page_title: Apra, Punjab
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Apra, Punjab / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: The Picture of Azad Gate Apra
context_page_description: Apra is a census town in Phillaur Tehsil in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. The town is known for gold jewelry and paddy crops which are produced in large amounts. It is located 46 kilometres towards East from Jalandhar, 12 kilometres from Phillaur and 110 kilometres from Chandigarh. Apra is the largest town as compared to other surrounding villages and has the main marketplace. The town is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
  The nearest train station is situated 12 kilometres away in Phillaur, nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 142.5 kilometres away in Amritsar.
context_section_description: Azad Gate is an important historical building which was built in 1950. Ram Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, and Bhai Mehar-Chand Ji Temple are Hindu temples. Sachidanand Ji Ashram, Peer Baba Ji, Darbar Baba Sheikh Nasira Ji (Khangah) and Gurudwara Shri Kalgidhar Sahib are religious sites.
  Apra has nine banks as Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Oriental Bank of Commerce, the State Bank of India and more also it has one co-operative bank as Jalandhar central co-operative bank.
caption: A Picture of Azad Gate Apra
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