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Jalandhar Jullundur
City
Nickname(s): JUC, JRC
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Coordinates: 31°19′34″N 75°34′34″E / 31.326°N 75.576°E / 31.326; 75.576Coordinates: 31°19′34″N 75°34′34″E / 31.326°N 75.576°E / 31.326; 75.576
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Government
• Commissioner	Vajinder garg [1]
• Mayor	Sh. Jagdish Raja[2]
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	862,196
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144 001
Telephone code	+91-181-XXX XXXX
Vehicle registration	PB 08
Literacy	82.4%
Website	jalandhar.nic.in

Jalandhar is an ancient city in the north Indian state of Punjab. Jalandhar has been shortlisted for the second phase of the "Smart City" initiative of the Indian Government.

Jalandhar is alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is 144 km northwest of Chandigarh, the state capital of Punjab and Haryana.

History

Kos Minar along Grand Trunk Road in Dakhini near Jalandhar, from Sher Shah Suri period

The history of Jalandhar District comprises three periods — ancient, medieval and modern.

The city^[3] is named after Jalandhara, a demon king, who is mentioned in the Puranas and Mahabharta. According to another legend, Jalandhar was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama. According to another version Jalandhar is said to have derived its name from the vernacular term `Jalandhar' means area inside the water, i.e., tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas. The whole of Punjab and the area of present Jalandhar District was part of the Indus Valley Civilization. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are the sites where remains of the Indus Valley Civilization have been found extensively. The archaeological explorations made during recent years have pushed the ancient times of Jalandhar District of Harappa period. Jalandhar was ruled by King Arjan Singh.^[4]

The modern history of Jalandhar District states that Khilafat Movement was started in the district in early 1920 to bring pressure upon British rulers to change their policy towards Turkey. Mahatma Gandhi extended sympathy and support to this movement. Jalandhar District was declared 'Proclaimed Area' under the Seditious Meetings Act. After the independence of the country, however, the district was affected by communal riots and exodus of minority communities from both sides of the border, consequent upon the partition of the country.

Climate

The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. Temperatures in the summer vary from average highs of around 48 °C (118 °F) to average lows of around 25 °C (77 °F). Winter temperatures have highs of 19 °C (66 °F) to lows of −7 °C (19 °F). The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm. In 2018, Jalandhar witnessed Heavy rainfall, with over 20% increase from average rainfall.^[5]

Demographics

Population

As per provisional data of 2011 census Jalandhar had a population of 873,725, of which 463,975 were male and 409,750 female.

Litracy

The literacy rate was 86.22 per cent.^[7] For males and females respectively the litracy rate was 88.82% and 83.3%

Religion

As per the census of 2011,Hinduism is the religion of the vast majority of people in Jalandhar. Sikhism with a following of 21% of the city population comes at second.

Economy

Jalandhar has been selected in the second phase of the smart city project and 200 crores have been allocated to the municipal corporation for initializing the project.

Jalandhar exports goods like furniture, glass to neighboring cities and is a global hub for the manufacture of sporting equipment. Jalandhar is famous for its sports industry and equipment manufactured in Jalandhar has been used in many international sporting games including Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, among others. It is also a hub for manufacturing of hand tools. Many new malls and shopping complexes are being established at a very rapid pace and as such is also a hub of the NRI's who among many of them belong to Jalandhar region.

Transport

By air

The nearest airport is Jalandhar(Adampur) airport northwest of Jalandhar which currently handles only scheduled operation on maiden flights of private carrier Spicejet to Delhi. The nearest fully-fledged International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar. It is one of the busiest airports in North India,and is connected to other parts of the country by regular flights. Several airlines operate flights from abroad, including Birmingham, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Doha. The airport handles as many as 48 flights every week up from the occasional, intermittent ones some years ago.

By rail

Shaheed-E-Aazam Sardar Bhagat Singh, Interstate Bus Stand, Jalandhar

Direct train service is available for other major cities like Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Patna, Guwahati, Pune, Haridwar, Varanasi, Jaipur and Jammu Tawi. Some prestigious trains that halt in Jalandhar City railway station are Howrah Mail, Golden Temple Mail (Frontier Mail), New-Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, Paschim Express. Now many trains of Jammu route are extend up to Mata Vaishno Devi-Katra.

