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Jalandhar

Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is 146 km (91 mi) northwest of the state capital Chandigarh, 83.5 km (51.9 mi) south-east of Amritsar and 61.3 km (38.1 mi) north of Ludhiana. Jalandhar is about 381 km (230 miles) from national capital Delhi. The famous road NH1 crosses from Jalandhar.

Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Coordinates: 31°15′25″N 75°26′36″E / 31.2569°N 75.4432°E / 31.2569; 75.4432Coordinates: 31°15′25″N 75°26′36″E / 31.2569°N 75.4432°E / 31.2569; 75.4432
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
Named forIn Water
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerVeerendra Kumar Meena, IAS[1]
 • Deputy CommissionerJaspreet Singh, IAS[2]
 • Member of ParliamentSantokh Singh Chaudhary, Congress
 • MayorJagdish Raja[3]
Area
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Punjab
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2022[5])
 • Total1,096,000
DemonymJalandhariye
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144 001
Area code0181
Vehicle registrationPB08,PB90,PB37 PB67,PB33
Literacy82.3%
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

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 may be named after Jalandhara, a Nath Guru, who was from here.[citation needed]. The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in Vedas. Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term Jalandhar, meaning area inside the water, i.e., tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas.[6] 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 and the Doaba may have been conquered around 1070 by the Ghaznavids during the reign of Ibrahim of Ghazni.[7] It later formed part of the province of Lahore during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. The 18th century saw upheaval in Jalandhar amidst an anarchy caused by the disintegration of the Mughals and power struggles involving Persians, Afghans and Sikhs. It was captured by the Faizullahpuria Misl in 1766, and in 1811 Maharaja Ranjit Singh incorporated it within the Sikh Empire.[8]

In 1849, following the annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company, the city of Jalandhar, written in English as Jullundur by Company officials, became the headquarters of the Division and District of the same name. In 1858 Company rule in India ended and the city became part of the British Raj. In the mid to late 19th century, the Punjab administration regarded Jullundur as too densely populated and farmed to capacity. This led to the district being a chief recruitment area for settlers to colonise the newly irrigated Punjab Canal Colonies in western Punjab.[9]

The Khilafat Movement started in the district in early 1920 to bring pressure on the government to change their policy towards Turkey. Mahatma Gandhi extended sympathy and support to this movement however in response the District was declared a 'Proclaimed Area' under the Seditious Meetings Act. In 1924, Pakistani general and military dictator Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was born in the city.

Prior to the partition of India, Muslims were in plurality in Jalandhar. According to 1941 census, Muslims made up 45.2% of the population, compared to Hindus and Sikhs being 27.6% and 26.5% respectively.[10] Within a period of 10 years, from 1941 to 1951, Muslim population in Jalandhar reduced from 45.2% to 0.2%.[10]

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.[11] Since it is in the northern plains, it feels really cold during winters and very hot during summers.

Climate data for Jalandhar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
21.6
(70.9)
26.0
(78.8)
34.5
(94.1)
39.4
(102.9)
40.6
(105.1)
34.1
(93.4)
33.1
(91.6)
32.6
(90.7)
31.5
(88.7)
27.2
(81.0)
22.3
(72.1)
30.2
(86.4)
Average low °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
8.6
(47.5)
13.2
(55.8)
19.0
(66.2)
23.8
(74.8)
25.6
(78.1)
24.7
(76.5)
25.8
(78.4)
21.8
(71.2)
18.3
(64.9)
12.1
(53.8)
7.2
(45.0)
17.2
(63.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.7
(0.42)
16.7
(0.66)
32.8
(1.29)
15.2
(0.60)
20.4
(0.80)
69.7
(2.74)
155.2
(6.11)
183.6
(7.23)
60.0
(2.36)
1.5
(0.06)
6
(0.2)
15
(0.6)
586.8
(23.07)
Source: [12]

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.

Literacy

The literacy rate was 86.22 per cent.[13] For males and females respectively the literacy rate was 88.82% and 83.30%

Religion

Religion in Jalandhar city[14]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
74.90%
Sikhism
21.39%
Islam
1.47%
Christianity
1.02%
Others
1.22%

As per the census of 2011, Hinduism and Sikhism are the religions of the vast majority of people in Jalandhar.

