?Panchkula Haryana • India
Panchkula
Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°48′E / 30.74, 76.8
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	816 km² (315 sq mi) • 365 m (1,198 ft)
District(s)	Panchkula
Population • Density	140,992 (2001) • 523/km² (1,355/sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 134 109 - 134 113 • +91-172 • HR 03
Panchkula has the highest per capita income among all the cities of Haryana

Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°48′E / 30.74, 76.8 Panchkula (Hindi: पंचकुला़, Punjabi: ਪੰਚਕੁਲਾ) is a planned city in Panchkula District, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It comprises of two sub divisions and two Tehsils named Panchkula and Kalka. It has 264 villages out of which 12 villages are un-inhabited and 10 villages wholly merged in towns or treated as census towns according to census 2001. The Chandimandir Cantonment is located near Panchkula city. There are four towns in the district named Panchkula, Pinjore, Kalka and Raipur Rani. The only Hill station in Haryana called Morni is also in this District. The estimated population of Panchkula city, in 2006, is 2,00,000. Panchkula and Mohali (in Punjab) are two satellite cities of Chandigarh. These three cities are collectively known as Chandigarh Tricity. The origin of the name Panchkula is based on the 5 irrigation canals ( or kuls as they called, making it Panch Kul of 5 canals) that take water from the Ghaggar in the uphill section and distribute it from Nada Sahib to Mansa Devi. The Nada canal has now been eroded by the river and most of the kul's pass through the cantonement of Chandimandir towards Mansa Devi. The canals are a beautiful example of community property and are maintained by the villagers along the way, with distribution days decided. The canals were made by a ruler in the past, and follow the contours to take water to levels much higher than the river at the same spot. , Haryana   (HindÄ«: हरियाणा, PunjabÄ«: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is extremely diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills and plateaus. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The divisions of a district. ... Panchkula is the newly formed 17th district of Haryana State in India. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by the Indian Postal Service (similar to the ZIP Code in the United States). ... For the past decade or so, telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India. ... Licence plates on the back of a taxi in Kolkata. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... “Punjabi” redirects here. ... Panchkula is the newly formed 17th district of Haryana State in India. ... , Haryana   (HindÄ«: हरियाणा, PunjabÄ«: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ... , Chandigarh   (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ... Kalka is an important town in Panchkula district of Haryana, India. ... Chandimandir Cantonment is a cantonment located in Panchkula city of India. ... Pinjore (Hindi: पिंजौर) is a town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. ... Kalka is an important town in Panchkula district of Haryana, India. ... Raipur Rani is a census town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. ... Morni is a tourist place in Morni Hills in Panchkula district of Haryana in India. ... Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ... The Union Territory of Chandigarh along with its two satellite cities - Panchkula and Mohali - is collectively called as the Chandigarh Tricity. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Languages

Hindi and Punjabi are the main spoken languages in Panchkula. English is also prevalent. Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... “Punjabi” redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Physical aspects

Panchkula is surrounded by Himachal Pradesh in the north and east, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh in the west and by Ambala district in the south as well as east. Panchkula district shares its borders with Chandigarh, Mohali district, Ambala district and Solan district. Himachal Pradesh   (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... , Chandigarh   (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ambala District. ... , Chandigarh   (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ... Mohali (Punjabi: , ) is a suburb of Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ambala District. ... Solan, Himachal Pradesh India is also known as the mushroom city of India because of the mushroom centre situated at Cambaghat. ...

Panchkula district has a sub tropical continental monsoon climate where the seasons are, hot summer, cool winter, good monsoon rainfall and great variation in temperature (0 °C to 43 °C). In winter frost sometimes occurs during December and January. The district also receives winter rains from the western disturbance. The rainfall is mostly received in the monsoon. Morni hills constitute the highest point of the district as well as of Haryana. The Ghaggar river is the only perennial river. It is very shallow outside of the monsoons. The Ghaggar river system is now thought to be the original Saraswati river, It now dries up in Rajasthan and does not reach the sea. This is due to geological changes that diverted the Sutlej from Ropar to take another channel. The important rivers/streams of the district are Ghaggar, Sirsa, Kaushalya. The Ghaggar is a seasonal river in India, flowing when water is available from monsoon rains. ... In Hinduism, Saraswati (Sanskrit ) is one of the goddesses, the other two being Lakshmi and Durga, that form the female counterpart of the Trimurti. ... Rupnagar is a town in Punjab, India. ...

