In 1809, it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849.

Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the Indian state of Punjab.

It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab portion of the Doaba region.

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 168,843 out of which 88,290 were males and 80,153 were females.

[9] The archaeological explorations during the recent years have revealed the antiquity of the Hoshiarpur District to the Harappan Period.

On the basis of surface exploration, the following new sites have been brought on the Archaeological map of India and the traces of the selfsame people as at Harappa and Mohenjadaro have also been detected in the Hoshiarpur District.