Religious groups in Jalandhar City (1891−2011)[a]
Religious
group
1891[16]: 68  1901[17]: 44  1911[18]: 20  1921[19]: 23  1931[20]: 26  1941[15]: 32  2011
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam   38,994 58.9% 40,081 59.17% 40,903 58.59% 42,261 59.52% 52,577 59.06% 80,242 59.31% 12,744 1.47%
Hinduism   23,085 34.87% 24,715 36.49% 23,383 33.49% 24,253 34.16% 30,833[b] 34.63% 48,375[b] 35.76% 650,863 74.9%
Sikhism   2,274 3.43% 901 1.33% 3,636 5.21% 2,686 3.78% 3,003 3.37% 4,676 3.46% 185,869 21.39%
Christianity   1,569 2.37% 1,543 2.28% 1,440 2.06% 1,322 1.86% 1,533 1.72% 977 0.72% 8,889 1.02%
Jainism   347 0.52% 471 0.7% 438 0.63% 477 0.67% 1,014 1.14% 768 0.57% 3,203 0.37%
Zoroastrianism   3 0% 22 0.03% 18 0.03% 9 0.01% 70 0.08%
Buddhism   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1,407 0.16%
Others 0 0% 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 245 0.18% 5,954 0.69%
Total population 66,202 100% 67,735 100% 69,818 100% 71,008 100% 89,030 100% 135,283 100% 868,929 100%

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 and 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. Jalandhar is also famous for its leather industry, leather for footwear, leather goods, furniture being sold to export houses located at Delhi, Agra, Kanpur and other Indian cities. Together with hand tools it is a major production centre of industrial tool bags being used by workmen in America and Europe.

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 many of whom are from the Jalandhar region.

Transport

By air

The nearest airport is Adampur Airport, northwest of Jalandhar which currently handles only scheduled operation on maiden flights of private carrier Spicejet to Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur. The nearest fully-fledged International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar. It is second busiest airport in North India, and is connected to other parts of the country by regular flights. Several airlines operate flights from abroad, including London Stansted, 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

Direct train service is available for other major cities like Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Patna, Guwahati, Pune, Haridwar, Varanasi, Jaipur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Bhopal 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 extended 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 networks of bus services of Punjab at Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ISBT (Jalandhar), Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Pepsu, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.

Religious places

Leisure

 
Interior of Viva Collage Mall, Jalandhar
 
View Of WonderLand's Water Park in the Evening
  • Niku Park
  • Prithvi's Planet
  • Smmash
  • Wonder Land[22]

Media

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

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).[23] 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, Truescoop News, Hind Samachar, etc.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

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

Healthcare

The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar claims that the city has over 800 hospitals, [30] that makes it the city with the highest number of hospitals in per capita in Asia. Three new Health Centres were set up in Jalandhar on 9 September 2020.[31]

Sports

Cricket

Cricket is very popular in grounds and streets of the city. There is an international-standard stadium at Gandhi Stadium formerly known as Burlton Park. The Indian cricket team played a Test Match against the Pakistan cricket team on this ground on 24 September 1983.[32]

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 served as the home stadium of JCT Mills FC.[33] 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 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 and basketball.

Education

Higher education institutions include

Universities

Schools

  • Apeejay School, Mahavir Marg[34]
  • Apeejay School, Rama Mandi[35]
  • British Olivia Sr. Sec. School, Jalandhar[36]
  • BSF School Jalandhar Cantt
  • Cambridge Innovative School, Urban Estate Phase-II[37]
  • Delhi Public School, Jalandhar[38]
  • MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar[39]
  • MGN Public School, Urban Estate Phase-II[40]
  • SD Model School Jalandhar Cantt[41]
  • Shiv Jyoti Public School[42]
  • Swami Sant Dass Public School[43]

