Shamchaurasi
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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 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,221 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+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.[1] Shamchaurasi is home to Sham Chaurasia gharana of the Hindustani Classical music.
