Kartarpur
Town
Jang-e-Azadi Memorial in Kartarpur in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India
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Coordinates: 31°26′N 75°30′E / 31.44°N 75.5°E / 31.44; 75.5
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Founded by	Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Government
• Type	Municipal committee
• Body	Nagar Palika
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,662
Languages
• Official	Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144801
Telephone code	0181
Vehicle registration	PB 90

Kartarpur is a town, near the city of Jalandhar in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and is located in the Doaba region of the state. It was founded by the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Arjan.

In April 1635, a battle occurred here between the Sikhs, led by Guru Hargobind, and the Mughals, having been instigated against the Sikhs by Painde Khan.^[1]

Kartarpur is located at 31°26′N 75°30′E / 31.44°N 75.5°E / 31.44; 75.5.^[2] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet). It is situated at a distance of 15 km from Jalandhar towards Amritsar on G.T. Road (National Highway 1).

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Kartarpur had a population of 25,152. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kartarpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kartarpur, 12% of the population is under six years of age. Kartarpur has 14 municipal wards.

Jang-e-Azadi Memorial is a memorial and museum being built in Kartarpur town of Punjab, India, in memory of contribution and sacrifices made by the Punjabi community in Indian independence movement.

Kartarpur railway station is the main railway station of the town which is situated on Ambala–Attari line under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone.^[4]

• Jalandhar district
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