Jalandhar Cantonment

Notable people

Name Occupation
Yash Chopra Producer/Director[44]
Anurag Singh (director) Director, Producer, Writer
Diljit Dosanjh Actor, Singer
Karambir Singh 24th Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy
Ranbir Singh Kanwar Sugarcane Researcher, Director of Research (Agriculture) PAU, Director of Research Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University[45]
Lawrence Durrell Expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer[46]
Vanya Mishra Winner of Miss India Femina 2012
Sunil Dutt Actor[47]
Kundan Lal Saigal Actor/Singer[48]
Amrish Puri Actor[49]
Jazzy B Singer
Sukhwinder Panchhi Singer
Apache Indian Singer
Sarbjit Cheema Singer
Kanth Kaler Singer
Karan Mehra Actor
Nooran Sisters Singers
Master Saleem Singer
Hans Raj Hans Singer
Jagjit Singh Singer
Bahadur Singh Indian former shot putter who won gold medal
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Chief of Army Staff, fourth Chief Martial Law Administrator and the sixth President of Pakistan
Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid Revenue and Chief Minister of Kapurthala State
Hafeez Jullundhri Writer and poet
Baba Kashmira Singh Head of Sidhant Sant Samaj or Gurbani
Paul Nischal NRI President, first Indian candidate for the British Political Party
Col. Balbir Singh Kular Hockey Player
Varinder Singh Ghuman Bodybuilder, Wrestler and Punjabi Film Actor
Ajit Pal Singh Hockey Player
Surjit Singh Hockey Player
Pargat Singh Hockey Player
Inder Kumar Gujral Former Prime Minister of India
Harbhajan Singh Cricketer
Wasim Sajjad Two-time Acting President of Pakistan, Ex-Chairman of Senate
Sheikh Anwarul Haq Former Chief Justice
Mian Mohammed Sharif Surveyor General
Lala Amarnath Cricketer
Sushil Kohli Swimmer
Lala Jagat Narain Freedom fighter and founder of Punjab Kesri
Basheer Hussain Najafi One of the six Grand Ayatollahs
Taruwar Kohli Cricketer
Sardar Swaran Singh Politician
Udham Singh (field hockey) Hockey Player
Avneet Kaur Actress
Darshan Singh (field hockey) Hockey Player
Salma Mumtaz Actress
Saurav Mandal Football player
Ashwini Kumar Chopra Journalist, Politician (MP-Karnal)
Kartar Singh Duggal Writer
Kulwant Singh Virk Writer
Ishar Singh (poet) Poet
Sadhu Singh Hamdard Freedom fighter and Writer
Prem Parkash Writer
Ajit Saini Writer and Army General
Hasrat Writer
Gurbachan Singh Talib Writer
Gurdial Singh Writer and novelist
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Swami Shraddhanand Indian educationist and an Arya Samaj missionary
Wazir Ali Cricketer
R. Paul Dhillon Indo-Canadian journalist
Arun Shourie Politician, author, and journalist
Amanjot Singh Social Worker
Agha Sadiq Writer and poet
Fateh Ali Khan Singer. Father of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Dharam Singh Uppal Athlete
Balbir Singh Sr. Hockey Player
Mandeep Singh Cricketer
Vimi Actress
Ranvir Shorey Actor
Sugandha Mishra Singer, Anchor, Comedian
Nalini Priyadarshni Poet, Writer
Vijay Sampla State Minister in Union Govt
Bhagat Chunni Lal Minister in Punjab Govt
Ram Kapoor Indian Actor
Sardar Buta Singh Ex-Home Minister of India
Sukhbir Singh Punjabi Musician, Singer
Amarjit Kaypee Former highest run scorer in Ranji Trophy (Cricket)
Akshaye Khanna Indian Actor
Surbhi Jyoti Indian Actress
Jyotica Tangri Playback singer, appeared in several reality TV shows
Lord Wilberforce British Judge
Jass Manak Singer
Manpreet Singh Hockey Player
Garry Sandhu Singer
Akhil Singer
Jasmine Sandlas Singer

Notes

  1. ^ 1891-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Jalandhar, which included Jalandhar Municipality and Jalandhar Cantonment.[15]: 32 
  2. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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External links

  •   The dictionary definition of jalandhar at Wiktionary
  •   Media related to Jalandhar at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  •   Jalandhar travel guide from Wikivoyage

