?Pathankot Punjab • India
Pathankot
Coordinates: 32°17′N 75°39′E / 32.28, 75.65
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 331 m (1,086 ft)
District(s)	Gurdaspur
Population	139,000 (2007)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 145 001 • +0186

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Pathankot (Punjabi: ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ, Hindi: पठानकोट, Pashto: پٹھان ڪوٽ) a city and a municipal committee in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its ideal location, Pathankot serves as a travel hub for the three northerly states and is a hub for the defence forces - Indian Army and Indian Air Force. Pathankot is the fifth largest city in the state of Punjab in terms of population. It is the last city in Punjab on the national highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. This bestows strategic importance on the city and due to this strategic position Pathankot is also known as cock neck city. Situated in the picturesque foothills of Kangra and Dalhousie, with the river Chakki flowing close by, the city is often used as a rest-stop before heading into the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie, Chamba, and Kangra, deep into the Himalayas. Pathankot also has the largest military base in the whole of Asia. “Punjabi” redirects here. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is also used for central government administrative purposes , along with English. ... Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ... Local Governance in India can be divided into two categories, urban and rural. ... Gurdaspur District is a district in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Dark green region marks the approximate extent of northern India while the regions marked as light green lies within the sphere of north Indian influence. ... , Himachal Pradesh   (Panjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼,(Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... This article is about the area administered by India. ... Defence Forces (or Defense Forces) is the title of the armed forces of certain countries. ... This article is about the post-independence Indian Army. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... For the movie Himalaya, see Himalaya (film). ...

Pathankot is also used as a gateway to the Himachali hill stations of Dalhousie, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Kangra Valley, Jwalaji, and Chintpurni.

Geography

Pathankot is located at 32.28° N 75.65° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 332 metres (1089 feet). This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Pathankot had a population of 159,559. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Pathankot has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 73%. In Pathankot, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Pathankot, Punjabi, Hindi,Dogri, Pashto are spoken . 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... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... “Punjabi” redirects here. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is also used for central government administrative purposes , along with English. ...

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Places of Interest

Places worth visiting near Pathankot include Shahpur Kandi with a hanging resthouse, Ranjit Sagar Dam, which is the highest gravity dam in Asia, Madhopur Headworks which date back to the Mughal era. Church, Head works of Upper Bari Doab, Shahpur Kandi are the attractions of this area. There are some caves on the way to Shahpur Kandi which date to the time of the Mahabharata. According to a legend, the Pandavas stayed in those caves for a night during their "Agayatwas". A carnival or mela, called Mukesran da mela is held there each year in the month of April to mark Baisakhi. dam stands for dekametre. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... For the film by Peter Brook, see The Mahabharata (1989 film). ... The Pandavas were the five sons of the king Pandu. ... This article describes the festival season. ... Mela Festival are the multicultural events which have their roots in the traditional Asian Mela. ... Traditional fervour and gaiety mark the celebrations of Baisakhi, which stands for the dawn of a new year in north India. ...

India's foremost hydraulic research stations is situated at Malikpur which is 7 km from Pathankot, where varoius models of Dams and irrigation canal are made before actual work upon them starts. There is a fort, called Nurpur Fort built by a Nurpur king, 25 km from Pathankot.The famous road is the mission road, CNI church is on the mission road which is also the heart of city. , Nurpur is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. ...

The economy of the city is dependent upon the Army ,3-Multipurpose Dams being constructed on river Ravi ,as trading & distribution hub for Chamba & Kangra valley and parts of Jammu & Kashmir. There are lots of crushers in the Pathankot area whose sand, stones and other concrete material are ISI marked, which is unique in the whole of India.

Transport

Pathankot is well connected by Road ,Rail and Air with the rest of the country. It has a domestic airport which provides flights for Delhi]], Dharamsala. Air deccan operates daily flight to Pathankot & Dharamsala from Delhi. A Domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. ... Dharamsala “Dharamshala” redirects here. ...

Timing Delhi (departure)=1030 hrs, Pathankot (arrival)=1150hrs, Pathankot (departure)=1340hrs, Delhi (arrival)=1455 hrs, It has direct train links with Delhi, Jammu and other Indian cities. All trains going to Jammu pass through Pathankot. The important trains include Jammu Tawi-Mumbai Express, Pooja Express from Jammu-Jaipur. Super fast trains like Jammu Tawi-Mumbai Express do not enter city Pathankot. They stop at outer Railway Station called 'Chakki Bank'. The distance from main Railway station & Chakki Bank is just 4 km. For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , Jaipur   (Hindi: जयपुर, Rajasthan Capital), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ...

Pathankot is also connected by a vast network of private and public-sector bus services to other cities in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir. Important destinations include Delhi, Shimla, Chandigarh, Jammu, Dharamsala, Dalhousie, and Amritsar. For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ...

Th domestic airport connects the city with Delhi and Dharamsala.

Distance From:
Jammu - 110 km
Amritsar - 109 km
Jalandhar - 112 km
Chandigarh - 269 km
New Delhi - 485 km Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the city in 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. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ...

Pathankot also serves as education hub for the nearby areas of J & K and Himachal. Many students basically from rural areas of these states come to study here. It has famous colleges like SD College, SRPAAB College, RRMK Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Ptk etc. It has some of the famous schools like St. Joseph's Convent School,St. Thomas senior Sec School AIR FORCE SCHOOL, MCM DAV Public School. Some of the residential schools have also sprung up near Pathankot because of its scenic beauty like, Montessorie Cambridge,K.L.M,Sandeepni, sarkari school daulatpur, Angel's Public School etc.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pathankot
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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External links

• Pathankot travel guide from Wikitravel