Beas, Punjab

Bias ਬਿਆਸ Beas
—  town  —
Bias ਬਿਆਸ Location of Bias ਬਿਆਸ in Punjab and India
Coordinates	31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E / 31.51655°N 75.28897°E / 31.51655; 75.28897Coordinates: 31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E / 31.51655°N 75.28897°E / 31.51655; 75.28897
Country	India
State	Punjab
District(s)	Amritsar
Official languages	Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
Regional languages	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 143201[1]

Bias (Punjabi: ਬਿਆਸ), also spelled as Beas, is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district in the Eastern Punjab (India). Bias lies on the banks of the Beas River.

Geography

Beas is centered (approx.) at 31°31′00″N 75°17′20″E / 31.5166667°N 75.28889°E / 31.5166667; 75.28889.^[2] It located on the National Highway no. 1 (from Kolkata to Afghanistan), in the Amritsar district in Indian Punjab. The nearest city is Kapurthala (24 km or 15 mi) to the southwest. The holy as well as historical city of Amritsar (41 km or 25 mi) lies to its northwest and Jalandhar (38 km) to its southeast.

Radha Soami

It is the headquarters of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. The town known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh is located in the east. Every year, millions of Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attend satsangs (discourses) often held at the Dera for weeks at a time.
There is a famous Radhasoami Charitable Hospital also, which was constructed in the 80s by the Radhasoami Society. Since its inauguration, it has served countless patients. Annual optometry clinics are held at the hospital where hundreds of patients with eye-related problems, especially those suffering from cataracts, are treated.

References

External links

• Radha Soami Satsang Beas