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Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; [8] Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ) is a state in northwestern India.Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territories of Chandigarh to the east and ...
In the 1830s the East India Company started a program of metalled road construction, for both commercial and administrative purposes. The road, now named the Grand Trunk Road, from Calcutta , through Delhi , to Kabul , Afghanistan was rebuilt at a cost of £1000/mile.
Chandigarh has an effective literacy rate of 86.77% (based on population 7 years and above), higher than the national average; with male literacy of 90.81% and female literacy of 81.88%. [1] 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age. [1] The population of Chandigarh formed 0.09 per cent of India in 2011. [3]
Gurgaon (Hindi: [ɡʊɽɡãːw]), officially named Gurugram ([ɡʊɾʊɡɾaːm]), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. [6] It is situated near the Delhi – Haryana border, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the national capital New Delhi and 268 ...
Website. gmada.gov.in /category /new-chandigarh /about /. New Chandigarh is a new planned smart city near Mullanpur [2] in the Mohali district (SAS Nagar) in Punjab, India. [3][4][5][6] It has been designed as an extension of the city of Chandigarh. [7] It is being developed by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.
The Shimla Chandigarh Expressway is an under construction 120 kilometres (75 mi) [1] long expressway connecting Chandigarh to Shimla stretch of National Highway 5 (India).The four laning project involves the creation of 11 tunnels between Maliana (Shimla) and Kothi to help reduce the distance by 19 km. The total length of the tunnels will be 9. ...
Ladwa has an average elevation of 209 m (686 ft). It is located on the Kurukshetra - Yamunanagar - Saharanpur road and is also close to the towns of kurukshetra, Shahbad, Radaur and Indri, India. The nearest major Highway is National Highway 1 (India) known as Grand Trunk Road which is 14.5 km (9.0
Mandi (formerly known as Mandav Nagar) [3] [4] is a major city and a municipal corporation in Mandi District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.It is situated 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of state capital, Shimla [5] in the north-west Himalayas at an average altitude of 880 m (2,890 ft) [6] Mandi is connected to the Pathankot through National Highway 20 and to Manali and Chandigarh ...