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| Pincode | 143516 |
| Name | Qadian S.O |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| State | Punjab |
| Status | Sub Office(Delivery) |
| Head Office | Batala H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Dera Baba Nanak Taluk of Gurdaspur District |
| Telephone No | 1872220027 |
| SPCC | NSPC BATALA-143505 |
| Department Info | Gurdaspur Division Chandigarh Region Region Punjab Circle |
| Address | Qadian, Punjab, India |
| Services | EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Inland Speed Post Instant Money Order International Mails Money Order Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Orders Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 14 represents the state Punjab, the second two digits 35 represent the district Gurdaspur, and finally 16 represents the Post Office Qadian S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Qadian S.O, Gurdaspur, punjab is 143516 | |
Qadian is the 4th largest town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur District, north-east of Amritsar, situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India.
Qadian is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It had remained the centre of the Ahmadiyya movement until the Partition of India in 1947.
Qadian was established in 1530 by Mirza Hadi Baig, a religious scholar dedicated to Islam and the first Qazi within the area. Mirza Hadi Baig, was from a royal household of Mirza who formed Mughal Empire. He migrated from Samarkand and settled in Punjab. He was descendant of King Timur and had family relations with King Babur and was qiven 80 villages by Babur. Because of his religious beliefs, he named the center of the 80 villages 'Islam Pur Qazi' from where he administered. Over time, the name of the town changed to 'QaziMore Info