Generally the slope of the district is from north east to south west and in this direction, most of the rivers/streams rainfed torrents flow down and spread much gravels and pebbles in their beds. Only the Sirsa river, in Kalka Tehsil, flows towards northwest through a u arrow halt of shivalik tract. The soils in the district are mainly light loam (seoti) piedmont (Ghar and Kandi), Swalik (pahar), silticlay (Naili and chhachhra Dakar) etc. The under ground water in the district occurs under confirmed and semi-confirmed conditions which is generally fresh and suitable for domestic and irrigation purposes. The under ground water level is generally high in the southern parts and low in north and northeast which is hilly tract. The district lies in a region where earthquakes of moderate to high intensity have been felt in the past. Being situated at the Himalayan boundary fault zones it is prone to earthquakes. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Forest cover

The total area of district under forests is 42.54 %, which is highest in the state. This is primarily in the hilly section just outside Panchkula city. The district has a favorable climate for the growth of rich and abundant vegetation due to reasonably good rainfall and elevation. Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo), Kikar (Acacia nilotica) and Mango (Mangifera indica) are the important tree species grown in the plains. Safeda (Eucalyptus hybrid) has been introduced since 1963 in forest areas as well as on private lands. Poplar too has been cultivated in farms. The natural vegetation is mainly of forest growth and its degradation stages. Tropical dry deciduous forests and sub-tropical forests are found here. Pine trees are found in the Morni Hills. Most of the forests in the district are in the Morni-Pinjore belt. This hilly forested tract covers Morni and the edges of Pinjore. That is why, the management of forests in the Panchkula district is vested with the Morni-Pinjore Forest Division.

Urban Estate Panchkula

The new urban estate of Panchkula is west of Chandigarh. The Chandigarh railway station is near the Chandigarh Panchkula boundary, and has an exit toward Panchkula. The area's of Shivalik Enclave,and Mani Majra are towards the Northwest of Panchkula Urban estate. The Cantonment of Chandimandir is north of Panchkula urban estate, toward's the Urban estate's southern edge is Zirakpur in Punjab. Most of the developed sectors are West of the Ghaggar river. The Simla highway cuts through the estate mostly parallel to the Ghaggar. and it's newer sectors are on the western banks of the Ghaggar. It is developed on outskirts of Chandigarh, amongst the picturesque background of the Shivalik hills and the Ghaggar River. The township has been sub-divided into residential sectors, industrial sectors, parks and areas for regional recreation, major institutions, markets, and government and semi-government offices. The Eastern sectors are on the edge of Ramgarh, through which a road runs south to Dera Bassi in Punjab via Mubarakpur. East of Ramgarh on the road to Naraingarh ( in Ambala district) is Barwala where an industrial estate has been set up and Raipur Rani where Sabeer Bhatia is proposing to set up a Nano city. The road to Nahan- Paonta- Dehradun goes through these towns. Short of Raipur Rani is a turn that goes to Dosarka between Ambala and Yamunanagar. Chandimandir Cantonment is a cantonment located in Panchkula city of India. ... Zirakpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mohali district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Dera Bassi is a city and a municipal council in Patiala district in the state of Punjab, India. ... Sabeer Bhatia (सबीर भाटिया) is a co-founder of Hotmail. ...

A Large area south of Old Panchkula between Ambala-Kalka national highway and the Ghaggar River has been developed for recreation. The area has a golf course, and a sports complex.

North of Chandimandir are hills and Pinjore as well as Kalka, due west of Pinjore is the industrial area of Baddi. HMT factory is in Pinjore and An ancillary industrial estate of HMT with built-up sheds has been established. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL-A government of India Enterprise) was set up on approximately 23 hectares of land in the industrial area of Panchkula urban estate. At present, it has strength of employees in thousands and mainly is manufacturing communication equipments. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Urban estate Panchkula has had 3 phases so far

Phase I

Sectors 1 through to 19, and Industrial area this is shaped like a large triangle, with the railway line being one side of the triangle and the Zirakpur Kalka road being another. The Industrial area is largely along the railway line.

Phase 2

Sectors 20 through to 30 This has some sectors across the railway line and a lot of sectors on both the banks of the Ghagghar

Phase 3

Are the new announced sectors beyond Ramgarh, to the east of the exisiting sectors.

