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	===Cricket===		===Cricket===
	[[Cricket]] is very popular in grounds and streets of the city. There is an international-standard stadium at Gandhi Stadium fomerly known as Burlton Park. The [[Indian cricket team]] played a Test Match against the [[Pakistan cricket team]] on this ground on 24 September 1983<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gandhi Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58164.html\|access-date=2021-05-26\|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>.		[[Cricket]] is very popular in grounds and streets of the city. There is an international-standard stadium at Gandhi Stadium fomerly known as Burlton Park. The [[Indian cricket team]] played a Test Match against the [[Pakistan cricket team]] on this ground on 24 September 1983.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gandhi Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58164.html\|access-date=2021-05-26\|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

	===Kabaddi===		===Kabaddi===
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	* Apeejay School, Rama Mandi<ref>[https://www.apeejay.edu/hoshiarpur]</ref>		* Apeejay School, Rama Mandi<ref>[https://www.apeejay.edu/hoshiarpur]</ref>
	*Dayanand Model Sr Secondary School<ref>{{Cite web\|title=WELCOME TO DAYANAND MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL\|url=http://dmsdayanandnagar.org/\|access-date=2021-05-26\|website=dmsdayanandnagar.org}}</ref>		*Dayanand Model Sr Secondary School<ref>{{Cite web\|title=WELCOME TO DAYANAND MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL\|url=http://dmsdayanandnagar.org/\|access-date=2021-05-26\|website=dmsdayanandnagar.org}}</ref>
	* St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. Boys School,Defence Colony<ref>[~~https://~~https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph's_Boys'_School,_Jalandhar]</ref>		* St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. Boys School,Defence Colony<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph's_Boys'_School,_Jalandhar]</ref>
	* MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar<ref>[https://www.mgnpsjal.com]</ref>		* MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar<ref>[https://www.mgnpsjal.com]</ref>
	* SD Model School Jalandhar Cantt<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://sdmodelschool.org/\|title=SD MODEL SCHOOL {{!}} An English Medium Co-Educational Institution\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>		* SD Model School Jalandhar Cantt<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://sdmodelschool.org/\|title=SD MODEL SCHOOL {{!}} An English Medium Co-Educational Institution\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>
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	[[Category: Cities and towns in Jalandhar district]]		[[Category:Cities and towns in Jalandhar district]]
	[[Category: Municipal corporations in Punjab, India]]		[[Category:Municipal corporations in Punjab, India]]
	[[Category: Former capital cities in India]]		[[Category:Former capital cities in India]]

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{{Short description|Metropolis in Punjab, India}}
{{About|the municipality in Punjab |its namesake district|Jalandhar district}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jalandhar
| other_name = Jullundur
| image_alt = Jalandhar City
| image_skyline = Devi Talab Mandir.jpg
| image_caption = Devi Talab Mandir of Jalandhar
| map_alt =
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| coordinates = {{coord|31.2569|N|75.4432|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar District|Jalandhar]]
| established_title =
| established_date = 100 AD
| founder =
| named_for = In Water
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner
| leader_name = Sh Raj Kamal Chaudhuri, IAS<ref>http://commissionerjalandhar.gov.in/jdlc.aspx</ref>
| leader_title2 = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Sh Ghanshyam Thori, IAS<ref>https://jalandhar.nic.in/list-of-deputy-commissioner/</ref>
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3 = [[Santokh Singh Chaudhary]], [[Congress]]
| leader_title4 = Mayor
| leader_name4 = Sh. Jagdish Raja<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcjalandhar.in/mayor-message.html/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014151317/http://www.mcjalandhar.in/mayor-message.html |archive-date=14 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Cities in Punjab|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/people%E2%80%99s-patience-being-tested-in-punjab-civic-polls-510902}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 110
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 228
| population_total = 862,196
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_rank =
| population_demonym = Jalandhariye
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144 001
| area_code = 0181
| registration_plate = PB08,PB90,PB37
PB67,PB33
| footnotes =
| type = City
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 82.3%
| website = {{URL|http://jalandhar.nic.in}}
| official_name =
}}

