Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur (Punjabi: [ɦʊʃɪˈaːɾpʊɾ] (listen)) is a city in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded during the early part of the fourteenth century.^[3]

Hoshiarpur
City
Landmarks of Hoshiarpur
Nickname(s):  Land Of Saints, HSP
Hoshiarpur Location of Hoshiarpur City in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31.53°N 75.92°E / 31.53; 75.92
Country	India
State	Punjab
Region of Punjab	Doaba
District	Hoshiarpur
Settled by British	1846 A.D.
Founded In	1325–1351 A.D.
Founded by	Hargovind Ram & Ram Chand (Dewans of Muhammad bin Tughluq)[1]
Named for	Hoshiar Khan Of Bajwara
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur
• MP	Som Parkash (BJP)
• MLA	Brahm Shankar Jimpa (AAP)
• Mayor	Surinder Kumar Shinda (INC)[2]
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	168,443
Demonym(s)	Hoshiarpuria, Hoshiarpuri
Languages
• Official	Punjabi, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	146001
Area code	+91-1882
Vehicle registration	PB-07
Website	hoshiarpur.nic.in