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CommissionerVeerendra Kumar Meena IAS 1 Deputy CommissionerJaspreet Singh IAS 2 Member of ParliamentSantokh Singh Chaudhary Congress MayorJagdish Raja 3 Area 4 Total120 km2 50 sq mi Rank3rd in PunjabElevation228 m 748 ft Population 2022 5 Total1 096 000DemonymJalandhariyeTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN144 001Area code0181Vehicle registrationPB08 PB90 PB37 PB67 PB33Literacy82 3 Websitejalandhar wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Population 3 2 Literacy 3 3 Religion 4 Economy 5 Transport 5 1 By air 5 2 By rail 5 3 By road 6 Religious places 7 Leisure 8 Media 9 Healthcare 10 Sports 10 1 Cricket 10 2 Kabaddi 10 3 Guru Gobind Singh Stadium 10 4 Surjit Hockey Stadium 10 5 Sports college 11 Education 11 1 Universities 11 2 Schools 12 Jalandhar Cantonment 13 Notable people 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksHistory Edit 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 may be named after Jalandhara a Nath Guru who was from here citation needed The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in Vedas Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term Jalandhar meaning area inside the water i e tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas 6 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 and the Doaba may have been conquered around 1070 by the Ghaznavids during the reign of Ibrahim of Ghazni 7 It later formed part of the province of Lahore during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire The 18th century saw upheaval in Jalandhar amidst an anarchy caused by the disintegration of the Mughals and power struggles involving Persians Afghans and Sikhs It was captured by the Faizullahpuria Misl in 1766 and in 1811 Maharaja Ranjit Singh incorporated it within the Sikh Empire 8 In 1849 following the annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company the city of Jalandhar written in English as Jullundur by Company officials became the headquarters of the Division and District of the same name In 1858 Company rule in India ended and the city became part of the British Raj In the mid to late 19th century the Punjab administration regarded Jullundur as too densely populated and farmed to capacity This led to the district being a chief recruitment area for settlers to colonise the newly irrigated Punjab Canal Colonies in western Punjab 9 The Khilafat Movement started in the district in early 1920 to bring pressure on the government to change their policy towards Turkey Mahatma Gandhi extended sympathy and support to this movement however in response the District was declared a Proclaimed Area under the Seditious Meetings Act In 1924 Pakistani general and military dictator Muhammad Zia ul Haq was born in the city Prior to the partition of India Muslims were in plurality in Jalandhar According to 1941 census Muslims made up 45 2 of the population compared to Hindus and Sikhs being 27 6 and 26 5 respectively 10 Within a period of 10 years from 1941 to 1951 Muslim population in Jalandhar reduced from 45 2 to 0 2 10 Climate EditThe 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 11 Since it is in the northern plains it feels really cold during winters and very hot during summers Climate data for JalandharMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 19 4 66 9 21 6 70 9 26 0 78 8 34 5 94 1 39 4 102 9 40 6 105 1 34 1 93 4 33 1 91 6 32 6 90 7 31 5 88 7 27 2 81 0 22 3 72 1 30 2 86 4 Average low C F 6 2 43 2 8 6 47 5 13 2 55 8 19 0 66 2 23 8 74 8 25 6 78 1 24 7 76 5 25 8 78 4 21 8 71 2 18 3 64 9 12 1 53 8 7 2 45 0 17 2 63 0 Average precipitation mm inches 10 7 0 42 16 7 0 66 32 8 1 29 15 2 0 60 20 4 0 80 69 7 2 74 155 2 6 11 183 6 7 23 60 0 2 36 1 5 0 06 6 0 2 15 0 6 586 8 23 07 Source 12 Demographics EditSee also List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh Population Edit As per provisional data of 2011 census Jalandhar had a population of 873 725 of which 463 975 were male and 409 750 female Literacy Edit The literacy rate was 86 22 per cent 13 For males and females respectively the literacy rate was 88 82 and 83 30 Religion Edit Religion in Jalandhar city 14 Religion PercentHinduism 74 90 Sikhism 21 39 