Jalandhar City Railway Station is well-connected to other parts of the country, Jalandhar City is a major stop between the Amritsar-Delhi rail link which is serviced by Shatabdi Express, Intercity Express, and others

Direct Service to major cities such as Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Patna, Guwahati, Pune, Haridwar, Varanasi, Jaipur and Jammu Tawi are available. There are prestigious services such as the Howrah Mail, Golden Temple Mail (Frontier Mail), New-Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, Paschim Express.

By road

There is one of the largest network of bus services of Punjab at Shaheed-E-Aazam Sardar Bhagat Singh ISBT(JALANDHAR), Himachal, Delhi, Haryana, Pepsu, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh,Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.

Commerce

Religious places

Famous Religious places of worship

• Shri Devi Talab Mandir


• Sree Ayyappa Mandir, Guru Gobind Singh Avenue


• Akshardham Mandir Surya Enclave


• Arya samaj mandir, Basti Danishmanda


• Om Divya Prem Mandir, Danishmanda


• Shri Balmiki Mandir


• Shri Siddh Baba Sodal


• Shri Mukteshwar Mandir, Basti Guzan


• Baba Lal dayal Mandir, Partapbagh


• Baba Lal dayal Mandir, Basti Guzan


• Hanuman Mandir, ali mohalla


• hanuman garhi mandir jaggu chowk


• Geeta mandir Model town


• Geeta mandir, Central Town


• Geeta Mandir Adarsh Nagar


• Kali Mata Mandir Mahaver marg


• Durga Mandir Near Ambedkar Chowk, Avtar Nagar


• Raghuth Mandir


• Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir


• Shri Mahalakshmi Mandir


• Mata Chintapurni Mandir


• Mata Rani Temple


• Panch Mukhi Shiv Mandir


• Panchvati Temple


• Ram Mandir, Pucca bagh


• Sanatan Daram Mandir


• Sati Mata Mandir


• Sati Virinda Devi


• Satya rayan Mandir


• Shri Ayyapa Mandir


• Shri Baba Balak nath Ji Mandir


• Radhye sham Mandir &dharamshala


• Durga Shakti Mandir (Deol Nagar)


• Shri Mahalakshmi Mandir


• Shiv Mandir


• Shiv Bari Mandir


• Shri Pramhans Adhiwait Mandir


• Shri Ram Sarovar Mandir


• Viyak Mandir


• Yogeshwer Dham Mandir


• Tulsi Mandir


• Gurduwara Thra Sahib (Hazara Village)


• Baba Khaki Shah (Khurla Kingra)


• Gurudwara Singh Sabha (Jalandhar Cantt)


• Mayaan da Gurudwara (Jalandhar Cantt)


• Gurudwara Kakipind Rama mandi


• Imam Nasir Mausoleum and Jamma Masjid


• Darbar Sajjad Peer Warish Shah Ji (Hardyal Nagar)


• Darbar Peer Sakhi Sultan


• Chishti Qadri Darbar Hazrat Ghous Pak Ji Peeran De Peer


• Darbar Baba Peer Phalai Wala Ji


• Shri Dasjee Guru Mandir


• Darbaar Panj Peer Ji (Near Ravidas Chowk)


• Darbar Sachi Sarkar Lakha Da (Bootan Mandi, Jalandhar-Nakodar Road)


• Darbar Baba Sunehri Sai Ji (Abadi Jallowal)


• Guru Ravidass Dham (Bootan Mandi)


• Masjid Umme Salmaa (Bootan Mandi)


• Gurdwara Chhevin Pathshahi


• Gurudwara Singh Sabha-Model Town


• Gurudwara Talhan Sahib


• St Mary's Cathedral Church (Jalandhar Cantt)


• Gurudwara Nauwi Patshahi


• Church of North India (CNI) Mission Compound


• Gurudwara Makhdoompura


• Gurdwara Panj Tirth Sahib (Jandu Singha)


• Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir (phillar tehsil)


• Gurudwara Asapuran (Tagore nagar)


• Ebenezer Assembly of God Church (English/Hindi Services)

Leisure

Interior of Viva Collage Mall, Jalandhar

View Of WonderLand's Water Park in the Evening

• Pushpa Gujral Science City


• Fun City


• Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Museum Khatkar Kalan


• Company Bagh


• Niku Park, Model Town


• Model Town Market


• Wonder Land^[9]


• Adarsh Nagar Park


• Saraswati Vihar


• PVR, MBD Neopolis, BMC Chowk


• Big Bazaar, Vasal Tower


• PVR, Curo Highstreet


• Jyoti Market


• Jang-e-Azadi Memorial Museum at kartarpur

Media

Punjab Kesari header with the photos of its founders, Lala Jagat Narain and Romesh Chander.