'''Jalandhar''' (erstwhile '''Jullundur''') is a city in the [[India]]n state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Jalandhar lies alongside the [[Grand Trunk Road]] and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is 146 km<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jalandhar,+Punjab,+India/Chandigarh,+India/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x391a5a5747a9eb91:0xc74b34c05aa5b4b8!1m2!1m1!1s0x390fed0be66ec96b:0xa5ff67f9527319fe!3e0?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2wdz92qznAhVUzTgGHfIeA-QQox0wAHoECAsQEQ|title=Jalandhar to Chandigarh|website=Jalandhar to Chandigarh|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> northwest of [[Chandigarh]], the state capital of [[Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] and 82.5 km (51.2 mi) South-East of [[Amritsar]]. ''Jullundur'' was the common [[English language|English]] spelling during [[Company rule in India]] and the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=14&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_237.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 231 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|website=dsal.uchicago.edu|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Mughal Kos Minar.jpg|thumb|300px|left|[[Kos Minar]] along [[Grand Trunk Road]] in Dakhini near Jalandhar, from [[Sher Shah Suri]] period]]
The history of Jalandhar District comprises three periods — ancient, medieval and modern.

The city may be named after [[Jalandhara]], a demon king, who is named in the [[Puranas]] and [[Mahabharata]]. The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in [[Vedas]]. Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]], son of [[Rama]] or that the name derives from the vernacular term ''Jalandhar'', meaning area inside the water, i.e., tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jalandhar.nic.in/origin.aspx|title=Welcome to Official Website of Jalandhar District, Punjab|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709023102/http://jalandhar.nic.in/origin.aspx|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The whole of Punjab and the area of present Jalandhar District was part of the Indus Valley Civilization. [[Harappa]] and [[Mohenjo-daro]] are the sites where remains of the [[Indus Valley Civilization]] have been found extensively. The archaeological explorations made during recent years have pushed the ancient times of Jalandhar District of Harappa period.

Jalandhar was conquered by the [[Ghaznavids]] during the reign of [[Ibrahim of Ghazni]] between 1058 and 1089.<ref>John Hutchison, Jean Philippe Vogel, History of the Panjab Hill States, Asian Educational Services, 1994 - Punjab Hill States (India), p.122</ref> It later formed part of the province of [[Lahore]] during the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and [[Mughal Empire]]. The 18th century saw upheaval in Jalandhar amidst an anarchy caused by the disintegration of the Mughals and power struggles involving [[Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire|Persians]], [[Durrani Empire|Afghans]] and [[Sikhs]]. It was captured by the [[Singhpuria Misl|Faizullahpuria Misl]] in 1766, and in 1811 [[Ranjit Singh]] incorporated it within the [[Sikh Empire]].<ref>Parminder Singh Grover Moga, Davinderjit Singh, Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab, Parminder Singh Grover, 20 May 2011</ref>

In 1849, following the annexation of the Punjab by the [[East India Company]], the city of Jalandhar, written in English as Jullundur by Company officials, became the headquarters of the Division and [[Jalandhar district|District]] of the same name. In 1858 Company rule in India ended and the city became part of the British Raj. In the mid to late 19th century, the Punjab administration regarded Jullundur as too densely populated and farmed to capacity. This led to the district being a chief recruitment area for settlers to colonise the newly irrigated [[Punjab Canal Colonies]] in western Punjab.<ref>Tom G. Kessinger, University of California, Berkeley. Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, Vilyatpur, 1848-1968: Social and Economic Change in a North Indian Village, University of California Press, 1 Jan 1974, p.16</ref>

The [[Khilafat Movement]] started in the district in early 1920 to bring pressure on the government to change their policy towards [[Turkey]]. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] extended sympathy and support to this movement however in response the District was declared a 'Proclaimed Area' under the Seditious Meetings Act. In 1924, Pakistani general and military dictator [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] was born in the city.

