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PSEB Class VIII results: Punjab’s Hoshiarpur boy tops state with 100% marks • Apr. 4, 2025, 9:47 PM ET (The Indian Express)
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Hoshiarpur, city, northeastern Punjab state, northwestern India. It is situated in an upland region just southwest of the Siwalik Range, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Jalandhar.

Hoshiarpur, India
Hoshiarpur, India

The city is a manufacturing and trade centre and a rail terminus. It also lies at a major road junction. Its industries include silk weaving and oilseed pressing. Hoshiarpur is the location of the Vishveshvarand Vedic Research Institute and of colleges affiliated with Panjab University in Chandigarh. The surrounding area is a fruit-farming region producing kinnow (a variety of mandarin orange), mangoes, guavas, and lychees. Pop. (2001) 149,668; (2011) 168,653.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.