Patiala

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Patiala
City
Moti Bagh Palace Art Deco design Phul Theatre Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Shri Kali Devi Temple, Patiala Qila Mubarak Baradari Palace Sheesh Mahal
Patiala Show map of Punjab Patiala Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°20′N 76°23′E / 30.34°N 76.38°E / 30.34; 76.38
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Before	Patiala Riyasat
Settled	1754
Founded by	Ala Singh
Named for	Ala Singh
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipal Corporation of Patiala
• Mayor	Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
Area
• City	60 sq mi (160 km2)
• Metro	141.57 sq mi (366.66 km2)
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2021)
• City	763,280
• Density	12,000/sq mi (4,800/km2)
• Metro	820,000 [1]
Demonym	Patialvi
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	147001 to 147008 and 147021 to 147023
Telephone code	Patiala: 91-(0)175
ISO 3166 code	IN-Pb
Vehicle registration	PB-11
Website	patiala.nic.in

Patiala (Punjabi pronunciation: [pʌʈeɑ̈ːɭɑ]) is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the Qila Mubarak (the 'Fortunate Castle') constructed by the Sidhu Jat Sikh chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763, and after whom the city is named.

In popular culture, the city remains famous for its traditional Patiala shahi turban (a type of headgear), paranda (a tasselled tag for braiding hair), Patiala salwar (a type of female trousers), jutti (a type of footwear) and Patiala peg (a measure of liquor). Patiala is also known as the Royal City and the Beautiful City.^[2]