Gadra
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Gadra | |
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Village | |
  Gadra Location in Punjab, India  Gadra Gadra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′33″N 75°34′26″E / 30.9926383°N 75.573771°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Nurmahal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 355[1] |
| Sex ratio 192/163 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144039 |
| Telephone | 01821 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Post office | Nurmahal |
| Website | jalandhar |
Gadra is a village in Rurka Kalan tehsil in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 14.5 km away from postal head office Nurmahal, 23.6 km from Phillaur, 42.5 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 145 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary school (GMS Gadra). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1996.[2]