" but with the passage of time, the town came to be known "The Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ".
People of this district are economically sound. Large numbers of families from the district have settled abroad. Consequently huge remittance is being received back in India which contributes to the district's economic development and prosperity. The prosperity of [[Doaba]] area can be appreciated by the fact that price of land here is sky-scraping and almost far more than the rest of the districts in the state, due to the currency coming from [[Non-resident Indian|NRI]] Punjabi people who have settled abroad. Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ also has a rail track connecting it with [[Jalandhar]], [[Rahon]] and [[Jaijon]]. Many landmarks have been set up in this district by prominent people like S. Balkar Singh Dyal, S. Sadhu Singh Shergill, Dr. Amarjit Singh, S. Gurcharn S. Shergill. Two organisations have been set up by them like Sadhu Singh DAV Public School at Mukandpur, Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur, Dhahan Cleran Charitable Hospital etc. They also stand as prototype model for other rural areas of Punjab.
This region has abundant Health facilities. Here private clinics and nursing homes not only surprise with their numbers but also some of them claim to have latest medical equipments. There are adequate number of Government Hospitals, Dispensaries and Primary Health Centers in this area. The hospitals in Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ have capacity of 64 beds and are equipped with latest medical tools. Banga and Balachaur hospitals are having capacity of 30 beds each. Also Mukandpur, Sujjon, Saroya and Muzzaffarpur are provided all kinds of health services. Even for every village of the district health services are available. Veterinary hospitals are available in Nawanshahrਨਵਾਂਸ਼ਹਿਰ, Rahon, Saroya and Balachaur.
==ਜੁਗਰਾਫਿਆ==
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