Gandiwind

Gandiwind
village
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	old Amritsar . new Trantaran
Area
• Total	4.54 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,000
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	143414
Telephone code	1852
Vehicle registration	02 or 46
Nearest city	Amritsar and Trantaran
Sex ratio	100/90 ♂/♀
Literacy	90%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khadoor sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tarn taran
Climate	hot in summer -cold in winter (Köppen)

Gandiwind is located in the southwest part of Amritsar district of the Indian state of Punjab. Gandiwind is a village near the Pakistani border (6 km) and some famous singers , namely Satnam Sagar , Janta Gill & Pargat Singh Gill reside here. This village is also located very near to another village "Dhattal". So , it is also known as Gandiwind-Dhattal. This village was also the home village of Baba Bhoa Ji , who was martyrd in the battle of Amritsar. It is a tradition to cook the meal "Ahoke" on every Sunday in the village.