Boothgarh

Boothgarh
Village
Boothgarh

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°28′31″N 75°56′41″E / 31.475216°N 75.944665°E / 31.475216; 75.944665Coordinates: 31°28′31″N 75°56′41″E / 31.475216°N 75.944665°E / 31.475216; 75.944665
Country  India
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Languages
  Official Punjabi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 146001
Telephone code 01882
Vehicle registration PB 07

Boothgarh(Punjabi: ਬੂੱਥਗੜ)is a village located in Hoshiarpur District, Punjab, India. It is located at 4 km from Hoshiarpur.The route is Hoshiarpur - Aslamabad - short of Ram Colony Camp (a road turns towards Sardar Di Chhauni ) - Chhauni Kalan - Boothgarh - Bohan - Patti. The other route is Hoshiarpur - Aslamabad - Ram Colony Camp - Nangal Shahidan - short of Chaggran road turns from Rayat - Bahra College to Boothgarh .This village gave very brave persons to the country like IAS, IPS, Army Officers & Junior Commissioned Officers. city.[1] This village is famous for ivory handicrafts works.[2] It is also famous for Swami Tulsi Nath yearly Mela solemnised on 16 Vaisakh every year. Hoshiarpur is main nearby city to boothgarh.

References

  1. Page 480, Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, Indian Society of Soil Science, 1987
  2. The important wood carving centres in Hoshiarpur district are : Bassi; Gulam Hussain, Adambal, Baha- darpur, Boothgarh, Peeplanwale Niara and Sham Chaurasi: Page 214, The Wealth of India: C. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (India), 1976


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