The [[Partition of India]] in 1947 saw Jalandhar become part of the new dominion of [[India]]. The resulting rioting and violence caused by Partition led to major demographic change in the district, with the exodus of the large Muslim population and the arrival of Hindus and Sikhs from newly created [[Pakistan]].

==Climate==
The city has a [[humid subtropical climate]] with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. Temperatures in the summer vary from average highs of around {{convert|48|C}} to average lows of around {{convert|25|C}}. Winter temperatures have highs of {{convert|19|C}} to lows of {{convert|-7|C}}. The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm. In 2018, Jalandhar witnessed Heavy rainfall, with over 20% increase from average rainfall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/heavy-rainfall-in-punjab-monsoon-news-5918894.html|title=Heavy Rainfall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153326/https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/heavy-rainfall-in-punjab-monsoon-news-5918894.html|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since it is in the northern plains, it feels really cold during winters and very hot during summers.

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|Aug high C= 33.1
|Sep high C= 32.6
|Oct high C= 31.5
|Nov high C= 27.2
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|Feb low C= 8.6
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|Apr low C= 19.0
|May low C= 23.8
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|Jul low C= 24.7
|Aug low C= 25.8
|Sep low C= 21.8
|Oct low C= 18.3
|Nov low C= 12.1
|Dec low C= 7.2
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|Feb precipitation mm= 16.7
|Mar precipitation mm= 32.8
|Apr precipitation mm= 15.2
|May precipitation mm= 20.4
|Jun precipitation mm= 69.7
|Jul precipitation mm= 155.2
|Aug precipitation mm= 183.6
|Sep precipitation mm= 60.0
|Oct precipitation mm= 1.5
|Nov precipitation mm= 6
|Dec precipitation mm= 15
|source = <ref>http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/INXX0060?from=dayDetails_bottomnav_business| title = Average Weather for Jalandhar — Temperature and Precipitation | accessdate = 4 November 2012|publisher = The Weather Channel</ref>|date=August 2012}}

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh}}

===Population===

As per provisional data of 2011 census Jalandhar had a population of 873,725, of which 463,975 were male and 409,750 female.

===Literacy===
The literacy rate was 86.22 per cent.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/8-jalandhar.html | title=Jalandhar City Population Census 2011-2019 | Punjab | access-date=24 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228010302/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/8-jalandhar.html | archive-date=28 December 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> For males and females respectively the literacy rate was 88.82% and 83.30%

===Religion===
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As per the census of 2011, [[Hinduism]] and [[Sikhism]] are the religions of the vast majority of people in Jalandhar.

Prior to the [[partition of India|partition of India and Pakistan]] in 1947, Jalandhar had a large population of Muslims. According to 1941 census of Punjab, Muslims made up 45.2% of the population, compared to Hindus and Sikhs being 27.6% and 26.5% respectively.<ref name=":0">[https://www.punjabpartition.com/single-post/2018/11/18/1941-Punjab-Census-and-its-Interpretation]</ref> Within a period of 10 years, from 1941 to 1951, Muslim population in Jalandhar reduced from 45.2% to 0.2%.<ref name=":0" />

==Economy==
Jalandhar has been selected in the second phase of the smart city project and 200 crores have been allocated to the municipal corporation for initializing the project.

Jalandhar exports goods like furniture, glass to neighboring cities and is a global hub for the manufacture of sporting equipment. Jalandhar is famous for its sports industry and equipment manufactured in Jalandhar has been used in many international sporting games including Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, among others. It is also a hub for manufacturing of hand tools.
Jalandhar is also famous for its leather industry, leather for footwear, leather goods, furniture being sold to export houses located at Delhi, Agra, Kanpur and other Indian cities. Together with hand tools it is a major production centre of Industrial tool bags being used by workmen in America & Europe.

Many new malls and shopping complexes are being established at a very rapid pace and as such is also a hub of the NRI's who among many of them belong to Jalandhar region.

