The Gurdaspur city situated on Amritsar – Pathankot National Highway Road, 36 Kms from Pathankot and 32 kms from Batala is being the district headquarter. The River Beas falls one side and Raavi falls on the other side of Gurdaspur. The famous Ranjit Sagar Dam falls in Gurdaspur district. The Gurdaspur city was named after the name of Mahant Guridas. The Emperor Akbar was crowned at Kalanaur, whic
h is 26 Kms from Gurdaspur city and also Behrampur town is situated at a distance of 10 Kms, where Mukbara of Bairam Khan is situated. Earlier, Dinanagar town was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which is only 12 Kms from Gurdaspur city. The famous woollen mill is situated at Dhariwal which is only 12 kms from Gurdaspur city. The Gurdaspur Improvement Trust, Gurdaspur was established by the Government of Punjab in the year of 19l4 under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922.