Islam 1 47 Christianity 1 02 Others 1 22 As per the census of 2011 Hinduism and Sikhism are the religions of the vast majority of people in Jalandhar Religious groups in Jalandhar City 1891 2011 a Religiousgroup 1891 16 68 1901 17 44 1911 18 20 1921 19 23 1931 20 26 1941 15 32 2011Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Islam 38 994 58 9 40 081 59 17 40 903 58 59 42 261 59 52 52 577 59 06 80 242 59 31 12 744 1 47 Hinduism 23 085 34 87 24 715 36 49 23 383 33 49 24 253 34 16 30 833 b 34 63 48 375 b 35 76 650 863 74 9 Sikhism 2 274 3 43 901 1 33 3 636 5 21 2 686 3 78 3 003 3 37 4 676 3 46 185 869 21 39 Christianity 1 569 2 37 1 543 2 28 1 440 2 06 1 322 1 86 1 533 1 72 977 0 72 8 889 1 02 Jainism 347 0 52 471 0 7 438 0 63 477 0 67 1 014 1 14 768 0 57 3 203 0 37 Zoroastrianism 3 0 22 0 03 18 0 03 9 0 01 70 0 08 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 407 0 16 Others 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 0 18 5 954 0 69 Total population 66 202 100 67 735 100 69 818 100 71 008 100 89 030 100 135 283 100 868 929 100 Economy EditJalandhar 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 and 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 Jalandhar is also famous for its leather industry leather for footwear leather goods furniture being sold to export houses located at Delhi Agra Kanpur and other Indian cities Together with hand tools it is a major production centre of industrial tool bags being used by workmen in America and Europe 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 many of whom are from the Jalandhar region Transport EditBy air Edit The nearest airport is Adampur Airport northwest of Jalandhar which currently handles only scheduled operation on maiden flights of private carrier Spicejet to Delhi Mumbai and Jaipur The nearest fully fledged International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar It is second busiest airport in North India and is connected to other parts of the country by regular flights Several airlines operate flights from abroad including London Stansted 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 Edit Direct train service is available for other major cities like Mumbai Calcutta Chennai Patna Guwahati Pune Haridwar Varanasi Jaipur Jhansi Gwalior Bhopal 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 extended 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 othersDirect 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 Edit There is one of the largest networks of bus services of Punjab at Shaheed e Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ISBT Jalandhar Himachal Pradesh Delhi Haryana Pepsu Chandigarh Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Jammu amp Kashmir Uttrakhand Rajasthan State Roadways apart from private operators Religious places EditGurudwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib Guru Ravidass Dham Devi talab mandir Nakodar Darbar Baba Murad Shah Ji Cantonment Church Dera Sachkand Ballan Gurudwara sahib ji Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar 21 Geeta Mandir JalandharLeisure Edit Interior of Viva Collage Mall Jalandhar View Of WonderLand s Water Park in the Evening Niku Park Prithvi s Planet Smmash Wonder Land 22 Media Edit 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 23 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 Truescoop News Hind Samachar etc 24 25 26 27 28 29 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 MHzHealthcare EditThe Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar claims that the city has over 800 hospitals 30 that makes it the city with the highest number of hospitals in per capita in Asia Three new Health Centres were set up in Jalandhar on 9 September 2020 31 Sports EditCricket Edit Cricket is very popular in grounds and streets of the city There is an international standard stadium at Gandhi Stadium formerly known as Burlton Park The Indian cricket team played a Test Match against the Pakistan cricket team on this ground on 24 September 1983 32 Kabaddi Edit Major Kabaddi matches are usually held at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Edit Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in Jalandhar It is usually used mostly