Places of tourist interest

Morni Hills

Morni Hills are the offshoots of Shivalik range of the Himalayas, which run in two parallel ranges. The village of Morni (Bhoj Jabial) lies on the mountainside, at 1220 meters above mean sea level. Traditions assign the name of Morni to a Queen who is believed to have ruled this area. Among the spurs of hills, lie two lakes, the larger is about 550 meters long and 460 meters broad and the other about 365 meters either way. A hill divides the two lakes but there is some Hidden channel, as the level of two lakes remains the same. The people look upon the lakes as sacred. There is an old fort, which is now in ruins. The hills are covered by pine trees. The climate is salubrious and the area is suitable for trekking. The Haryana Government has developed this hill resort and provides facilities to tourists, a motorable road was constructed to connect the Morni hills with Haryana State Highway near Panchkula. Haryana Tourism has a hotel called "Mountain Qail" there. There are also a Forest Department rest house named "Lal Munia" and a PWD rest house for toursits. There is also a private hotel. Morni is a tourist place in Morni Hills in Panchkula district of Haryana in India. ... The Siwalik Hills (also spelled Shiwalik, Shivalik, or Sivalik) are the southernmost and geologically youngest foothills running parallel to the main Himalayas. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited is the government-owned official tourism agency of Haryana in India. ...

Pinjore Gardens

Pinjore is famous for the beautiful Mughal Gardens, known as the Yadavindra Gardens. It is perhaps the loveliest and the oldest in northern India. It is said to have been made by Fidaikhan in the 17th century. The Haryana tourism department has developed the whole complex. It has lighted fountains , a restaurant, some rooms and a mini zoo. It has been renamed as Yadavindra Gardens as a mark of respect to the late Yadavindra Singh Maharaja of the earst while princely state of Patiala, Punjab. The main gate of the garden opens on the highest terrace and seven terraces descend gradually into the distant boundary of the garden. In the middle of the first terrace is the Shish Mahal in the Rajasthani Mughal style with small windows and apertures. There is a lyrical Hawa Mahal Approached by steps on the side of the wall. The second terrace is uplifted by large arched doorways, above which there is the Rang Mahal, Cleverly devised by the architect, the view of lower terraces is from the open hall way below. The palace has an enormous upon courtyard. We descend, by concealed steps on both sides of the big house, to the third terrace where the cypresses and flowerbed lead down to dense groves of fruit trees on each layer. The density of the dark green foliages evokes brooding depths. The upward flow of water from the fountains cools the eyes. There is a cube like Jal Mahal, with a square fountain bad and a plinth to sit down on for pleasure. The next terrace is flanked by denser groves of trees, lightened by the water devices in the middle. The end structure of the doorway has recently been made into a disc-like open-air theatre. The stiff outer wall of the garden is reminiscent of the fort walls, which has now all around dieter pavilions housing the zoo. Haryana Tourism has a hotel called Buderigar with an attached restaurant at the gardens Pinjore (Hindi: पिंजौर) is a town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. ... Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...

Pinjore is also an historical place. Tools of Tower Paleolithic period fabricated on Quartzite have been found from the region stretching from Pinjore to Nalagarh. Important sculptures and other antiquarian remains recovered from the place can be assigned to the period ranging between 9th century A.D. to 12th century A.D.

Nada Sahib

The Gurudwara Nada Sahib is in Panchkula on the bank of Ghagar river. Guru Gobind Singh along with his victorious army stayed at this place on returning after glorious victory over Mughals at Bhangani. Nadu Shah, a follower of Guru Gobind Singh welcomed and served him. Guru ji blessed Nadu Shah and said that due to his services, the place would be known by the name of Nada Sahib. Tens of thousands of devotees visit the Gurudwara on the full moon day (Pooranmashi) of every month. A Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sobha Singh (painter)s impression of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (Gurmukhi:ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਿਬੰਦ ਿਸੰਘ), (Born in Patna, Bihar, India, on 22 December 1666 as Gobind Rai – 7 October 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra, India) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following...

Mansa Devi Temple

The Mansa Devi's Temple was built by Maharaja Gopal Singh, the ruler of Manimajra in 1815 A.D. The temple is very popular among patrons, for the Goddess is believed to grant boons in keeping with her name Mansa Devi. Fairs are held in its vicinity during the holy days of Navratra when devotees throng in lacs to pay obeisence to Her. It also now has a larger temple adjoinng it built by the Maharaja of Patiala. Haryana Toursim operates a yatrika called Jatayu at this location [1] The Gopuram of temples, in south India, are adorned with colourful icons depicting a particular story surrounding the temples deity. ...

Cactus Garden

Spread over an area of seven acres in Panchkula, the Cactus Garden, also known as the National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre, is Asia’s largest outdoor landscaped Cacti and Succulents Garden.

Its collection of Indian succulents is considered the largest in the world. The chief architect of the garden is Dr J.S. Sarkaria. He donated a large collection of cacti and succulent plants. The main aim of the garden is to preserve and conserve this endangered species. Some of the endangered species found here includes a complete collection of Genus Caralluma of Indian origin. With over 2500 species of cacti and succulents, this unique garden attracts a large number of tourists as well as botanists. The cacti and succulents are also known for its medical values.

