Shamchaurasi

Shamchaurasi
Town
Shamchaurasi
Location in Punjab, India
Shamchaurasi
Shamchaurasi (India)
Coordinates: 31°29′59″N 75°44′58″E / 31.4997°N 75.7494°E / 31.4997; 75.7494
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictHoshiarpur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
4,221
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Shamchaurasi is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is also a constituency of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. In 2019, the Punjab Government announced that Shamchaurasi would be upgraded to a sub-tehsil. Shamchaurasi is home to Sham Chaurasia gharana of the Hindustani Classical music.

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