==Transport==

===By air===
The nearest airport is [[Adampur Airport]], northwest of Jalandhar which currently handles only scheduled operation on maiden flights of private carrier [[Spicejet]] to [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Jaipur]]. The nearest fully-fledged International Airport is [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] in [[Amritsar]]. It is second busiest airport in North India, and is connected to other parts of the country by regular flights. Several airlines operate flights from abroad, including London Stansted, Birmingham, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Doha. The airport handles as many as 48 flights every week up from the occasional, intermittent ones some years ago.
[[File:Jalandhar Railway Station.jpeg|thumb]]

===By rail===
[[File:Bus Stand of city12.jpg|thumb|Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh, Interstate Bus Stand, Jalandhar]]

Direct train service is available for other major cities like [[Mumbai]], [[Calcutta]], [[Chennai]], [[Patna]], [[Guwahati]], [[Pune]], [[Haridwar]], [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]] and [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]]. Some prestigious trains that halt in [[Jalandhar City railway station]] are Howrah Mail, [[Golden Temple Mail]] (Frontier Mail), New-Delhi [[Amritsar Shatabdi Express]], [[Paschim Express]]. Now many trains of Jammu route are extended up to Mata Vaishno Devi-Katra.

Jalandhar City Railway Station is well-connected to other parts of the country, Jalandhar City is a major stop between the Amritsar-Delhi rail link which is serviced by Shatabdi Express, Intercity Express, and others

Direct Service to major cities such as [[Mumbai]], [[Calcutta]], [[Chennai]], [[Patna]], [[Guwahati]], [[Pune]], [[Haridwar]], [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]] and [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] are available. There are prestigious services such as the Howrah Mail, [[Golden Temple Mail]] (Frontier Mail), New-Delhi [[Amritsar Shatabdi Express]], [[Paschim Express]].

===By road===
There is one of the largest networks of bus services of Punjab at Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ISBT (Jalandhar), Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Pepsu, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.

==Religious places==
* Devi talab mandir
* Nakodar Baba Marad Shah Samadhi
* Cantonment Church
* Gurudwara sahib ji
* Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurudwaragtbjal.org/|title=Gurudwara Nauvin Patshahi, Dukh Nivaran Sahib {{!}} ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਨੌਵੀਂ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ, ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ|website=www.gurudwaragtbjal.org|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>

==Leisure==
[[File:Viva Collage Jalandhar Mall.jpg|thumb|Interior of Viva Collage Mall, Jalandhar]]
[[File:View Of WonderLand's Water Park In the Evening.jpg|thumb|View Of WonderLand's Water Park in the Evening]]
* Niku Park
*Prithvi's Planet
*Wonder Land<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wonderlandthemepark.com/ |title=Wonderland |publisher=Wonderlandthemepark |access-date=2012-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427105321/http://wonderlandthemepark.com/ |archive-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Media==
[[File:PKD2.jpg|thumb|''Punjab Kesari'' header with the photos of its founders, [[Lala Jagat Narain]] and Romesh Chander.]]
[[File:Jag Bani, Jalandhar (Oct. 03, 2013).jpg|thumb|[[Jag Bani]]]]
[[Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar]] is an Indian television station in Jalandhar, owned and operated by state-owned [[Doordarshan]], the television network of [[Prasar Bharati]] (Broadcasting Corporation of India).<ref>{{cite web|title=DOORDARSHAN KENDRA, BHAGWAN MAHAVIR MARG, JALANDHAR CITY|url=http://www.ddpunjabi.in/contact us.html|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092945/http://ddpunjabi.in/contact/|archive-date=29 April 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was established in 1979 and produces and broadcasts the 24-hour [[Punjabi language]] TV channel, [[DD Punjabi]], which was launched in 1998 and covers most of the state of [[Punjab, India]].

