Geography Phillaur is located at . It has an average elevation of 234 metres (767 feet). Demographics India census, Phillaur had a population of 178,198. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Phillaur has an average literacy rate of 83.16%, higher than state average of 75.84 %. male literacy is 87.07%, and female literacy is 78.88%. In Phillaur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Composition of Jai Jagdish Hare The popular Hindu hymn, Jai Jagdish Hare was composed by a local scholar Shardha Ram Phillauri from Phillaur some time in the 1870s. The exact date is not known. Shardha Ram Phillauri also wrote what is generally considered to the first novel in Hindi. There is a memorial commemorating him. Villages in Phillaur Tehsil UPPAL BHUPA References External links Cities and towns in Jalandhar district