Jag Bani

Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar is an Indian television station in Jalandhar, owned and operated by state-owned Doordarshan, the television network of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India).^[10] It was established in 1979 and produces and broadcasts the 24-hour Punjabi language TV channel, DD Punjabi, which was launched in 1998 and covers most of the state of Punjab, India.

The city is the region's headquarters for newspapers, national television and radio stations. These include Daily Ajit, Jagbani, Punjab Kesari, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran, Hindustan Times, The Tribune, Hind Samachar, etc.^{[11][12][13][14]}http://bbcnews7.com

State-owned All India Radio has a local station in Jalandhar that transmits programs of mass interest. FM local radio stations include:

• 
  Radio city 91.9 MHz


• 
  BIG FM 92.7 92.7 MHz


• 
  94.3 FM-My Fm- 94.3 MHz


• 
  Radio Mirchi 98.3 MHz


• All India Radio 102.7 MHz

Healthcare

There are excellent medical facilities in Jalandhar which include treatment centers and specialist hospitals. The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar claims that the city has over 423 hospitals, a claim that would make it the city with the highest number of hospitals in South Asia.

Sports

Dog Show held at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium

Cricket

Cricket is very popular in grounds and streets of the city. There is an international-standard stadium at Burlton Park. The Indian cricket team played a Test Match against the Pakistan cricket team on this ground on 24 September 1983.

Kabaddi

Major Kabaddi matches are usually held at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium.

Guru Gobind Singh Stadium

Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Jalandhar. It is usually used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of JCT Mills Football Club. People can be seen jogging, playing soccer, weight-lifting, etc. in the stadium most of the time. The Punjab government has started new projects at the stadium.

Surjit Hockey Stadium

Surjeet Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It is named after Jalandhar-born Olympian Surjit Singh. This stadium is a home of the franchise Sher-e-Punjab of the World Series Hockey.

Sports college

There is a Government Sports College in the city and it is a focus for many of the National Sports Councils. In this college, many sports are played like cricket, hockey, swimming, volleyball, basketball, etc.

Education

Higher education institutions include

Universities

• NIT Jalandhar

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

• GNA University

GNA University Campus

• DAV University


• Lovely Professional University


• Khalsa College


• Guru Nanak Dev University, Regional Campus


• Punjab Technical University


• Doaba College


• Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences


• DAV College, Jalandhar


• Hans Raj Mahila Mahavidalya


• DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology


• CT Group of Institute, Jalandhar


• Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (KMV College)


• St. Soldier Management & Technical Institute^[15]


• PCMSD college for women


• 
  Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus, Jalandhar (Punjab)^[16]


• Trinity College


• Mehr Chand Polytechnic College


• B.D Arya Girls college


• Lyallpur Khalsa College


• Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women


• KCL Group of Institute


• Mata Gujri Institute of Nursing


• Delhi Public School^[17]


• Edex Institute

Schools

• Cambridge International School(co-ed,girls,IB)


• Montgomery Guru Nanak Public School, Adarsh Nagar


• Montgomery Guru Nanak Public School, Urban Estate , Phase 2


• Innocent Hearts School


• Apeejay School , Mahavir Marg


• Police DAV Public School


• Delhi Public School


• Swami Sant Dass Public School


• Dayanand Model School , Model Town

Jalandhar Cantonment

Notable people

Yash Chopra

Amrish Puri

Harbhajan Singh

Rannvijay Singh

Karan Kundra

I. K. Gujral

Dharam Singh Uppal

Sugandha Mishra

See also

Local Market

• Rainak Bazaar


• Atari Bazaar


• Dana Mandi


• Gur Mandi


• Meena bazaar


• Model Town Market


• Sports Market, Football Chowk


• Electric & Electronic Market, Phagwara gate


• Stationery Market, Mai Hiran Gate


• Shastri Market (Automobile components)

References

External links

Look up Jalandhar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jalandhar.

• 
  Jalandhar travel guide from Wikivoyage


• Official website