Panchkula district is one of the 22 districts under Division Ambala in the State Haryana. It has an area of 898 sq km. Panchkula district was formed as the 17th district of Haryana on 15 August 1995. It comprises two sub divisions – Panchkula and Kalka.
Panchkula is a well planned city of haryana. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Panchkula and Mohali (Punjab) are two satellite cities of Chandigarh. These three cities are collectively known as Chandigarh Tricity.
There are five towns in the district named Panchkula, Barwala, Pinjore, Kalka, and Raipur Rani. It has a Hill station Morni Hills.
Ranking of Panchkula in Haryana according to
(Ranking in Decreasing order)
Population – 21st
Area – 21st
Literacy – 2nd
Established – 15 August 1995
Area – 898 Sq K.M
Location – North Haryana
Division – Ambala
Tehsil – Panchkula, Raipur Rani and Kalka
Block – Raipur Rani, Barwala, Morni and Pinjore
Sub Division – Panchkula and Kalka
Population – 5,61,293 (2011)
Website – https://panchkula.nic.in/
Temples
- माता मनसा देवी पंचकूला
- काली माता मंदिर कालका
- भीमा देवी मंदिर (खजुराहो का मंदिर)
Gurudwara
- नाढ़ा साहिब गुरुद्वारा
Famous Mela of Panchkula
- काली माई मेला
Other Famous Places in Panchkula
- यादविंद्र गार्डन पिंजौर
- मोरनी हिल्स
- कैक्टस गार्डन पंचकूला
- रामगढ किला
- रानीपुर किला
- टिक्कर ताल झील
- ताऊ देवी लाल स्टेडियम
- वीर शिकारगढ़ वन्य जीव अभ्यारण्य
- गिद्ध सरंक्षण एंव प्रजनन केंद्र पिंजौर
- फीसेंट प्रजनन केंद्र पिंजौर
- चिड़िया प्रजनन केंद्र मोरनी
- कला तीतर प्रजनन केंद्र मोरनी