The city is the region's headquarters for newspapers, national television and radio stations. These include ''[[Daily Ajit]], [[Jagbani]], [[Punjab Kesari]], [[Dainik Bhaskar]], [[Dainik Jagran]], [[Hindustan Times]], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], [[Hind Samachar]]'', etc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabkesari.in/ |title=हिन्दी समाचार | ताज़ा खबरें | विश्व समाचार - Punjab Kesari |publisher=Punjabkesari.in |access-date=2012-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105215143/http://www.punjabkesari.in/ |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Jalandhar-LP-Lid.aspx |title=Jalandhar — Punjab — Page 1 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=2012-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222235348/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Jalandhar-LP-Lid.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/ |title=Jalandhar News, Jalandhar Hindi News, Jalandhar News Headlines, Daily News Paper, Local News |publisher=Bhaskar.com |access-date=2012-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104053637/http://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/ |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/ |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |access-date=2012-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104190020/http://www.tribuneindia.com/ |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
http://bbcnews7.com

State-owned [[All India Radio]] has a local station in Jalandhar that transmits programs of mass interest. FM local radio stations include:
* [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio city]] 91.9 MHz
* [[BIG FM 92.7]] 92.7 MHz
* [[94.3 FM]]-My Fm- 94.3 MHz
* [[Radio Mirchi]] 98.3 MHz
*All India Radio 102.7 MHz

==Healthcare==
There are excellent medical facilities in Jalandhar which include treatment centers and specialist hospitals. The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar claims that the city has over 800 hospitals,
<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://tribuneindia.com/news/archive/business/over-800-hospitals-jalandhar-asia-s-biggest-medicare-hub-759845 | title=Jalandhar City Hospitals | Asia | df=dmy-all }}</ref> that makes it the city with the highest number of hospitals in Asia. Three new Health Centres were setup in Jalandhar on 9 September 2020.<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/jalandhar-district-gets-three-new-health-centres-138546</ref>

==Sports==
[[File:Dog Show at-crop.jpg|thumb|Dog Show held at [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]] ]]

===Cricket===
[[Cricket]] is very popular in grounds and streets of the city. There is an international-standard stadium at Gandhi Stadium fomerly known as Burlton Park. The [[Indian cricket team]] played a Test Match against the [[Pakistan cricket team]] on this ground on 24 September 1983<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gandhi Stadium {{!}} India {{!}} Cricket Grounds {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58164.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>.

===Kabaddi===
Major [[Kabaddi]] matches are usually held at [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]].

===Guru Gobind Singh Stadium===
[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]] is a multi-purpose stadium in Jalandhar. It is usually used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of [[JCT Mills]] Football Club. People can be seen jogging, playing soccer, weight-lifting, etc. in the stadium most of the time. The Punjab government has started new projects at the stadium.

===Surjit Hockey Stadium===
[[Surjeet Hockey Stadium]] is a field hockey stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It is named after Jalandhar-born Olympian Surjit Singh. This stadium is home of the franchise [[Sher-e-Punjab]] of the [[World Series Hockey]].

===Sports college===
There is a Government [[Sports College]] in the city and it is a focus for many of the National Sports Councils. In this college, many sports are played like cricket, hockey, [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[volleyball]] and [[basketball]]. ?

==Education==
{{Main|List of institutions of higher education in Punjab}}
Higher education institutions include

===Universities===

* [[Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus, Jalandhar (Punjab)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apeejay.edu/aimtc|title=Top MBA, MCA Colleges in North India, Punjab, Jalandhar - Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus|access-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217171216/http://apeejay.edu/aimtc/|archive-date=17 February 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology]]
* [[DAV University]]
* [[Doaba College]]
* [[GNA University]][[File:GNA University Campus.jpg|thumb|GNA University Campus]]
* [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]<ref>[http://www.gndurcjal.in]</ref> Regional Campus
* [[Lovely Professional University]]
* [[Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women]]
* [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]]
* [[Lyallpur Khalsa College|Khalsa College]]
* [[Mata Gujri Institute of Nursing]]
* [[Mehr Chand Polytechnic College]]
* [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar|NIT Jalandhar]][[File:Nit jalandhar.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar]]]]
* [[Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences]]
* [[I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University|Punjab Technical University]]
* [[D.A.V. College, Jalandhar]]

