Beas City

Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Majha region of the Eastern Punjab (India). Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River.

This article is about a town in Eastern Punjab. For the river, see Beas River.
"Beas" redirects here. For the subgroup of Romani people, see Beás.

Beas

Beas
town
Beas
Location in Punjab, India
Beas
Beas (India)
Coordinates: 31.51655°N 75.28897°E / 31.51655; 75.28897
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictAmritsar
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi (Gurmukhi)
 • RegionalPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
143201[1]

Geography

Beas is centered (approx.) at 31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E.[2] It is located on the National Highway no. 1 (from Kolkata to Afghanistan), in the Amritsar district in Indian Punjab. The nearest city is Kapurthala (24 km or 15 mi) to the southwest. The holy and historical city of the Amritsar (41 km or 25 mi) lies to its northwest, and Jalandhar (38 km) is situated to its southeast.

Radha Soami

It is the headquarters of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. The town known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and is located in the east. Every year, millions of Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attend satsangs (discourses) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time.
Furthermore, there is also the Maharaj Sawan Singh Charitable Hospital, which was constructed in the 1980s by the Radhasoami Society. Since its inauguration, it has served countless patients free of cost. It is located in the center of beas and balsarai .

See also

References
  1. "PIN codes of Amritsar district". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. "Beas, Amritsar, Punjab". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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