The Cactus Show is a major show organized at the Cactus Garden. It is usually conducted in the month of March, every year. People from all over the region visit it.

Sector 5 Panchkula

Sector 5 has some commercial shops, as well as parks and theatres, it has Yavanika, an open air amphitheatre, Vatika a garden with a water body as well as an eating joint. Adjoining this is a musical fountain park that is illuminated by coloured lighting in the dark, an adjacent to this is a food court called Wah Dilli. Apart from this a shopping mall ( Panchkula's first) as well as a large hotel are coming up in this sector.

Educational institutes

The popular schools in and around Panchkula include: -

• Bhavan Vidyalaya (Sector-15)
• Delhi Public School (Pinjore) - Day & Residential
• Little Flower Convent School (Sector-14)
• St. Xavier's School (Sector-20)
• Army School (Chandimandir)
• CL DAV Public School (Sector-11)(2002 topper Amit Kumar)
• Gurukul (Sector-20)(2002 topper Vishal Chaddha)
• Hallmark Public School, Kidzee(Sector15)Near Manimajra (2002 topper karan)
• Hansraj Public School (Sector-6)(2002 topper Shweta)
• Kendriya Vidyalaya (Chandimandir)
• Saint Soldier Divine Public School (Sector-16)
• Saupin's School (Sector-9)
• Andale Public School (Sector-9)
• Manav Mangal School (Sector-11)
• Haryana Model Senior Secondary School (Sector 10)
• Valley Public School, Mansadevi complex

Popular colleges are:- Kendriya Vidyalaya, (Hindi for Central School) is a system of Central government schools for children of employees of Indias central government. ...

• Government College (Sector-1)
• Government College (Kalka)

Hotels and Restaurants

The restaurants in and around Panchkula include chains of:

• Domino's Pizza
• Pizza Hut
• McDonald's
• Ruby Tuesday
• KFC
• Subway
• Costa Coffee
• Cafe Coffee Day
• The Yellow Chilli
• Hot Millions
• Sagar Ratna
• Sher-e-Punjab
• Wah Dilli
• Athena

The hotels or places to stay along with dining include the following :- World locations Dominos Pizza, Inc. ... -1... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain named after the Rolling Stones song of the same name. ... KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Subway is the name of a multinational restaurant franchise that mainly sells sandwiches and salads. ... Costa Coffee is a coffee house company based in the United Kingdom founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. ...

• Hotel North Park (near Nada Sahib)
• Hotel KC Cross Road (Sector-10)
• Ramgarh Fort (Ramgarh)
• Hotel Pallavi (Sector-5)
• Hotel Parbhat Inn(Sector-10)
• Red Bishop (Sector-1).(source amit kumar panchkula)

District administration

• The Deputy Commissioner or the DC, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, is the overall in-charge of the General Administration in the district. The DC is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Haryana Civil Service and other Haryana state services.

• The Superintendent of Police or the SP, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, is responsible for maintaining Law & Order and related issues in the district.The SP is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Police Service and other Haryana Police officials.

• The Deputy Conservator of Forests or the DCF, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, is responsible for the management of the Forests, Environment and Wild-Life in the district including the Morni-Pinjore Forest Division. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Forest Service and other Haryana Forest officials and Haryana Wild-Life officials.

• Sectoral development is looked after by the district head/officer of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers are from various Haryana state services.

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) or District Magistrate (DM) or District Collector is the head of the revenue administration of an Indian district. ... The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two services being the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). ... Haryana, a state of India, has nineteen administrative districts. ... A Superintendent of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police is an officer belonging to the elite Indian Police Service. ... The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). ... A Deputy Conservator of Forests or Divisional Forest Officer is an officer belonging to the elite Indian Forest Service. ... The Indian Forest Service (IFS) is one of the All India Services of the Government of India; some other important services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS). ...

Hill stations to visit near Panchkula

• Pinjore
• Kasauli
• Shimla
• Chail
• Morni
• Nahan
• Dagshai

Pinjore (Hindi: पिंजौर) is a town in Panchkula district in the Indian state of Haryana. ... Kasauli is a small town in Himachal Pradesh, India. ... , Shimla   (Hindi: िशमला, Urdu: شملہ), originally called Simla, is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. ... Chail is a place in Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Morni is a tourist place in Morni Hills in Panchkula district of Haryana in India. ... Nahan is the headquarters of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh in India. ... Dagshai is a cantonment town in Solan district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ...

External links

• Official Website of Panchkula
• Panchkula4u
• A Panchkula Interior Design Company

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