Shankar, Punjab

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Shankar Shankar
Village
Shankar Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Shankar Shankar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°08′48″N 75°31′15″E / 31.1467669°N 75.520749°E / 31.1467669; 75.520749
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Founded by	not known
Talukas	Nakodar
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144042
Telephone code	01821
Nearest city	Nakodar

Shankar is a village in the Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.^[1][2]

Shankar is a large village that lies on the Nakodar-Jandiala Road. The nearest railway station to this village is Shankar Railway Station, about 2 km from the village. Shankar is one of the oldest villages in the state of Punjab.^{[citation needed]}

• Swaran Singh is India's longest-serving union cabinet minister.

• Chhinjh Mela Shankar Shri Krishan Akhada, Chhinjh Committee, VPO: Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab (INDIA-144042)