Panchkula is a well planned
city in the Panchkula district, Haryana. It
forms a part of the tri- city area i.e. Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali. The city
hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment which is the
headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian
Army.
The city is well designed
with systematic layout, wide roads adorned with beautiful tress and buildings
that compliment the modern outlook of the planning.
The
district of Panchkula is also famous for its natural beauty as it enjoys
thickest forest cover in the entire State of Haryana. Besides Panchkula city,
the district has five towns, Pinjore, Kalka, Barwala, Morni and Ranipur Rani.
Morni Hills, a much sought after tourist
destination, is the only hill station in Haryana. It is located on the
offshoots of Shivalik Range of the Himalayas and is known for many picturesque spots
for sight-seeing.
The origin
of the name Panchkula came from the place where five irrigation canals meet.
Panch is five and Kuls means canal, hence the name Panchkula. The canals take
water from the Ghaggar and distribute it from Nada Sahib to Mansa Devi. The canals, build by a ruler in the past are a good
example of ancient engineering acumen, as at some spots the water is raised to
higher levels than the river course.
Location: Panchkula is just 10 kms. away from city beautiful Chandigarh & is an important part of the Tricity.
Linking Roads: Panchkula is located on the Ambala-Shimla National Highway No.-22. Panchkula is also connected to national highway National Highway NH-21 and is directly accessible to National Highway No. 73.
Postal Code: 134109 | Longitude: 76° 52' 48" E | Latitude: 30° 42' 00" N | Area: 816 square kilometres (315 sq mi) | Altitude: 365 m | Population: 558,890 (Census 2011) | Literacy Rate: 83.40 | STD Code: 0172 | Villages: 264 | Language: Hindi, English | Best season to visit: All seasons to visit.
