Panchkula
Panchkula is a planned city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. The origin of the name Panchkula came from the place where five irrigation canals meet. At present, it forms a part of an adjoining area to Chandigarh, Mohali, and Zirakpur. It is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Chandigarh, 105 km (65 mi) southwest of Shimla, 44 km (27 mi) from Ambala and 259 km (161 mi) northeast of New Delhi, the national capital. It is a part of the Chandigarh capital region or Greater Chandigarh. The Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan region collectively forms a Chandigarh Tricity, with a combined population of over two million.
Panchkula | |
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Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex in Panchkula, Haryana | |
| Nickname: Chandigarh Tricity | |
Panchkula Location in Haryana, India Panchkula Panchkula (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30.74°N 76.80°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Panchkula |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation Panchkula |
| • Mayor | Kulbhushan Goyal (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 211,355 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Panchkula Wale |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English and Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 134 109 - 134 116 |
| Telephone code | +91-172-XXX-XXXX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-03 |
| Website | panchkula |
The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army. It is a planned city like Chandigarh, with a sector system.