for football matches and served as the home stadium of JCT Mills FC 33 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 Edit Surjeet Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Jalandhar Punjab India It is named after Jalandhar born Olympian Surjit Singh This stadium is home of the franchise Sher e Punjab of the World Series Hockey Sports college Edit 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 and basketball Education EditMain article List of institutions of higher education in Punjab Higher education institutions include Universities Edit DAV Institute of Engineering amp Technology DAV University Doaba College GNA University Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus Lovely Professional University Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women Lyallpur Khalsa College Khalsa College Mata Gujri Institute of Nursing Mehr Chand Polytechnic College NIT Jalandhar Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences Punjab Technical University D A V College JalandharSchools Edit Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Jalandhar Cantonment St Joseph s Boys School Jalandhar Defence ColonyThis section contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia s quality standards Where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article October 2021 Apeejay School Mahavir Marg 34 Apeejay School Rama Mandi 35 British Olivia Sr Sec School Jalandhar 36 BSF School Jalandhar Cantt Cambridge Innovative School Urban Estate Phase II 37 Delhi Public School Jalandhar 38 MGN Public School Adarsh Nagar 39 MGN Public School Urban Estate Phase II 40 SD Model School Jalandhar Cantt 41 Shiv Jyoti Public School 42 Swami Sant Dass Public School 43 Jalandhar Cantonment EditMain article Jalandhar CantonmentNotable people EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Diljit Dosanjh I K Gujral Sugandha Mishra Amrish Puri Harbhajan Singh Rannvijay Singh Dharam Singh Uppal Name OccupationYash Chopra Producer Director 44 Anurag Singh director Director Producer WriterDiljit Dosanjh Actor SingerKarambir Singh 24th Chief of Naval Staff of Indian NavyRanbir Singh Kanwar Sugarcane Researcher Director of Research Agriculture PAU Director of Research Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University 45 Lawrence Durrell Expatriate British novelist poet dramatist and travel writer 46 Vanya Mishra Winner of Miss India Femina 2012Sunil Dutt Actor 47 Kundan Lal Saigal Actor Singer 48 Amrish Puri Actor 49 Jazzy B SingerSukhwinder Panchhi SingerApache Indian SingerSarbjit Cheema SingerKanth Kaler SingerKaran Mehra ActorNooran Sisters SingersMaster Saleem SingerHans Raj Hans SingerJagjit Singh SingerBahadur Singh Indian former shot putter who won gold medalGeneral Muhammad Zia ul Haq Chief of Army Staff fourth Chief Martial Law Administrator and the sixth President of PakistanDiwan Bhai Abdul Hamid Revenue and Chief Minister of Kapurthala StateHafeez Jullundhri Writer and poetBaba Kashmira Singh Head of Sidhant Sant Samaj or GurbaniPaul Nischal NRI President first Indian candidate for the British Political PartyCol Balbir Singh Kular Hockey PlayerVarinder Singh Ghuman Bodybuilder Wrestler and Punjabi Film ActorAjit Pal Singh Hockey PlayerSurjit Singh Hockey PlayerPargat Singh Hockey PlayerInder Kumar Gujral Former Prime Minister of IndiaHarbhajan Singh CricketerWasim Sajjad Two time Acting President of Pakistan Ex Chairman of SenateSheikh Anwarul Haq Former Chief JusticeMian Mohammed Sharif Surveyor GeneralLala Amarnath CricketerSushil Kohli SwimmerLala Jagat Narain Freedom fighter and founder of Punjab KesriBasheer Hussain Najafi One of the six Grand AyatollahsTaruwar Kohli CricketerSardar Swaran Singh PoliticianUdham Singh field hockey Hockey PlayerAvneet Kaur ActressDarshan Singh field hockey Hockey PlayerSalma Mumtaz ActressSaurav Mandal Football playerAshwini Kumar Chopra Journalist Politician MP Karnal Kartar Singh Duggal WriterKulwant Singh Virk WriterIshar Singh poet PoetSadhu Singh Hamdard Freedom fighter and WriterPrem Parkash WriterAjit Saini Writer and Army GeneralHasrat WriterGurbachan Singh Talib WriterGurdial Singh Writer and novelistChaudhry Muhammad Ali Former Prime Minister of PakistanSwami Shraddhanand Indian educationist