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

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.
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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.
- 01Roman 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 - 02Shri 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 - 03St. 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 - 04Gandhi 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 - 05DAV 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 - 06Guru 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 - 07Hans 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 - 08Lyallpur 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 - 09Doaba 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 - 10Surjit 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
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Devi Talab Mandir
Nakodar Road.
- 02Nikku Park
Nice park for strolling.
- 03Sodal Mandir
Pathankot Road, Laxmi Pura.
- 04Nakodar
The town was founded by the Hindu Kamboh.
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Things to do
Bowling - Prithvi's Planet
- 01Pushpa Gujral Science City
Almost all students in Punjab are taken on school trips to visit Science City.
- 02Wonderland
One the best place for enjoyment for one day outing for the entire family with thrilling rides, water games and many more.
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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.
- 01Headquarters
New Jawahar Nagar.
- 02Heat 7
H.0.569-570, New Jawahar Nagar Market (Near GTB Market), +91 97815 73700 (Mobile).
- 03Lovely Sweets
Nakodar Road, Jyoti Chowk,.
- 04Manni Vaishno Dhaba
Connaught Circus,.
- 05New Manni Dhaba
Market Rd,.
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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 → Jalandhar67 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · ₹610–760
- Amritsar → Jalandhar74 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · ₹520–650
- Chandigarh → Jalandhar133 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ₹970–1,210
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
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.
- Get aroundRickshaw (pedicab) Auto-rickshaw Bus City cab (taxi)
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Next door to Jalandhar
Jalandhar is 53 km from Ludhiana, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.