Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur is a town in Hoshiarpur District, Punjab, India. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the
4th century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and was united under the greater state of Punjab.
Hoshiarpur is also known as an ancient manufacturing town where colorful lacquer (formerly ivory) finished plastic inlay
furniture is made.
Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the Indian state of Punjab. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is
situated in the Bist Doab portion of the Doaba region.

Its coordinates lie at North Latitude 30 Degree-9 and 32 degree-05 and East Longitude 75 degree -32 and 76 degree -12’.

Hoshiarpur shares a common boundary with Kangra and Una districts of Himachal Pardesh in the north east. In the southwest,
it borders the Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts of Punjab and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur District (of Punjab).

At present, Hoshiarpur has an area of 3198.2 km² and a population (as per 1991 Census) of 1,299,261 people.