and an Arya Samaj missionaryWazir Ali CricketerR Paul Dhillon Indo Canadian journalistArun Shourie Politician author and journalistAmanjot Singh Social WorkerAgha Sadiq Writer and poetFateh Ali Khan Singer Father of Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanDharam Singh Uppal AthleteBalbir Singh Sr Hockey PlayerMandeep Singh CricketerVimi ActressRanvir Shorey ActorSugandha Mishra Singer Anchor ComedianNalini Priyadarshni Poet WriterVijay Sampla State Minister in Union GovtBhagat Chunni Lal Minister in Punjab GovtRam Kapoor Indian ActorSardar Buta Singh Ex Home Minister of IndiaSukhbir Singh Punjabi Musician SingerAmarjit Kaypee Former highest run scorer in Ranji Trophy Cricket Akshaye Khanna Indian ActorSurbhi Jyoti Indian ActressJyotica Tangri Playback singer appeared in several reality TV showsLord Wilberforce British JudgeJass Manak SingerManpreet Singh Hockey PlayerGarry Sandhu SingerAkhil SingerJasmine Sandlas SingerNotes Edit 1891 1941 Data for the entirety of the town of Jalandhar which included Jalandhar Municipality and Jalandhar Cantonment 15 32 a b 1931 1941 Including Ad 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Nauvin Patshahi Dukh Nivaran Sahib ਗ ਰਦ ਆਰ ਨ ਵ ਪ ਤਸ ਹ ਦ ਖ ਨ ਵ ਰਨ ਸ ਹ ਬ www gurudwaragtbjal org Retrieved 25 October 2019 Wonderland Wonderlandthemepark Archived from the original on 27 April 2012 Retrieved 22 December 2012 DOORDARSHAN KENDRA BHAGWAN MAHAVIR MARG JALANDHAR CITY Archived from the original on 29 April 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2014 ह न द सम च र त ज खबर व श व सम च र Punjab Kesari Punjabkesari in Archived from the original on 5 November 2012 Retrieved 22 December 2012 Jalandhar Punjab Page 1 Hindustan Times Archived from the original on 22 December 2012 Retrieved 22 December 2012 Jalandhar News Jalandhar Hindi News Jalandhar News Headlines Daily News Paper Local News Bhaskar com Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 22 December 2012 The Tribune Chandigarh India Tribuneindia com Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 22 December 2012 Truescoop News Jalandhar India Truescoopnews com Retrieved 10 February 2022 Latest Hindi News Breaking News ह न द सम च र ह द न य ज News 360 Broadcast Jalandhar India News360broadcast com Retrieved 7 July 2020 Jalandhar City Hospitals Asia Service Tribune News Jalandhar District gets three new health centres Tribuneindia News Service Gandhi Stadium India Cricket Grounds ESPNcricinfo com Cricinfo Retrieved 26 May 2021 Bhattal Amardeep 11 February 2000 Mahindras trounce JCT 3 0 tribuneindia com Ludhiana Punjab The Tribune Online Tribune News Service Archived from the original on 31 October 2022 Retrieved 31 October 2022 Apeejay School Jalandhar Best CBSE Schools in Jalandhar Apeejay School Jalandhar Mahavir Marg Branch Welcome to Apeejay School Rama Mandi Best School in Jalandhar Best CBSE School in Jalandhar British Olivia School Retrieved 1 October 2022 Home Cambridge Innovative School Jalandhar Retrieved 20 March 2023 DPS Jalandhar Delhi Public School Jalandhar MGN Public School Adarsh Nagar Jalandhar MGN Public School Adarsh Nagar Jalandhar Retrieved 26 November 2021 Montgomery Guru Nanak Public School Urban Estate Phase II Jalandhar Montgomery Guru Nanak Public School Urban Estate Phase II Jalandhar Retrieved 26 November 2021 SD MODEL SCHOOL An English Medium Co Educational Institution Retrieved 25 October 2019 Home Shiv Jyoti Public School Swami Sant Dass Public School Service to Humanity www swamisantdass com Retrieved 20 March 2023 King Khan salutes Yash Chopra s alma mater Archived from the original on 7 July 2015 Retrieved 4 July 2015 Ranbir Singh Kanwar The Modern Novel Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 29 November 2015 village khurd in jalandhar Archived from the original on 5 July 2015 Retrieved 4 July 2015 imdb Archived from the original on 25 December 2018 Retrieved 1 July 2018 veethi Archived from the original on 5 July 2015 Retrieved 4 July 2015 External links Edit The dictionary definition of jalandhar at Wiktionary Media related to Jalandhar at Wikimedia Commons Official website Jalandhar travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from 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