The city is almost 365 km from Delhi, 25 km from Jalandhar, 49 km from Ludhiana, and about 101 km from Amritsar.The Town is of considerable antiquity and had been held in succession by three different races, the JATTS, Kambohs( Kamboj) and then by the muslim Rajputs, traces of whom still exist in the extensive ruins by which the town is surrounded.The Rajputs were themselves later ousted during Si
kh period by one Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba who made a fort and made himself the master of the surroundings. From Ghaiba, the town was seized by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1816. The town is well pave and has thriving appearances and currently forms a Tehsil of District Jalandhar. Outside the town, there are two large and handsome tombs dating at least from the times of Emperor Jahangir, later one of them is said to be the burial place of the adviser of Emperor Shah Jahan, but it is not known who stand buried in the earlier tomb.Nakodar is home to many popular Punjabi lyricists And Singers like Kaler Kanth, K.S Makhan, Lehmber Hussainpuri, Vijay Dhammi, Malkit Singh, Garry Sandhu. It is also the birthplace of world famous poet, Yuyutsu Sharma. In addition, late poet Padam Shree Pandit Labhu Ram Josh Malsiyani was also born here and spent most of his life in the town.
