Bathinda

Bathinda
City
Top: Qila Mubarak, Hockey Stadium Bathinda, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant across Bathinda Lake
Bathinda is located in Punjab
Bathinda
Bathinda
Bathinda is located in India
Bathinda
Bathinda
Coordinates: 30°13′48″N 74°57′07″E / 30.23000°N 74.95194°E / 30.23000; 74.95194
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictBathinda
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBathinda Municipal Corporation
 • CommissionerSh. Sawan kumar
 • Member of ParliamentHarsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD)
 • MayorSmt. Raman Goyal
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total285,813
 • RankPunjab: 5th, India: 161st
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
15100X
Telephone code+91-164-XXX XXXX
Vehicle registrationPB-03
Railways Stations in CityBathinda railway station
Websitebathinda.nic.in

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]

  1. ^ "Bathinda cleanest city in state for 3rd year in a row; slips nationally". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Places to Visit". Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Industry". Archived from the original on 7 June 2005.
  4. ^ "Bhatinda - district of Punjab - North India Online". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2008.

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