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Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India.

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The place

Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks. The National Highway 1 (NH1), crosses Jalandhar.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Jalandhar

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar

    The Diocese of Jalandhar / Jullundur ) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Jalandhar in the ecclesiastical province of Delhi in India.

    5.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Shri Devi Talab Mandir

    Devi Talab Mandir is a Hindu temple, located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. The temple is devoted to Goddess Durga and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.

    2.1 km · Devi Talab Mandir is a Hindu Mandir located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. The temple is devoted to Goddess Durga and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. It is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St. Mary's Cathedral, Jalandhar

    St. Mary's Cathedral in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar.

    5.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Gandhi Stadium

    Gandhi Stadium or Burlton Park or BS Bedi Stadium is located in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab and is used for cricket matches. As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 1 Test and 3 ODIs.

    2.6 km · cricket Ground in Jalandhar, India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology

    DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private engineering institute in Jalandhar city of Punjab, India. It is established by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society offering undergraduate and post-graduate programmes.

    3 km · Indian engineering college · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Guru Gobind Singh Stadium

    Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Jalandhar, in the Indian Punjab state. It is currently used for football matches.

    1.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Hans raj mahila maha vidyalaya

    Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya is a college in Jalandhar, Punjab. The college was founded by Mahatma Hansraj Mahila in 1927 in Lahore, Pakistan.

    300 m · college in Jalandhar, Punjab · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Lyallpur Khalsa College

    Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region.

    2.7 km · college in Punjab, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Doaba College

    Doaba College, Jalandhar is a multi-faculty postgraduate co-educational institution of Northern India which serves the Doaba region. The college has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission of India.

    2 km · college in Punjab, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Surjit Hockey Stadium

    The Surjit Hockey Stadium, also sometimes spelled as Surjeet Hockey Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It is named after Jalandhar-born Olympian Surjit Singh.

    2.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Devi Talab Mandir

    Nakodar Road.

  2. 02
    Nikku Park

    Nice park for strolling.

  3. 03
    Sodal Mandir

    Pathankot Road, Laxmi Pura.

  4. 04
    Nakodar

    The town was founded by the Hindu Kamboh.

From Wikivoyage: Jalandhar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Bowling - Prithvi's Planet

  1. 01
    Pushpa Gujral Science City

    Almost all students in Punjab are taken on school trips to visit Science City.

  2. 02
    Wonderland

    One the best place for enjoyment for one day outing for the entire family with thrilling rides, water games and many more.

From Wikivoyage: Jalandhar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Jalandhar offers a variety of delicious authentic Punjabi food. Some of the "must-eat" dishes are: Aloo ka paratha, bread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes. Channa Bhatura, chickpeas cooked in a spicy onion-tomato and served with fried Indian bread called bhatura. Falooda, a cold beverage made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, psyllium. Kulfi, frozen dairy dessert served as ice cream.

  1. 01
    Headquarters

    New Jawahar Nagar.

  2. 02
    Heat 7

    H.0.569-570, New Jawahar Nagar Market (Near GTB Market), +91 97815 73700 (Mobile).

  3. 03
    Lovely Sweets

    Nakodar Road, Jyoti Chowk,.

  4. 04
    Manni Vaishno Dhaba

    Connaught Circus,.

  5. 05
    New Manni Dhaba

    Market Rd,.

From Wikivoyage: Jalandhar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Jalandhar

Airports
Halwara (HWR), 64 km · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (ATQ), 85 km · Allama Iqbal (LHE), 113 km
Stations
Baba Sodhal Nagar railway station, 3.2 km · Sura Nussi railway station, 6.9 km
  • Halwara → Jalandhar
    67 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · ₹610–760
  • Amritsar → Jalandhar
    74 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · ₹520–650
  • Chandigarh → Jalandhar
    133 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ₹970–1,210
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Jalandhar

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jalandhar. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundRickshaw (pedicab) Auto-rickshaw Bus City cab (taxi)

From Wikivoyage: Jalandhar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.

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  2. 02
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  3. 03
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    8 ways of moving, 25 sources

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  5. 05
    MunsiyariIN

    8 ways of moving, 25 sources

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If you know how people move in Jalandhar – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Jalandhar

Jalandhar is 53 km from Ludhiana, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.