===Schools===
* Apeejay School, Mahavir Marg<ref>[https://www.apeejay.edu/jalandhar/ Apeejay School]</ref>
* Apeejay School, Rama Mandi<ref>[https://www.apeejay.edu/hoshiarpur]</ref>
*Dayanand Model Sr Secondary School<ref>{{Cite web|title=WELCOME TO DAYANAND MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL|url=http://dmsdayanandnagar.org/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=dmsdayanandnagar.org}}</ref>
* St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. Boys School,Defence Colony<ref>[https://https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph's_Boys'_School,_Jalandhar]</ref>
* MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar<ref>[https://www.mgnpsjal.com]</ref>
* SD Model School Jalandhar Cantt<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sdmodelschool.org/|title=SD MODEL SCHOOL {{!}} An English Medium Co-Educational Institution|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>
* Shiv Jyoti Public School<ref>[https://shivjyotipublicschool.com/]</ref>

==Jalandhar Cantonment==
{{main|Jalandhar Cantonment}}

==Notable people==
{{unreferenced section|date=April 2014}}
[[File:Yash Chopra cropped.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Yash Chopra]] ]]
[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg|thumb|100px| [[I. K. Gujral]] ]]
[[File:Karan Kundra at the launch of Zara Nachke Dikha.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Karan Kundra]] ]]
[[File:Sugandha mishra.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Sugandha Mishra]] ]]
[[File:Amrish Puri.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Amrish Puri]] ]]
[[File:Harbhajan Singh bowling.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Harbhajan Singh]] ]]
[[File:Rannvijay Singh (2).jpg|thumb|100px| [[Rannvijay Singh]] ]]
[[File:Fzdfs.jpg|thumb|100px| [[Dharam Singh Uppal]] ]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Occupation
|-
| [[Yash Chopra]] || Producer/Director<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/jalandhar/king-khan-salutes-yash-chopra-s-alma-mater/article1-956296.aspx|title=Archived copy|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707202001/http://www.hindustantimes.com/jalandhar/king-khan-salutes-yash-chopra-s-alma-mater/article1-956296.aspx|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Anurag Singh (director)]] || Director, Producer, Writer
|-
| [[Diljit Dosanjh]] || Actor, Singer
|-
| [[Dr. Ranbir Singh Kanwar]] || Sugarcane Researcher, Director of Research (Agriculture) PAU, Director of Research Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University<ref>[[Ranbir Singh Kanwar]]</ref>
|-
| [[Vanya Mishra]] || Winner of Miss India Femina 2012
|-
| [[Lawrence Durrell]] || Expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer<ref>{{cite web|title=The Modern Novel|url=http://www.themodernnovel.org/europe/w-europe/england/durrell/|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155826/http://www.themodernnovel.org/europe/w-europe/england/durrell/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sunil Dutt]] || Actor<ref>{{cite news|title=village khurd in jalandhar|url=http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/namrata-remembers-parents-nargis-sunil-dutt/14797|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705055023/http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/namrata-remembers-parents-nargis-sunil-dutt/14797|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kundan Lal Saigal]] || Actor/Singer<ref>{{cite news|title=imdb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756485/|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225171339/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756485/|archive-date=25 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Amrish Puri]] || Actor<ref>{{cite news|title=veethi|url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/amrish_puri-profile-366-14.htm|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705031226/http://www.veethi.com/india-people/amrish_puri-profile-366-14.htm|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jazzy B]] || Singer
