Bathinda | |
|---|---|
City | |
    Top: Qila Mubarak, Hockey Stadium Bathinda, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant across Bathinda Lake | |
  Bathinda  Bathinda | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′48″N 74°57′07″E / 30.23000°N 74.95194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Bathinda |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Bathinda Municipal Corporation |
| • Commissioner | Sh. Sawan kumar |
| • Member of Parliament | Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD) |
| • Mayor | Smt. Raman Goyal |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 285,813 |
| • Rank | Punjab: 5th, India: 161st |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 15100X |
| Telephone code | +91-164-XXX XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | PB-03 |
| Railways Stations in City | Bathinda railway station |
| Website | bathinda |
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda district. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, 227 km (141 mi) west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth largest city of Punjab. It is the second cleanest city in Punjab after Mohali.[1]
Bathinda is home to the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Central University of Punjab and AIIMS Bathinda. The city is also home to two modern thermal power plants, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant at Lehra Mohabbat.[2] Also located in the city is a fertiliser plant,[3] two cement plants (Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement Limited), a large army cantonment, an air force station, a zoo,[2] and a historic Qila Mubarak fort.[4]
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- ^ a b "Places to Visit". Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Industry". Archived from the original on 7 June 2005.
- ^ "Bhatinda - district of Punjab - North India Online". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2008.