Chandigarh, India · Asia
Chandigarh sits on the route: 10 minutes from Naya Gaon, 55km from Shimla.
Chandigarh is a city located in Chandigarh, India. With a population of 970,602, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Chandigarh sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Chandigarh to your route.
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as a shared capital for the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the ChandigarhRead more
Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla.
Chandigarh became one of the earliest planned cities in post-independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by architect Maciej Nowicki and the Albert Mayer. Most of the government buildings and housing in the city were designed by a team headed by Le Corbusier and architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. Chandigarh's Capitol Complex—as part of a global ensemble of Le Corbusier's buildings—was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the 40th session of the World Heritage Conference in July 2016.
Chandigarh has grown greatly since its initial construction, and has also driven the development of Mohali and Panchkula; the tri-city metropolitan area has a combined population of over 1,611,770. The city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the country. The union territory has the third-highest Human Development Index among Indian states and territories. In 2015, a survey by LG Electronics ranked it as the happiest city in India on the happiness index. In 2015, an article published by the BBC identified Chandigarh as one of the few master-planned cities in the world to have succeeded in terms of combining monumental architecture, cultural growth, and modernisation.
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Chandigarh is located in Chandigarh, India, Asia. The coordinates are 30.7363 latitude, 76.7884 longitude.
Chandigarh has a population of approximately 970,602 people, making it a city in India.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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The archetypal GT Road highway dhaba near Ambala Cantt station, founded by a Partition refugee family in 1949 and famous for mutton and chicken curry eaten off steel plates by long-haul drivers.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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The former summer capital of British India perched on a ridge with colonial architecture, the Mall Road promenade, and a heritage toy train.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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