|-
| [[Sukhwinder Panchhi]] || Singer
|-
| [[Apache Indian]] || Singer
|-
| [[Sarbjit Cheema]] || Singer
|-
| [[Kanth Kaler]] || Singer
|-
| [[Nooran Sisters]] || Singers
|-
| [[Master Saleem]] || Singer
|-
| [[Hans Raj Hans]] || Singer
|-
| [[Jagjit Singh]] || Singer
|-
| [[Bahadur Singh Chouhan|Bahadur Singh]] || Indian former shot putter who won gold medal
|-
| [[General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] || Chief of Army Staff, 4th Chief Martial Law Administrator and the sixth President of Pakistan
|-
| [[Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid]] || Revenue and Chief Minister of Kapurthala State
|-
| [[Hafeez Jullundhri]] || Writer and poet
|-
| [[Baba Kashmira Singh]] || Head of Sidhant Sant Samaj or Gurbani
|-
| [[Paul Nischal]] || NRI President, first Indian candidate for the British Political Party
|-
| Col. [[Balbir Singh Kular]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Varinder Singh Ghuman]] || Bodybuilder, Wrestler and Punjabi Film Actor
|-
| [[Ajit Pal Singh]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Surjit Singh]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Pargat Singh]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Inder Kumar Gujral]] || Former Prime Minister of India
|-
| [[Harbhajan Singh]] || Cricketer
|-
| [[Wasim Sajjad]] || Two-time Acting President of Pakistan, Ex-Chairman of Senate
|-
| [[Sheikh Anwarul Haq]] || Former Chief Justice
|-
| [[Mian Mohammed Sharif]] || Surveyor General
|-
| [[Lala Amarnath]] || Cricketer
|-
| [[Sushil Kohli]] || Swimmer
|-
| [[Lala Jagat Narain]] || Freedom fighter and founder of Punjab Kesri
|-
| [[Basheer Hussain Najafi]] || One of the six Grand Ayatollahs
|-
| [[Taruwar Kohli]] || Cricketer
|-
| [[Sardar Swaran Singh]] || Politician
|-
| [[Udham Singh (field hockey)]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Darshan Singh (field hockey)]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Salma Mumtaz]] || Actress
|-
| [[Ashwini Kumar Chopra]] || Journalist, Politician (MP-Karnal)
|-
| [[Kartar Singh Duggal]] || Writer
|-
| [[Kulwant Singh Virk]] || Writer
|-
| [[Ishar Singh (poet)]] || Poet
|-
| [[Sadhu Singh Hamdard]] || Freedom fighter and Writer
|-
| [[Prem Parkash]] || Writer
|-
| [[Ajit Saini]] || Writer and Army General
|-
| [[Hasrat]] || Writer
|-
| [[Gurbachan Singh Talib]] || Writer
|-
| [[Gurdial Singh]] || Writer and novelist
|-
| [[Chaudhry Muhammad Ali]] || Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
|-
| [[Swami Shraddhanand]] || Indian educationist and an Arya Samaj missionary
|-
| [[Wazir Ali]] || Cricketer
|-
| [[R. Paul Dhillon]] || Indo-Canadian journalist
|-
| [[Arun Shourie]] || Politician, author, and journalist
|-
| [[Amanjot Singh]] || Social Worker
|-
| [[Agha Sadiq]] || Writer and poet
|-
| [[Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer)|Fateh Ali Khan]] || Singer. Father of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
|-
| [[Dharam Singh Uppal]] || Athlete
|-
| [[Balbir Singh Sr.]] || Hockey Player
|-
| [[Mandeep Singh]] || Cricketer
|-
| [[Vimi]] || Actress
|-
| [[Ranvir Shorey]] || Actor
|-
| [[Sugandha Mishra]] || Singer, Anchor, Comedian
|-
| [[Nalini Priyadarshni]] || Poet, Writer
|-
|[[Vijay Sampla]] || State Minister in Union Govt
|-
|[[Bhagat Chunni Lal]] ||Minister in Punjab Govt
|-
|[[Ram Kapoor]] || Indian Actor
|-
| Sardar [[Buta Singh]] || Ex-[[Home Minister of India]]
|-
| [[Sukhbir (musician)|Sukhbir Singh]] || Punjabi Musician, Singer
|-
|[[Amarjit Kaypee]] || Former highest run scorer in Ranji Trophy (Cricket)
|-
|[[Akshaye Khanna]] || Indian Actor
|-
|[[Surbhi Jyoti]]
|Indian Actress
|-
|[[Jyotica Tangri]] || [[Playback singer]], appeared in several reality TV shows
|-
|[[Lord Wilberforce]]
|British Judge
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wiktionary|Jalandhar}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Jalandhar}}
* {{Official website|http://jalandhar.nic.in}}

{{Jalandhar district}}
{{Punjab (Indian state)|state=collapsed}}
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